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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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…cynicism is cowardice. It takes courage to care. Only the brave believe, especially when everyone else is full of doubt.
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Courage is about risk, but only necessary risk. Only carefully considered risk.
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When you encounter real courage in this world, you will fee its intensity before you see it.
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…there is no courage without bad odds, without a willingness to risk losing – the job, the game, the deal, your life. If it was a sure thing, what would be brave about it?
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