We spend most of our days waiting for someone else to choose us. We raise our hand and wait patiently for the teacher to call us. We apply to schools and wait to see which one wants us. We apply for credit so we can buy things we can’t afford without it. We send our […]
Actually, nothing can make you happy. You have to choose happiness. That’s where courage comes in. That’s easy for you to say, you tell me. You have no idea the kind of day I’ve had. That’s true. I have no idea the kind of day you’ve had. But I know a thing or two about […]
A couple of days ago, a woman approached me in the parking lot of a store where I had just bought groceries. Her face was a mask of despair; tears streamed down her face as she told me about her two-year-old and disabled brother waiting in the car, about how she and her husband were […]
Courageous Action — Daily Acts of Courage — Medium. Stop thinking of reasons why it can’t be done, otherwise it won’t be done. Dan Pedersen says just I want to say, only much more succinctly. It’s easy to talk ourselves out of trying, because how could we ever possibly accomplish the thing we’re dreaming about? […]
An object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force. An object in motion tends to continue at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force. – Newton’s First Law of Motion (my summary) The bad news: Newton’s first law, the law of inertia, works as well […]
Let’s make sure we have one thing straight before we start: thinking about courage accomplishes nothing. I’m reminded of a riddle I heard a year or so ago, one I often torture my teenage son with: Q: Four frogs are sitting on a log. Three decide to jump off. How many are left? A: Four. […]
Our culture’s pursuit of comfort is nearly pathological. We sit on soft chairs in front of 60-inch TVs, snacks at hand to stave off the first hints of hunger. Our homes and cars are climate-controlled to our individual tastes. Compact fluorescent or LED lighting ensures every corner is brightly lit at night so we don’t […]
You Don’t Need to Grow Your Audience. You Need This Instead. – Allison Vesterfelt. I had never heard of Allison Vesterfelt before I read the post linked above. As soon as I did, I subscribed to her blog–I knew I needed to read more of what she has to share. The post, for you TLDR […]
We all have a goal, or at least a dream, that terrifies us. Some of us have more than one. You know what I’m talking about: the thing you’ll have, or do, or be someday, if you can only find the time, or the money, or the strength, or the energy. You’re thinking of yours […]
Now that I’ve finished my series on Todd Henry’s everyday acts of bravery, I’m starting an even more ambitious series: each Sunday, I’ll post an article focused on how courage can improve a specific area of your life. By my count, there are 14 Sundays left in 2014. So for the rest of the year, […]