You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson PNTV - The Courage to Create by Rollo May
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Aug 13, 2015 Explore the profound connection between courage and creativity. Delve into how courage energizes our virtues, acting as the heart that pumps life into our dreams. Discover that true courage isn't the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite it. Get insights from notable figures showing that even top performers experience fear. Learn a practical three-step approach to navigate fear, and understand how fulfilling your potential benefits not just you but your community, leading to genuine joy.
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Courage Is The Heart Of Virtue
- Courage comes from the French for "heart" and pumps vitality into all other virtues.
- Without courage other values wither into mere facsimiles of virtue.
Courage Is Acting Despite Fear
- Courage is not the absence of fear but acting in spite of it and integrating fear into action.
- The virtuous mean lies between cowardice (too little) and rashness (too much).
Bill Russell's Game-Day Nerves
- Bill Russell threw up before every game yet was a legendary performer, showing fear didn't stop excellence.
- One season he lacked nerves and had his worst regular season until the playoffs reignited his edge.
