Hello Ultimate Cycler Ghana Team members and friends, In our bit to get the momentum of our team members high, we have decided to share an indepth lesson on COURAGE for your learning because we all do need a little of it to succeed We will like you to be aware that we will be posting it in bits so do bear with us since its a long post. All we ask of you is to engage by commenting and asking any question you may have and we will be glad to answer it. The COURAGE TO LIVE CONSCIOUSLY Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable. - Helen Keller In our day-to-day lives, the virtue of courage doesnt receive much attention. Courage is a quality reserved for soldiers, firefighters, and activists. Security is what matters most today. Perhaps you were taught to avoid being too bold or too brave. Its too dangerous. Dont take unnecessary risks. Dont draw attention to yourself in public. Follow family traditions. Dont talk to strangers. Keep an eye out for suspicious people. Stay safe. But a side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively. Instead of setting your own goals, making plans to achieve them, and going after them with gusto, you play it safe. Keep working at the stable job, even though it doesnt fulfill you. Remain in the unsatisfying relationship, even though you feel dead inside compared to the passion you once had. Who are you to think that you can buck the system? Accept your lot in life, and make the best of it. Go with the flow, and dont rock the boat. Your only hope is that the currents of life will pull you in a favorable direction. No doubt there exist real dangers in life you must avoid. But theres a huge gulf between recklessness and courage. Im not referring to the heroic courage required to risk your life to save someone from a burning building. By courage I mean the ability to face down those imaginary fears and reclaim the far more powerful life that youve denied yourself. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of going broke. Fear of being alone. Fear of humiliation. Fear of public speaking. Fear of being ostracized by family and friends. Fear of physical discomfort. Fear of regret. Fear of success. How many of these fears are holding you back? How would you live if you had no fear at all? Youd still have your intelligence and common sense to safely navigate around any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldnt actually hurt you at all? Would you speak up more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive headlong into those ambitious projects youve been dreaming about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life? Have you previously convinced yourself that you arent really afraid of anything... that there are always good and logical reasons why you dont do certain things? It would be rude to introduce yourself to a stranger. You shouldnt attempt public speaking because you dont have anything to say. Asking for a raise would be improper because youre supposed to wait until the next formal review. Theyre just rationalizations though - think about how your life would change if you could confidently and courageously do these things with no fear at all. We hope you have enjoyed the first part of the lesson on courage. We being humans just like you, have acted on our passion even though we have fears just like everyone else and today our success stories are making our fears disappear. We believe you are special beings, Gods creatures with inner power to DO, HAVE and BE all that you want to be. We will love you to comment on this post and tell us how willing you will be if we throw out a challenge to you tomorrow. To your success, Ultimate Cycler Ghana Executive Team
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:15:06 +0000
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