There are three main types of courage when it comes to courageous leadership in the workplace:<ul><li>Try courage: the courage required to take the first step in something. You might fail, you might get it wrong, or you might do something completely incredible.</li><li>Trust courage: the type of courage required to relinquish control. As a leader, you will need this courage in order to delegate to your employees, to give over control to staff, and to show your team that you trust them. </li><li>Tell courage: the courage you need to speak openly and with conviction about your beliefs and ideas. </li></ul>

The three buckets of courage

<ul><li>Claim your courage. You have to be willing to climb over obstacles, to do what’s difficult, and to keep doing that every day. </li><li>Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.</li><li>Revealing that you are vulnerable to your employees lets them see that you are human, just like them. </li><li>Confront reality head-on.</li><li>Seek feedback and actually listen.</li><li>Say what needs to be said. Real conversations are difficult to have, especially if there is conflict involved. </li><li>Communicate openly and often. Courageous leaders are open with their information. </li><li>Give credit to others.</li><li>Hold yourself accountable.</li><li>Delegate to your employees.</li><li>Admit<warningtag> when you’ve made a mistake. Remove ego and pride from your leadership style. </warningtag></li><li><warningtag>Change direction when required.</warningtag></li></ul>

Leadership courage

Discover the key traits that you need for courageous leadership.

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What is courageous leadership?

Whether stranded in the woods, the mountains, or on a deserted island, the first thing to do is to signal for rescue.<ul><li>Use your resources to signal any ships or planes that might pass by.</li><li> If no-one comes, take steps to avoid injury. Your feet are the most important and vulnerable tools for survival. Boots can protect you from cutting your feet as you explore.</li><li>Find fresh water. Humans can't live without water for more than ten days. You need at least 1 litre of water per day to survive. If you have to choose between dehydration and unfiltered water, take your chances with the water.</li></ul>

What to do if you’re stranded in the wilderness

<ul><li>If you're close to the sea, you can convert salt water to fresh. Fill a can with salt water, then put a second container over the can. This will collect the freshwater that evaporates out of the can.</li><li>Look for signs of life such as vegetation, birds, and insects. It can all mean you are nearby water sources.</li><li>Roots, vegetables and cacti all contain water. Mashing them with a rock will release some liquid.</li><li>Water flows downhill, so check low-terrain canyons and mountain basis for a water source.</li><li>Morning dew can be collected with a cloth before sunrise and then wrung out.</li></ul>

Finding water

Fish juices, blood, alcohol, seawater and urine will dehydrate you, which is the opposite of what you want. It can also trigger low blood pressure, which can damage vital organs like your heart, lungs, and kidneys.

What not to drink

<ul><li>Create a dry patch of ground about 4 feet wide. Build a ring of rocks or dig down a few inches to keep the fire insulated. </li><li>Then use paper, dry grass or pine needles as tinder. Pile loosely in the centre and top with kindling. If the kindling isn’t dry enough, you will need more tinder.</li><li>If you have a lighter or matches, ignite the tinder and gently blow on the fire. If you don’t have a lighter, you need to use friction to create an ember or can use a lens to harness the sun’s light. </li><li>Once you have a healthy flame, arrange firewood in a tepee shape. Ensure to keep feeding your fire.</li></ul>

Know how to build a fire

It’s impossible to drown in quicksand because humans will float in it. However, once disturbed, quicksand becomes more viscous, trapping whatever it develops.  To get out, wiggle your legs to create a pocket for water to trickle down. This will loosen the sand around your legs. Then lay back. The more you distribute your weight across the surface, the harder it will be to sink. Then use a backstroke to propel yourself backwards. When you reach solid ground, roll away from the quicksand.

Quicksand

Snakes will avoid you, but if you happen to get bitten by venomous snakes, don’t try to suck the venom out as it is delivered straight to your bloodstream and could further infect the wound. Instead, hold the bitten limb below the heart level to prevent the venom from reaching your heart.

