Calm under pressure is a skill, not a temperament
What the armed forces taught me about composure — and why most leaders mistake it for personality.
Full notes coming soon.
Most people treat composure as a fixed trait — you have it or you don’t. The armed forces taught me the opposite: it is a skill, built by deliberate practice, repeated under increasing stakes, until it becomes the default rather than the exception. This short piece will share what that practice actually looks like.