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A former athlete who was once terrified of heights is now China's first internationally certified female professional tree climber, scaling 60-meter trees for a living. Yu Yanling discovered the profession by chance at university and turned her fear into a thriving career helping cities maintain their urban forests.
Sarah Hildebrandt kept a daily list on her phone tracking whether she wanted to stay retired or compete again. When she realized fear, not logic, was holding her back, the Olympic champion laced up her wrestling shoes once more. ##
A producer at The Dodo faced her lifelong fear of flying to rescue 58 dogs and cats scheduled for euthanasia in overcrowded New York shelters. Monica Matute flew with volunteer pilots to transport the animals to states where foster families were waiting with open arms.
Gabriella Carr set out to collect 1,000 "no's" in a year, but her rejection challenge led to unexpected success. Her story is inspiring thousands to stop letting fear of rejection hold them back from their biggest dreams.
Vrushali and Danish almost drowned on their first date at a waterfall. Today, they're completing Ironman races and crossing the English Channel together.
Philipp Raimund conquered his fear of heights to win Olympic gold in ski jumping at age 25, his first major individual title. The German athlete who works with a mental coach to manage his phobia delivered the performance of his life in Predazzo, Italy.
Australian snowboarder Valentino Guseli landed the exact trick that tore his ACL 18 months ago, calling it a "massive personal win" that mattered more than his 10th-place Olympic finish. The 20-year-old wasn't even supposed to compete but turned a last-minute callup into a triumph over fear.
Zoe Atkin turned her biggest fear into her greatest strength, becoming a world champion in ski halfpipe while studying how the brain processes fear at Stanford. Now she's leading Team GB into the Winter Olympics with a medal-worthy mindset.
A entrepreneur turned his biggest fear into a bold experiment: seeking rejection every day for 100 days. What he discovered changed how he saw failure forever.
Irish actor Peter Claffey went from rugby fields to leading HBO's new Game of Thrones series, battling self-doubt every step of the way. His honest take on impostor syndrome shows how he turned nervousness into his character's most endearing trait.