Wildlife dangers

<ul><li>If the bear hasn’t seen you, slowly backstep yourself out of the situation.</li><li>If the bear does see you, the bear is probably more afraid of you and will take off on its own.</li><li>If you are attacked, don’t run. Make yourself look big. Scream and act crazy.</li><li>In the event of an attack by a black bear, you should fight for your life.</li><li>The best chance of survival agains a grizzly bear is to curl up in a ball and play dead. Protect your head and neck, and hold on. The bear will end up leaving and moving on. When you know the animal has moved off into the underbrush, quietly get up and seek medical attention.</li></ul>

Running across some bears

<ul><li>Study the terrain, environment and wildlife of any new area before you enter it</li><li>Let people you know where you will be and how long you’ll be there.</li><li>Bring the necessary gear for the trip</li></ul>

Survival preparation

There's a lot of information about how to stay alive if you are trapped in a survival scenario. You don't have to watch all of them. Just this one. The top three ways of dying in the wilderness are falling, drowning and heart attack. Having a plan could be a strategy that saves your life. Staying uninjured, finding clean water and a way back to civilization are all paramount to survival. MORE SURVIVAL CONTENT: How Long It Takes To Get Frostbite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzk13utRtM How To Survive A Shark Attack, According To A Shark Researcher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjrw9fzVcY The Deadliest Venomous Animals In The World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMR5nvvA3W8 ------------------------------------------------------ #Survival #Wilderness #ScienceInsider Science Insider tells you all you need to know about science: space, medicine, biotech, physiology, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Science Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BusinessInsiderScience/ Science Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/science_insider/ Business Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/businessinsider Tech Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/techinsider Business Insider/Tech Insider on Amazon Prime: http://read.bi/PrimeVideo 7 Tips That Could Save Your Life If You Get Lost In The Wilderness

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7 Tips That Could Save Your Life If You Get Lost In The Wilderness

Between the demands of work, the errands of daily life, and carving the space for our hobbies, families, and friends, hours blend into days and days into weeks. Between the rush toward the future and the weariness from the past, we’ll find ourselves in the present, albeit unaware of its existence.The life we receive is not short; it is long. It’s only when we rush through it and are aimless about our days that it feels short. Time is not stingy with us; time is abundant. It’s only when we’re wasteful of it that it feels so limited.

Time Flies

The life we receive is not short, but we make it so, nor do we have any lack it, but are wasteful of it.

When we slow down and decide to live more intentionally, one day at a time, the weariness from overdoing and the anxious rush toward the future dissolve, gradually fading into the dark. What happens to the question of “where did all the time go?” It now ceases to exist.

Slowing Down

Intentional living is about moving slowly, with purpose. It’s a manifestation of our inner power, reminding us that we will always retain the strength to choose how to frame our days ahead. It’s about living a life that’s true to you, measured by a pace of rhythm you choose for yourself. It’s about identifying values that matter most to you and then choosing to live in alignment with them.  It’s about creating a space measured by the balance of what you believe in, what you’re interested in, what smothers your soul with joy, and what matters most to you.

Slow, Intentional Living: Inner Integrity and Coherency

The Good Day Manifesto is a powerful short declaration that serves as a daily reminder of what it means to you to live and enjoy a good day. What it means to you to do nothing and simply be present. What it means to love. What it means to give. What it means to do work that moves the rivers of your soul and do just enough of it so that you don’t tip the scales and plunge into the sly, vicious streams of burnout.

 Creating A Good Day Manifesto

The reality of life is this: There are things within your locus of control and things outside of it; focus on the former, be conscious of the latter. The best use of your energy is to focus your days <a href="https://www.omaritani.com/blog/learn-to-focus-on-what-is-within-your-control">on what you can control</a>—your attitude on any given day, the effort you put into anything you do, the knowledge you seek, the people you choose to hang out with and give your time to.

There’s only So Much You Can Control

We both know that there’s only so much we can do in a given day, so why are we pushing ourselves to do more than our capacity? Why are we burning ourselves just to be overly productive and perfect? Isn’t that a toxic mindset? Instead of pursuing empty perfection, how about we strive for wholeness in the areas that matter most? Areas like love and connection, inner peace, contribution, health, and flow.

