Courage. What is courage to me, and how do i find my courage.

Instead of judging your somatic response as bad or wrong, simply see it as information serving your wellbeing; as guiding you away from staying late for work, chairing a board, or being there for your inconsolable friend…again! Every time you authentically and courageously speak up you love yourself a little bit more. You give yourself the love your family could not give you, and you reclaim your right to be heard, valued, and respected.

Being seen and heard is your inherent birthright. You are not meant to live in the constraints of your mental cave; rather you are meant to be wild, free and expressive just as young children are. This free spirit, this child, still lives in you. It has never left. It wants to come out and play.

Open the gate through the beauty and power of your voice, and let yourself be seen and heard once again. You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Remembering What Matters in Relationships. Your email address will not be published. Leave this field empty. Watch Vince Present on Play! Come Out and Play! Enjoy today's edition of the Monday Inspirati… Enjoy today's edition of the Monday In… https: My motivation- pursing work that I love, now and forever, and perhaps a chance to make a nutritional difference, even if only in the life of one. And am I going to leave my dog behind to attend school 1, miles away, just to fail?!

I am really struggling whether to sign up for BSchool — it sounds awesome and I love to learn. However, I moved to Australia from the UK two years ago and am currently going through a redundancy process, which is possibly a great opportunity to go Yay sign me up for BSchool. I am the main breadwinner as well as the principal visa holder. I now have a couple of months to find a new job or we move back to the UK.

I need to make sure we have money to pay the rent and live, as well as possibly fly home and send all our belongings back. I have wanted to have my own business for a long time but never quite know what I should do — maybe I need courage to pick something and give it a go, which is why I have been looking at BSchool as a perfect way for me to learn and maybe work out what I want to do. I am scared to write this and also scared to decide whether I use some of what could be our lifeline my small savings to sign up and take a GIANT leap into the unknown and see what may happen…….

Good luck to all those starting BSchool and maybe I will see you over there if I have the courage. I felt exactly the same until I clicked on the button enroll. And now i feel more scared but so excited to start.

I love this topic! Or shall I say the Q to your A. Love Marie, woot woot! I always wanted to work for myself and show my daughter no matter where you come from, you can always do better. So this Jersey Girl Yes me too packed her belonging, child and moved South. I have to say, it was tough. I had no room for failure! I had a five year plan that I stuck to and it came to pass. I open my own salon. I say all of this to say sometimes we just have to go for it. The only thing to fear is fear itself. I took a BIG leap yesterday as a result of being encouraged by you, Marie!

I absolutely loved this episode and just shared it with a friend who I know it could really help. Last year I took the ultimate leap of faith and quit my job in insurance and banking of 11 years and a great salary to pursue a career as a yoga teacher and health coach. In December I opened my very own yoga studio!! Things are starting to balance out now and my relationship with money has completely changed, yes money is important but its not everything and I am confident that the energy that I am giving out from doing what I love will bring in money.

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Daily I manifest what I want my studio to become and I am positive it will grow. I want this more than I am scared of it. I honestly am tearing up just writing this, if anyone else is reading I want you to know that it may not be easy, there will be struggles but if you want something bad enough you can make it work. Cant wait for B-school to start!! Thank you for your honest and brave story! I wish you all the success in the world and I am sure you will make it happen, because you are already doing it! All my best, Roxane. I have taken many great leaps of faith, and never landed exactly where I thought I would be.

The Universe has always found some place much better than I expected.

I signed up for B-School and for assistance through a local Small Business Development Center to give myself the best possible chance to succeed. I saw myself in those stories and realized I had to do something to move my business forward, or just go back to looking for a job. Definately had to flex my courage muscles about a month ago. I kept talking about wanting to start my healing practice but was very hesitant about putting myself out there and looking stupid and spending wayyyyy too much time worrying about what other people would think.

I was challenged by a friend to put myself out there, and I offered a few short sessions for free to get some exposure and hopefully end up with referrals. I was scared to death for the first couple of sessions, but it was for no reason at all. I got AMAZING feedback and have done a few more sessions and that gave me the confidence to realize that I can do this, I can be working towards having my healing practice.

So I guess just that small step of putting myself out there also provided the push I needed to realize I had to learn more about the business world and is also a huge part of how I ended up in B-School. I love how the Universe works! I happened to ask these question Yesterday!

They were my catalyst in making my decision to attend B School this year. When what I really wnat to do is get out of it and create a life of freedom. That will only last a few seconds as I learn new information and put it into practice. Thanks for the questions, they turned up as a validation to what I was able to do on my own. This is going to be an incredible year! Another inspirational episode, Marie and team! Thank you so much for the answer to the question that is stopping so many entrepreneurs from living their dream.

