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That is the thing about courage: Just like fear, it is contagious.
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Fear leads to aversion. Aversion to cowardice. Repetition leads to confidence. Confidence leads to courage.
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To succeed in life… a leader must learn how to make decisions with courage and clarity. No equivocation. No vacillation.
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…if your decision happens to be wrong, or you make a mistake, then decide again, with the same kind of courage and clarity.
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They’re going to call you crazy – because courage is crazy. We have to be willing to look that way, to be true to who we are anyway. We can’t just not be afraid to be ourselves. We have to insist on it.
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Courage is defined in the moment. In less than a moment. When we decide to step out or step up. To leap or to step back.
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…we must test ourselves. We make courage a habit.
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Once you dine on courage – and freedom – and have stood for yourself, the taste of fear is much harder to tolerate.
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The perks of leadership come at a cost. The tax on courage is steep. You will take heat.
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A little boldness now is worth a lot more than death-defying courage later. The former needs a lot less of fortune’s favor to succeed than the latter.
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