Most important achievements have been achieved by people with plenty of courage who kept trying when in the eyes of others there seemed to be no hope. The courage and faith that characterizes these people makes them gain confidence and self-assurance, making them more determined in their purposes.
Our desires can only become reality if we have the courage to pursue them. There will be thousands of obstacles on whatever path we want to take, but that doesn’t mean we have to give up. The future belongs to those who have the courage to believe in themselves, while at the same time not losing faith in others.
People in whom courage wins over fears and who venture into the unknown despite the risk. Winston Churchill once said that “Courage is rightly considered the most advanced of virtues, because all the others depend on him.”
Without courage there is no future. We cannot constantly leave ourselves for later. The hope that our struggle gives us makes us see that the crisis can wait, but life cannot.
Face your path decisively, do not be afraid of criticism from others. And, above all, do not let yourself be paralyzed by your own criticisms.
The secret of happiness is in freedom, that of freedom is in courage
No one can be perfectly happy if they are not perfectly free. True freedom is the freedom that resides in the mind, and we can only be free when we decide to be free, when we have the courage to choose it. The difference between freedom and dependence is not the absence of fear, nor trust, but the courage to act anyway.
Throughout life, we have identified many situations and aspects of it that we desire. As Paulo Coelho says, There is no birth of a desire without the possibility of making it come true; When it comes to making our desires come true, we depend on our freedom.
There is no easy path to freedom anywhere and many of us will have to go through a valley of tears again and again before we reach the top of the mountain of our desires. Success is not the end, failure is not fatal; It is the courage to continue that will be determined by the perspective from which we will approach the problems.
By wanting freedom we discover that it depends entirely on our courage for life.
Is courage the main characteristic of leaders?
Courage is one of the main characteristics that distinguish a true leader. It always has to be visible in words and actions. It is absolutely essential for success, for happiness and to achieve the ability to motivate ourselves. A leader is no braver than a normal man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
Courage is a skill and therefore it is learned. Leadership requires this quality, because a leader must have the courage to make decisions even if they are unpopular. When we find ourselves in a position of responsibility, direction and leadership, it is essential to believe in our abilities so that others do the same.
The challenge of transforming our reality is based on a vital challenge that consists of leading oneself. To lead ourselves we have to have the courage to accept ourselves. Man cannot feel at ease without his own approval.
A quote from Richard Hamming perfectly sums up the power of courage in our lives; Once we have gained the courage to believe that we can do important things, then we will be faced with the possibility of doing so. If, on the other hand, we think that we cannot, we will be the ones who eliminate this possibility.
“Physical bravery is an animal instinct; “Moral courage is much greater and truer courage.”
-Wendell Phillips-
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