The Pursuit of Perfection vs Striving for Wholeness in Areas that Matter Most 

What does the past hold? Besides being a vault of memories, lessons, and inner wisdom that can guide you toward the path of healing, its powers are meaningless. And what can we make of the future? Rather than it being a dark den of worry and anxiety, let it be nothing more than a boundless, colourful source of optimism—<a href="https://www.omaritani.com/blog/the-seven-principles-of-optimism">a constant reminder that tomorrow can still be beautiful</a> even if it doesn’t seem to be so today.

All You Can Truly Enjoy Lives in This Present Moment

Sit down, grab a pen and a piece of paper and then answer this question:What does it mean to me to live a good day?Now, describe it.<ul><li>Let your thoughts spill in the form of ink on paper.</li><li>Once it’s ready, print it and read it daily.</li><li>Let it be the guiding light to your days.</li><li>Let it be the sun to the sunflower that is you.</li><li>Follow its rays from east to west, and allow it to remind you of your strength and power in how you choose to frame your days.</li><li>When you feel too rushed, consumed, or overwhelmed, let it remind you to slow down and reflect, once again, on what matters most to you. </li></ul>

How To Write Your Good Day Manifesto

Your manifesto will change over time; it will develop just like you. Some petals will die, bowing down and falling to the ground to make way for the new. Some parts of you that you had once mourned will be reborn again, sprouting upward from the deep.Whatever you write, they are not words carved on stone.A Good Day Manifesto will raise your awareness of the inevitable passage of time. Soon, it will no longer be a question of “where does all the time go,” but rather a sentiment of “I love how beautifully time undresses, unfolding layer upon layer, to the rhythm of my days.”

To Live Good Days is to Live a Good Life

When we slow down and decide to live more intentionally, the weariness from 
overdoing and the anxious rush toward the future gradually fade away. The 
question of “where did all the time go” now ceases to exist. On the days 
when you feel too rushed and overwhelmed, a good day manifesto will remind 
you to slow down and reflect, once again, on what matters most to you. 
Here's how to write your own.

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The Good Day Manifesto: The Simplest Way to Intentional Living

Learned optimism is the concept that a positive mindset can be cultivated, even in those with pessimistic tendencies. Heavily influenced by psychologist Martin Seligman, learned optimism is part of the positive psychology movement. By learning how to cultivate positivity in everyday life, you can improve your productivity and your mental health.

Learned optimism

<ul><li>Permanence. A pessimist may ruminate during a negative time in their life and see the darkness as permanent. </li><li>Pervasiveness. The pervasiveness of pessimism leads a pessimist to believe that failure at work is evidence of, or will lead to, failure in all other aspects of life. </li><li>Personalization. A pessimist will see their successes as being due to something external to them, and disappointments as being solely their own responsibility.</li></ul>

The 3 P’s of pessimism

<ul><li>Learned optimism leads to higher motivation. With more motivation to succeed, optimists exert more effort to guarantee achievement, in contrast with pessimists who are more likely to give up.</li><li>Optimism can predict good health, better career success, and superior social relations. </li><li>An optimists’ expectation of positive outcomes leads to upbeat feelings. Conversely, when pessimists expect a poor outcome, it can cause negative feelings including anxiety, anger, or sadness.</li></ul>

The benefits of learned optimism

The ABCDE approach to go from learned helplessness to learned optimism:<ul><li>Adversity. Start by describing a recent experience of adversity. </li><li>Belief. Then, write down all the thoughts running through your mind while thinking about this adverse experience. </li><li>Consequence. Now, consider the impact of these beliefs on your feelings and on your behaviour. </li><li>Disputation. It’s time to put your beliefs into perspective.</li><li>Energization: Use the newfound energy from the disputation step to cultivate a more positive outlook on the challenge you are facing. </li></ul>

How to learn optimism

Are you a glass half full or half empty kind of person? Positive thinking can reap significant benefits. This is the power of learned optimism.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Learned optimism: how to cultivate a talent for positive thinking

Psychologists define other-oriented perfectionism as people who direct their unrealistic perfect expectations outward, such as at their partner, co-workers, and children.
These perfectionists appear to view themselves as flawless and others as coming short. As a result, when people close to them fail, they may often respond with accusations: "If only you did that right, you would be more successful and happier." However, under this type of perfectionism lies insecurity and often narcissism.

