Courage is the ability to continue moving forward even in the face of challenge, adversity, and fear.
Without fear, there could be no bravery. So being courageous is
largely about managing fear the best you can and still taking the best
action available to you.
These strategies will help you develop the courage to tackle your fears:
1. Decide that you're going to conquer your fears. The simple act
of making a decision means you've cut yourself off from all other
possibilities. So tell yourself that you're going to tackle your fears
one at a time.
2. Accept the fact that there will be some fear. Fear can
frequently be decreased, but sometimes not completely eliminated.
Remember that living courageously means dealing with some level of
fear but going forward anyway.
3. Develop the idea that fear isn't a good excuse to avoid doing
something. Unless you're going to fall off a cliff, being afraid is an
ineffective way of choosing your course of action. If you get into
the habit of not acting due to fear, continuing on that path only
becomes easier.
4. Ask yourself, "What's the worst that can happen?" Many times
your knee-jerk reaction is to feel fear in a given situation, but you
might find out the worst that can happen isn't that bad.
5. Recognize that feelings of fear and excitement are very closely
related. Try telling yourself you're just really excited the next time
you take action to do something on your list.
You can live courageously. Put the above plan into action today.
The key is to start small and move forward from there. Remember that
being courageous is all about taking action in spite of fear, not the
absence of fear. There's no time like the present to cultivate your
courage.
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
– Mark Twain
“Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
~Maya Angelou
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