How to Have Courage

Courage isn't always comprehensible. It's not always about running into the burning building. That's more likely adrenaline. Courage affects us within ourselves. It's the issue at work you're afraid of dealing with. It's the move to a new city or the decision to leave an abusive husband. Courage is the strength you need to pull from within yourself to take risks and succeed. Follow these steps to have courage.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Trust yourself to succeed. Take chances and know that you have your smarts, instinct and talent on your side. Plus, your friends and family are there for you.

2. Exercise your courage. It can be compared to a muscle. The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.

3. Take accountability for failure. This takes courage and shows that you're a true leader.

4. Know that giving up is not an option. It takes courage to persist. It's much easier to give up. Being persistent despite discouragement takes great courage.

5. Fight to overcome your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they conquer their fear. They don't let it hold them back. Instead, they use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don't persist.

6. Act on your ideas. It takes courage to put your faith in yourself. The worst decision you can make is to do nothing. Take risks and know that you can succeed.

7. Get courage by reading inspiring stories of courageous people. Abraham Lincoln and Mikhail Gorbachev are two people who come to mind.

Resources

• In search of courage
• Donald Trump on courage