Other-oriented perfectionism

Parents with other-oriented perfectionism may be frequently dissatisfied, creating a tense and controlling home life. Moreover, by holding their children to ambitious standards, they risk passing this tendency to the next generation. Children can also develop this outlook by being raised in a highly evaluative family that regularly criticised movies, food and other family members. When these parents attempt to help someone, they will yell at or humiliate others to get them to do things their way.

Traits of perfectionist parents

Studies have found that child-oriented perfectionism can lead to dissatisfaction with parenting and a burden on the role of parents. This burden may increase to such an extent that parents may feel sorry for becoming parents. However, parents can overcome this tendency by accepting their child as "good enough." Whenever they fail to regard their children unconditionally, they can acknowledge their mistakes, apologise, and do their best to repair the damage.

Overcoming child-oriented perfectionism

Mothers and fathers risk passing down this tendency to the next generation, creating a pattern of dissatisfaction.

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Perfectionism Can Become a Vicious Cycle in Families

<ul>
<li>The CIA was established on September 18, 1947, when President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947</li>
<li>Through the National Security Act, the CIA is responsible of coordinating the nation's intelligence activities that affects national security</li>
<li>Their main priorities are mainly focused on overseas intel gathering. It is also the only agency that is authorized for covert action</li>
</ul>

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

<ul>
<li>The FBI was established on July 25, 1908. It was originally a force of special agents during the rise of progressivism in America</li>
<li>Their parent agency are the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence</li>
<li>Their main priority is to serve both as a federal criminal investigative bodyand an internal intelligence agency. They're like the "national police department"</li>
</ul>

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

"To protect and and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners."

The mission of the FBI

"To collect, evluate, and disseminate foreign intelligence to assist the president and senior U.S. government policymakers in making decisions relating to the national security. The CIA does not make policy; it is an independent source of foreign intelligence information for those who do. The CIA may also engage in covert action at the president's direction in accordance with applicable law."

The mission of the CIA

The CIA has four major directorates:<ol><li>The Directorate of intelligence</li><li>The National Clandestine Service </li><li>The Directorate of Support</li><li>The Directorate of Science and Technology</li></ol>While, the FBI has five functional branches:<ol><li>National Security Branch</li><li>Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch</li><li>Human Resources Branch</li><li>Science and Technology Branch</li><li>Information and Technology Branch</li></ol>

The Organizational Structure of the  CIA and the FBI

Requirements for the CIA:<ul><li>U.S. citizen</li><li>18 years of age</li><li>High school graduate; but to be an overseas officer, intelligence analyst, and other non-clerical positions you must have a college degree</li><li>Foreign language, not required but would helpful</li></ul>Requirements for the FBI:<ul><li>U.S. Citizen</li><li>With no criminal record</li><li>Has a four year college degree</li><li>Must pass a background test, physical test, and a polygraph test</li><li>Selected applicants will undergo 21 weeks of training at the FBI Academy</li></ul>

Requirements to join the CIA or the FBI

What's the difference between CIA and FBI? The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) mostly operates outside the United States to gather intelligence via a network of spies whereas the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) predominantly operates within the U.S. to both gather intelligence as well as ta...

CIA vs FBI - Difference and Comparison

The most common career tips are:
<ul>
<li>"Just be yourself"</li>
<li>"Let your achievements speak for themselves"</li>
<li>"Focus on your strengths"</li>
<li>"Follow your passion"</li>
</ul>
Data and research suggest that it is better to ignore this kind of advice as it is often harmful, even if it feels intuitively right.