The things I said NO to…. I can relate to this ,i had gone through three failed network marketing business,i got burnt and lost money ,but i knew its a field i would excel in so ,i decided to go into network marketing again ,even though i was terrified about loosing my money time and energy ,i still felt i would regret it ,if i didnt join the company ,i am with ,however ,beyond dealing with my fear ,i gave in to research and education on multilevel marketing and also the company i was going to work with. This time i took responsibility for my business and have continued to create avenues to make my business profitable in terms of changing lives and making money.

I think the biggest thing I did was in I went to a 2 weeks course in the states im from Sweden it was a course at a meditation centre in north CA. Ive been a student in this spiritual school since and before this course in I really had a dream to be able to do fulltime spiritual practices for a longer period… but …. When in the states I got the offer to stay at the meditation centre for 3 months…. So going with my heart I decided to stay and had to call my boss about it…. I was able to lend money from my parents….

Ive never been so happy and I felt so well taken care of: Marie, your episode gave me great strength to make every effort to overcome and heal my past trauma which has been keeping me from moving forward something meaningful to me. I really needed this perspective today. I want your voice in my ear when I have to get up and do these talks. It is very new for me, and I am so nervous, but it is something I do want.

Thank you thank you. From this short video, I realized: We need to use that same point to market ourselves! Wow — a really powerful post — thank you very much. Just shifting that Q a bit provided me with much peace. You are so right… looking back wishing I had done something would be worse than taking the risk to try. I forgive myself, but still I think this really simple trick will get me going and shouting about my excellent products from the rooftops rather than worry which cognitively I know is about the silliest thing one can waste time doing!

This is exactly what I needed to hear today. Fear is my worst enemy, I know it is. My family makes it even worse, because I really feel overwhelmed that they will suffer if I fail. I have this weight on my back all the time. I let fear get the best of me last year, I cowered into a corner and let uncertainty and doubt completely stop me from moving forward with my vision. I know in my gut, my heart and my entire being that this is my purpose on this planet, and even if it doesnt work out the way I envision, it will lead to whatever else is waiting out there for me. The worst course of action is Non-action.

Sometimes we are so afraid of failing because we grow attached to the outcome — if we let go of that and trust in the process, then we are able to dive in the deep end without the fear holding us back! Thank you for the awesome video. Hope everyone is having an amazing week and going after their dreams. Hi Marie, I absolutely loved this episode, it felt as if you were actually talking to me ;. I send you all my love and energy! You will be awesome! And I love how you decided to overcome your fear and just allow yourself to do what made you feel excited!

Even seasoned actors still throw up before they go on stage — but they still do it, and we the audience are so grateful that they do. The idea that not doing something is worse than doing something is spot-on. I also love to fast forward and imagine the end of my life looking backward. I want to buy a Tiny House and spend touring America and doing workshops. If I try it and fail, the worst thing that could happen is being embarrassed, sad, feel like I let people down and feel the shame that comes with failing. Hi, I really enjoyed this post. The answer to this question must be the whole truth.

Marie — thank you! However, I truly want to allow myself to be the person I know I can be, and asking myself your questions today — and just being reminded of the concept — helped me move forward mentally! I send love to you all, Cat. This episode has an amazing message, I love the idea of steps to create the lightbulb by Thomas Edison!!! Living abroad by myself for a year when I was 16, founding my own business, teaching English in Vietnam, starting a blog to share my thoughts, etc.

Fear thrives in the shadows. But when you confront it and pull it out into the light, it stops being so scary. Making a habit of pushing yourself in this realm will only give you more and more confidence with each try. So be brave- you got this!!

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Well, lets see, things I have done that required courage and a leap of faith. Since Dec — left a 20 year relationship. Took a redundancy package and had 16 weeks off work. Then, instead of going back to an office job I started driving trucks in the mining industry. Then, put all of my belongings in storage where they have remained now for 2 years, still living out of my suitcase and set off overseas with a one way ticket and no plan, no accommodation booked and no clue, all in non English speaking countries and I had never traveled before. After 17 weeks, I went back to Australia, and took up a great office job, but I hated it and quit after three months and went back to driving trucks.

Dec , set off overseas again, with another one way ticket, a tiny plan, and this time with a bit of a clue…I am now house sitting my way around Europe and while I am house sitting I am attending B-School, writing my book and doing everything I possibly can to use this time to set up my life so I can keep traveling and ultimately live in the UK as a financially independent woman. And that is just the tip of the ice berg of things I have done in the last 3 years that required courage and a leap of faith.

Watch this space, there is so much more to come: Last month I sold my house in Delaware and quit my job to follow my Spirit. Signed the papers and drove to San Diego without a job and no place to live. Felt like I had one foot out the door for the last 10 years. Now that I am back finally in California, I am at peace. My Spirit was dying where I was living and in my job — the leap was life or death. Such an inspiring and true lesson you give us her!! It makes me remember and realize that: I took a leap of faith last year one year ago this month , and I opened a small day spa.

