Lately, I have been perusing through a very powerful and insightful book – The Courage to Change Everything. The book’s aims is to ramp up the readers courage so they can achieve success in both life and business.
I can’t overemphasize the value of the wisdom and insight hidden in the book – just priceless. I wanted to give a glimpse of the treasure in there so I decided to share some depictions of courage as stated from the book.
“It takes courage to look within yourself and notice what you are tolerating or where you have been playing small and not living your values or purpose. ” ~~ Ken D. Foster
“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” ~~ Harper Lee
“Courage is holding on one minute longer than everyone else. Courage is stepping forward when every fiber of your being says step back. Courage is being willing to do the impossible because it is the right thing to do.” ~~ Blaine Lee Pardoe
“As the essence of courage is to stake one’s life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe the possibility exists.” ~~ Williams Walter
“It takes courage to confront our failures and make the appropriate changes.” ~~ Ken D. Foster
“Two things run through the lives of great people; problems and courage. The great ones focus on courage.” ~~ Ken D. Foster
“Courage comes with action. The minute you step forward, the minute you declare your decision, the minute you say, “This is how it’s going to go,” courage comes. It floods through you and energizes every single fiber of your being. You don’t have to wait for it. It’ll be there.” ~~ Gail Blanke
“To see what’s right and not do it, is the want of courage.” ~~ Confucius
“Courage is an insider job. It is developed by knowing yourself and befriending God .” ~~ Ken D. Foster
“Courageous risks are life-giving, they help you grow, make you brave, and better than you think you are.” ~~ Joan L. Curcio
For more powerful quotes on courage, be sure to check out The Courage to Change Everything.