Career advice we should ignore

In work settings, people don't want to see your unfiltered and unchecked personality. In job interviews, people are interested in the best version of you.
What to do: In any high-stakes situation, you will be rewarded if you manage your public image and display self-control. The best approach is to read the room and work out what is expected of you. Then be emotionally intelligent enough to change your behaviour accordingly.

"Just be yourself"

In the perfect world, you would not need to promote and brand yourself. But in the real world, style will get you farther than substance. Research shows that connections, impressions, and showmanship beat talent and potential.
What to do: Your brand is more important to your career success than your work. This means you should learn how to (humbly) be your loudest cheerleader. Observe people in power and try to understand what problems they want to solve. Then show and tell how you can help.

"Let your achievements speak for themselves."

Focusing on your strengths is much easier than keeping your weaknesses in check. But this exactly what you need to do. For example, the smartest person who lacks empathy and humility will seem arrogant and cold.
What to do: If you want to adapt to the real world and make a strong impression, celebrate your strengths, but also make a point to identify your weaknesses. Knowing your shortcomings may drive you to get better at it.

"Focus on your strengths"

This is only useful advice if your passion aligns with the job market demand. Passions are also short-lived - you may be passionate about writing, but next year you might be passionate about animation. Narrowing down on your passion and the industries you love will limit your perspective and hamper your development.
What to do:
<ul>
<li>In your 20s, think about matching your interests and potential to available opportunities.</li>
<li>In your 30s, shift your focus from earning short-term rewards to making a long-term impact.</li>
<li>Strong interests are "nice-to-haves," but flexibility is more beneficial.</li>
</ul>

"Follow your passion"

These tips may be popular, but they don’t hold up in the real world.

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4 Pieces of Career Advice It’s Okay to Ignore

During the course of working at home, we've learned to keep ourselves intact in a system that requires us to provide instant feedback and urgent responses. We have also learned to crave the feedback of notification either auditory or visual.
Our hearts race when we hear that "ping". To lessen this feeling we must learn how to de-program ourselves from being connected all of the time. Learn how to disconnect from your devices and purposefully take some time off to cool down.

Disconnect From Instant Feedback And Urgent Responses

When work isn't a place you leave at the end of the day, it can get incredibly difficult to stop. It is important to learn how to stop working. This is a practice that fosters the creation and development of good habits and it is also necessary because it keeps our bodies from burning out.
Try setting concrete limits with the amount of time you spend on tasks by creating a reasonable to-do list, scheduling your day based on that list, and closing your computer after finishing said tasks.

Stop Waiting To Get Permission To Log Off

It's totally understandable that from time to time we get stuck on a worry spiral. However, getting stuck in fear and getting filled with anxious automatic thoughts is not helpful to our health and productivity. 
We tackle this by being mindful of our present situation by understanding what is currently making our bodies anxious right now. After identifying the triggers then we can move on to reacting from being on auto-pilot to mindfully managing our response.

Ask Yourself: "What's Making Me Anxious Right Now?"

Sometimes we just need to keep our body moving and take action because when we do this it gives us a moment to feel good because we've achieved doing something wether it may be just replying to an acknowledgement email or exercising.
Choose a small and meaningful action that will help build your motivation to work and tackle bigger tasks moving forward.

Find A Super-Achievable Work Task and Do It

If it feels impossible to finish a simple work task and you still can't get your mind to calm down, a non-work-related task can aid this feeling.
Cook hot pot, sing some songs, or doodle, after doing non-work-related tasks, be mindful of your situation and ask yourself how long can you continue until anxiety hits again. Is this specific activity able to get you in a task-tackling mood?

Or Pick A Non-Work Related Task

It doesn't mean to say to keep soothing yourself until you aren't able to do work anymore, but more so where you're able to soothe yourself well-enough to finish a task until you can't anymore.
Like all skills, it takes time to learn how to manage one's workdays anxiety. Just keep in mind to be compassionate towards yourself at all times and things will go well, eventually.

Keep Adding To Your Anxiety-Taming Bag of Tricks

Writer and podcast host Morra Aarons-Mele is an anxious person, even at the best of times. Here are some tips based on what she's learned from 15 years of managing her anxiety while also working from home.

