Values - Facing My Fears with Courage
- 1. Facing My Fears with Courage
- 2. Showing courage in a difficult situation is an act of bravery. It means setting aside one’s own weaknesses and fears, and rising up to the challenge.
- 3. How are courage and fear related?
- 4. It takes courage to keep fighting when it seems that all is lost or when you are in the grip of fear. It takes courage to push through your fear and to test your limits. When one exhibits courage they choke fear. It takes courage to look fear in the face and move forward.
- 5. Is facing your fears a good thing?
- 6. The answer is Yes. Why??? It is because...
- 7. Fears help you develop courage. You don't develop bravery and courage in the good times, you develop them when you actually confront fears. If you were once afraid of starting your own business, but did it anyway, you know the terror, but also the reward, that comes from facing fears head on.
- 8. Is courage the absence of fear?
- 9. Here is a quote that I will share with you.
- 10. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - Nelson Mandela
- 11. Is fear a choice?
- 12. “Fear is a choice that will inspire every people in the world to become better through invaluable lifelong lessons and powerful perspective. It teaches us that if we harness fear and meet life's challenges with faith, determination, and hard work there is nothing we can't accomplish.”
- 13. ASSIGNMENT: Get your VALUES notebook or a piece of paper and answer this question: Can you have courage without fear?