Reflection About Courage

This month we 've been discussing courage. We started this month with my personal response of what it felt like to be courageous for a change in "I Have a Confession..."

Then we shared the story of a young man who despite choosing to stop speaking to avoid the scrutiny of a terrible stutter, found the courage to do something amazing with his voice in the post, "How Cultivating Courage Will Save You Life."

This week I wanted to provide you with something more tangible. 13 simple steps to developing courage. A step by step guide to make this growth process as easy and seamless as possible.

Here 's how it works:

Read through the entire guide once to get an understanding of the steps.

Read through a second time, and develop your own plan.

Take one small action every day.

Cultivating courage requires action. You have to plant the seeds now so that over time, you become more and more courageous with experiences you can recall when you need it most.

You 'll want to grab a notebook or you may want to open up a word document because you 're about to be put to work.

Here we go:

1. Why do You Need More Courage?

The very first thing you 'll need to do, is determine why you need more courage. What is it that you want to do with your life that you can 't do right now?

What are you struggling

The rule is very simple. Malcolm states that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to obtain mastery of a skill. He comes to this conclusion after researching many of the elite people in different careers and fields. The research shows that much more often than not, the most successful people, whether they are computer programers or violinist, had practiced their chosen skill at least 10,000 hours of their life, while their less successful counterparts had not practiced as much. This was regardless of any natural talents or ability. It was the practice that made the