Dear Blue Eagle, You're reading this because you're nervous, curious, excited, stressed or all of the above. Maybe it's the night before your oral defense, or perhaps you're staring at the start of your strategic management paper wondering how you'll ever get through this. I get it. After sitting on defense panels since 1997, I've seen that same look of uncertainty cross the faces of hundreds of professionals just like you—capable leaders who've led teams, closed deals, transformed businesses, yet suddenly feel like freshman students again. Here are empowering context that may