I do have a knack for marketing and networking, so it took off! Well, I am teeing it up to sell, and I am moving on to my next endeavor. I love that we can do many, many things in one lifetime. It was a blast to build this business, and I am thrilled about my next adventure. Do what you are passionate about, and when it changes, you can change too! Thanks for this video! I am in the process of going for something completely new — a leap into the unknown. I changed careers and am starting fresh in a space I have little knowledge about, which is business, with something I have a lot of knowledge about, which is healing of the Soul with multicultural approaches.

I used to teach at a University but I was not as happy. At some points of the process of making this choice of getting a license from my former job I thought I might be going crazy for switching from stability and a predictable safe life to the wondrous world of the unknown, but you know what? I absolutely know I will love it and I will rock it!!! It is definetely one of my goals. Love and many blessings xoxoxoxoxo.

Thank you Marie for your whit and wisdom that comes from your experience and the greatness that is withing you!! So much of living is about courage. Almost every choice we make takes some form of courage. We have it within us… sometimes it just needs a little excavation! Personal Awareness and Responsibility. This has been my passion to give voice to the hidden lonely pain that drives us towards these behaviors emPAWARing us to thrive in our lessons in pain.

Can I just say how amazeballs Marie looks in this video and in the same breath, submit a feature request for marieforleo. They make me feel tremendously positive about myself: So there you go…its not as bad as it sounds. Wow Marie, you always have the best stuff! I love how you have specific actionable steps to get us out of our heads and into the game with a strategy.

What is the worst thing that could happen if I said yes? Also, putting myself out there not knowing if it is something I should be pursuing.

What is the worst thing that could happen if I said no? Each year that has gone by, I have watch others that I admire and look up to do exactly what I wish I had the courage to do. The lesser of two evils is say yes and starting my blog. It is scarey, but I think once it is out there I will feel better! I just bought my domain — shamirawest. YOU are so inspired. It was better, I used to be you as teacher.

In answering your question I realize that giving up on my business will be giving up on myself. That for me would be the worst possible scenario. Marie, You helped me find courage today. I am prepared to fail, but expecting to excel. And yet, at the time of every new leap, the feelings are the same — while overwhelmed the impulse to run and hide is very strong. The self pep talks and balancing emotions with rational thought is key because it is so, so easy to forget.

I love this video, and all Marie videos, because of the insights Marie brings but also just for the reminder of what I already know and just need to hear it again. Magda, love what you shared. Dear Marie, I was wondering if you know this. Sometimes i am between being super optimistic, close to megalomania, and totally without any perspective and feeling stuck. One day i feel all the potential in my ideas and the other day i feel, ahhh this never gonna happen. Thank your for your thoughts on this.

I think a big part of it is having the courage to keep going and taking small steps forward, even if you feel stuck from time to time. One of our favorite people who talks about overcoming that kind of resistance is our friend Steven Pressfield. Thanks for your amazing support — insight and encouragement…. My husband and I with our 5 year old son had to make a decision about moving from Canada to Kuwait to be teachers. With help from friends who were already working there, we set off to do this in We are back home now, but the adventure was well worth it the experience in Kuwait as well as the travel opportunities.

It was a hard choice to bring our young son away from family and the familiar, but we did it and loved it! And our son loved it too! If we just take 30 seconds of courage and move out of our comfort zone we will experience huge success in our lives. I work on this daily as a MomPrenuer! Thank you for this video. Every time I get scared i will ask myself what is the worst that can happen.

I hope you found this episode inspiring and helpful. And if people are making fun of you, they may not be the kind of people you want to spend time with anyway. We believe that everyone deserves kindness and respect. Thank you so much, Ilham! We always look forward to sharing new episodes with you. I love and agree with every word you say. I was always scared when I just resolved to start doing and stop thinking and planning about everything. But it was in past tense, fortunately.

Marie, you motivate me, every time! You are the best Marie! Idk what my action step even would be if I were to make myself leap! Fear can definitely be hard to shake! Just what I needed to hear today. If you need courage to talk to your boss, rehearse the conversation ahead of time, breathe normally, and speak with conviction. When you see the green expert checkmark on a wikiHow article, you can trust that the article was co-authored by a qualified expert.

The authors of this article cited 23 references, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Being courageous means doing something despite the fear. Fear comes from the body's natural response to the brain's fight or flight response. The brain sends cortisol, a stress inducing hormone, throughout the body's nervous system, making the body go into hyper-drive.

