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By Stacey Gualandi/August 22, 2014
Photos courtesy of Patty Chang Anker

@PattyChangAnker

Patty Chang Anker, the author of Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave was facing a big fear when I spoke to her last time. The challenge she faced was learning to ride a bike at the age of 40. She took her own advice, found ‘some nerve’ and was able to conquer that fear and many more.

“There were a lot of skills that made me highly nervous so I never practiced. If you don’t practice, that is a huge element of fear.”  Patty Chang Anker

She set out, not just to ride around the block, but to bike 40 miles through the five boroughs of New York City on the TD Five Boro Bike Tour recently with 32,000 other racers. Returning to  the radio show, she  gave me the lowdown on how she did on the demanding course.  No training wheels necessary for Patty now…  [Read more…]