Courageous Leadership: A Choice Few Take
We become courageous by being courageous
Posted on 12-02-2019, Read Time: Min
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Courageous leadership is a choice, and only a few have the courage to step up. Ask yourself: “Why would I want to exhibit the efficacy that courageous leadership enables?”
You will discover that there is a direct correlation between your “courage quotient” and your “success quotient.” When you begin to live in the present you can recognize when you are selling your soul. For example, people assume that finding a new job will be difficult, so they remain stuck in complacency (a courage killer), mistakenly believing—or simply hoping—that the issue will change. Yet situations seldom change by themselves. To unmask courage, decide when it’s time to face the truth or prompt a change: then, be eager to discover the next opportunity. Facing the facts and acting are required if you wish to change your life.
The concepts of courage-centered living are deceptively simple. The mind (ego) will want to undermine them. After all, how could something so easy work? In the article “Simple Courage,” René Da Costa writes that people demonstrate a tendency to shun simplicity for complexity. “Simplicity takes talent and dedication... It takes courage to advocate simplicity. Simplicity has nowhere to hide and neither do those who advocate it.”
We become courageous by being courageous. It’s that simple! All you have to do is decide whether this forgotten virtue is worth learning. Leadership qualities are defined by courage, such as asking for the tough project or staying focused on the results. What would motivate you to explore where this ancient virtue fits into your work life?
Examples of Higher Integral Levels of Courage Consciousness
- They are willing to give themselves permission to claim their courage.
- They distinguish and aptly apply the 12 behaviors of courage found on the Source Wheel diagram.
- They have a fierce resolve to act and to be advocates (BTW, mentors see associates to the threshold of power; advocates apply action to pull them through).
- They squash status quo and mediocrity.
- They understand a higher level of courage consciousness called “where courage meets grace.”
- They establish higher standards; in other words, they do not focus on the lowest denomination.
- They are conscious of the suffering in their lives portrayed by the false Self (content); hence, they learned to migrate to a higher integral level of courage consciousness that reside in their true Self (context). Most of us continue to reshuffle the content.
- What do I mean by “suffering”? Suffering lives in resistance. How much is your soul worth?
- They are curious rather than complacent.
- They live in acceptance as a matter of free will rather than resignation.
- They know that when obstacles are surrendered, their true Self prevails.
- They consciously declared a declaration of courageous intention such as using the word to define their life journey.
- They know that the greater the challenge, the greater the courage consciousness is required, such as self-discipline.
- They know that mistakes help one retain humility.
How often do you choose these courageous leadership actions?
“No one has looked back sadly on a life full of experiences, but many look back wishing they had had the courage to do more.” — Anonymous
“No one has looked back sadly on a life full of experiences, but many look back wishing they had had the courage to do more.” — Anonymous
Author Bio
| Sandra Ford Walston, known as The Courage Expert is a human potential consultant who studies courage. She is an international speaker and author, corporate trainer and behavioral coach. The internationally published author of bestseller COURAGE The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman/Reclaiming the Forgotten Virtue (endorsed by Marianne Williamson and Jack Canfield) and an honored author selected for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Sandra facilitates individuals and groups to discover the power and inspiration of their everyday courage. Sandra is a certified coach and certified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and the Enneagram. Visit www.sandrawalston.com Connect Sandra Ford Walston Follow @CourageExpert |
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