Fearfulness is a learned behavior, based in our brain chemistry, but strengthened by the world around us that has trained us to be fearful. Learning to work through fear and step beyond it is about retraining your mind. There's a certain mindset in Western culture that views emotions as weakness and seeks to suppress them. But suppressing negative emotions only heightens the fear of the negative emotion itself, strengthening them the more they are avoided.

Try not to hesitate. The longer your brain has to come up with excuses for not being courageous, the more time you will have to panic about hypothetical negative outcomes. If you are in a situation where you have to pick up a spider, jump out of an airplane, or ask someone on a date, do it without hesitation if you're going to do it at all. This could be a physical treat, like a nice bottle of wine, or a mental treat, like taking a break from human interaction and binge-watching a show on Netflix.

Learn to be mindful. Being mindful is when you are fully present in the current moment. Mindfulness can help change your brain to deal with fear in a more effective manner. You have to give yourself time to learn this skill and it takes practice. Find a quiet place and sit comfortably. You can meditate on the bus, at an airport, or any busy place, but it is best to start by learning in a quiet place with few distractions. Close your eyes and focus on your breathing thinking "in" when you breathe in and "out" when you breathe out can help with that focus. Do this for twenty minutes.

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Be aware of the moment and of your sensations. If you do find yourself becoming distracted with other thoughts, direct your attention back to your breathing. When you do find yourself overwhelmed by fear, using the practices learned from meditation and mindfulness can help you overcome. Focus on your breathing and take deep breaths. Allow yourself to feel the negative emotions, but label them as emotions you are having for example: It's a subtle distinction, but one that helps you not to be ruled by your thoughts.

Visualizing your mind as the sky and your emotions, both positive and negative, as clouds passing across the surface of the sky can help you see them as being a part of you, but not dictating your life. Get outside your comfort zone. Stepping outside your comfort zone may cause anxiety, but it's a great way to learn courage. Learning to deal with that fear, in a situation you have chosen, can help you perform courageously when the unexpected happens.

Start with the actions that induce less fear and require less courage to accomplish. So, send a friend request on Facebook to that girl you like, or have a small conversation with the person behind the register before moving on to asking someone out. There are certain things that we just cannot do. Maybe you absolutely can't pick up that spider, come out to your homophobic boss, or go skydiving. Sometimes these are fears or limitations that can be worked up to and sometimes they aren't.

Sometimes it is highly adaptive not to be courageous; it may not make sense to do something you can't get yourself to do. Focus on building your courage for other things, like putting a glass over the spider so someone else can take care of it, or coming out to your parents instead of your homophobic boss. Having confidence allows you to trust in your abilities and yourself, and realize that you are more than your fears.

When you have confidence in yourself you will find it easier to take courageous action. Learning to have confidence takes practice. Fake it until you make it. You can trick your mind into confidence by pretending that you are confident. Tell yourself you can ask that girl you like on a date and, whatever she says, you won't care much. You can also expand your posture and actually feel more confident and powerful.

Don't let your failures or limitations dictate who you are. Failure simply means that you are trying; it is something to learn from, not to avoid. Make sure to remind yourself that your failures do not define you unless you let them. Have faith in yourself. Courage involves trusting yourself and believing in yourself.

Tell yourself that you have something to offer. Remember arrogance and confidence are different. Part 1 Quiz How can meditation help you become more courageous? Meditation helps you clear your mind of all negative emotions so you don't experience fear anymore. Practicing meditation build confidence. Meditation help improve your mindfulness, which helps you overcome your fears in the moment.

None of the above. Build your courage for specific scenarios. It takes different kinds of courage to ask out someone you are interested in, to speak to your boss about a raise, or to confront a bully. One thing all of these scenarios will require is a show of confidence, whatever you actually feel. Confidence and courage come through acting as if you are unafraid, even and especially when you are. Have courage when you ask someone out. When you ask someone out, the best way is to be direct, even if it is scary to put yourself out there. Practice what you're going to say ahead of time.

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If you can, talk to her in private. Think about how great it might be if she says yes; isn't that worth the risk? Be respectful of her decision and be proud of yourself for being courageous! Display courage when you speak up to your boss. It can be scary to talk to your supervisor, especially if it's about problems you're having at work; it's also awkward to have conversations about money. However, if you frame it more as a conversation than a confrontation, you may be more likely to get your way. It's okay to feel nervous, don't fight it. Make sure to breathe normally and speak with conviction.

If the conversation backfires, step back and re-assess. If you think about it and feel that you were in the right, consider getting your human resources department involved. Alternatively, sometimes the better thing to do is change jobs; some people are very stubborn and choosing not to fight every battle doesn't mean that you lack courage. Show courage when you confront a bully. When you're confronting a bully, remember to act as if you're feeling brave and confident. You'll trick yourself and her into thinking you aren't afraid. Act confident in yourself even if you don't feel particularly confident.