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She Had a Bounty on Her Head in One of the World’s Most Dangerous Cities—What Kept Her Alive Isn’t What You Think
This episode isn’t about the Secret Service.
It’s not about psychology.
It’s about who you become when pressure shows up uninvited.
Dr. Mary Beth Wilkas Janke has lived in environments where hesitation has consequences—pulling out of a garage in Bogotá knowing today might be the day, advising protection teams with lives on the line, and operating with a bounty on her head.
And what she learned cuts straight through the noise:
Fear isn’t the problem. Mismanaging it is.
She didn’t eliminate fear—she trained her response to it.
She didn’t rely on confidence—she built it under pressure.
She…
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