A Culture of Courage (C of C) doesn’t happen by happenstance. It takes leadership by example. It takes people being BOLD yet controlling what they can, the basics.
Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the commitment to overcome it. Courage doesn’t mean you’re not afraid; it means you battle against your fear and confront it. Courage pushes you to resist the impulse to shy away from the things that stir up your innermost anxieties. Courage is required and must be a constant.
Brad Lomenick (The Catalyst Leader)
It’s tiny pieces of fear all glued together.
Courage is required for greatness. To succeed we must take risks. Yes, it’s prudent to calculate our risk and to NOT be flamboyant or careless regarding them. Yes, they will require paying the price and venturing into the unknown which requires vision and faith. We must give up to go up! There are no shortcuts to the top.
We can learn a lot from the heroes of the Bible who displayed courage and from few who shrank from it.
Here are some tip with my notes regarding a Culture of Courage.
St. Patrick coined this. It’s a great mindset to hold when venturing out where courage must be mustered.