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6 tips to help you manage your day AND your anxiety when working from home

Excuses are rationalizations we make to ourselves about people, events, and circumstances. They are invented reasons we create to defend our behavior, to postpone taking action or simply as a means of neglecting responsibility.

Defining excuses

We make excuses for the following key reasons:<ul><li>Fear of Failure</li><li>Fear of Embarrassment</li><li>Fear of Success</li><li>Fear of Change</li><li>Fear of Uncertainty</li><li>Fear of Responsibility</li><li>Fear of Making Mistakes</li><li>Perceived lack of confidence or resources</li></ul>To successfully eliminate excuses we must first consider removing all traces of fear. Fear paralyzes us and prevents forward movement in all areas of our lives.

The Fear Trap

This excuse means a lack of desire, focus, discipline, and direction. It suggests the wrong priorities or time management problems. It could also indicate laziness or procrastination.

'There’s just not enough time'

This excuse means that you don’t consider money to be a priority or that you lack the desire, determination, persistence or patience needed to achieve financial security. You might be lacking strategy or ideas to help you reach your financial objectives. Commit to reading books about improving your finances or get a mentor.

'Not enough money'

This excuse means that you lack creativity, inspiration, and desire.  You could also lack a willingness to work harder to achieve your goals.

'I don’t have an education'

This excuse means you lack understanding, confidence or perspective.It might be more difficult but persist and challenge yourself to think outside the box. Learn from your failures and adapt accordingly.

'I’m just too old/too young...'

This excuse means that you lack confidence in your ability to achieve your goal.It also means you haven’t taken the time to gain the experience or education to understand what is required.To combat this, read books, gain experience or ask for help.

'I don’t know how'

This excuse shows that you might lack motivation and a reason to change. We are always pulled forward by the desire for pleasure or pushed forward by the desire to avoid pain. Write down the potential benefits as well as the negative consequences for not making the change.

'I just can’t change'

This excuse means you lack understanding, confidence, knowledge, and experience.Commit yourself to gain the knowledge and understanding about the thing you fear, to build the confidence you need to move forward.

'I’m afraid to fail'

It could be a lame excuse that means you lack perspective, information, and the necessary resources.Make it a primary objective to acquire the necessary resources you need to help transform your perspective and achieve your goals.

'It’s not the right time'

This excuse shows you’re either lacking perspective, or you’re paralyzed by fear.Identify the underlying fears that are preventing you from moving forward.

'I have to plan thoroughly first'

This excuse shows you lack self-belief, motivation, creativity, patience, perspective, or the determination you need to succeed.All these qualities are essential for everything of value that you would like to build in your life.

'It just won’t work'

This excuse means you’ve got poor habits that lead to a lack of self-discipline. Consider what kind of habits, routines and daily rituals you partake in throughout the day.For instance, a lack of sleep could be the reason why you’re feeling so tired and lack inspiration.

'I’m just not inspired'

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. - Benjamin Franklin Do you ever catch yourself making excuses when things don't entirely go your way? Have you ever neglected taking responsibility for the events and circumstances of your life?

Are You Living a Life of Endless Excuses? Here's How to Stop!

Tasks that are being avoided by us hang around like a dark cloud. Soon there are many such clouds hovering around us. We could start working on a task, but as soon as we think of doing something, we get lost in the cloud.
When a deadline or any other urgency makes us finally tackle the cloud-like task, it changes shape, becomes small, solid and clean. We then realize that the cloud wasn’t the actual task, but was a foggy mess of immaterial stuff. The task is the final product, the solid object which is easier to handle.

We Keep Avoiding Things We Have To Do

A cloud is huge and confusing, making us feel lost. Once we get our fingers into the actual task material, the workable stuff we have to do, or the first step we have to take, the whole process becomes limited and consists of doable actions.
Do not get psyched up by the large, vaporous cloud. Just get started on the clear, small task.

Just Do The Task, Forget The Cloud

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