The more we use it, the more courageous we become.

Courage is like a muscle

Our brains are wired to:<ul><li>Discount the cost of inaction, </li><li>Overestimate the probability of things going wrong and </li><li>Underestimate ourselves.</li></ul>However, researchers have found that bravery is a skill, and like all skills it can be learned, strengthened and mastered with repeated practice.

Your lack of courage may cost you

<ul><li>Speaking Up: Every act of courage is about laying something you value on the line for something you value even more. Speaking bravely takes no less.</li><li>Making Big Requests: If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no.</li><li>Confronting Long Held Fears: Most people suffer more from their imagination than they ever do from reality.</li></ul>

Bravery habits

... that help people  get unstuck when building their bravery:<ol><li>Appreciating why stepping outside their comfort zone is so important to begin with (i.e. No clear or compelling why).</li><li>Setting the intention to consciously and consistently practice acts of courage.</li><li>Knowing which acts of courage to start with – after all, being brave isn’t always predictable or straight forward.</li></ol>

Three big obstacles

Ever wish you were a little braver? Let's face it - most of us have ideas we're too nervous to share, opportunities we'd like to pursue and things we'd really love to say or change... if only we were more courageous or, better still, guaranteed a successful outcome.

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