The Courage to Succeed
David MacLean - Esporta/CCRN
Business success
Business success
Personal success
Business success
Personal success
Marital success
Business success
Personal success
Marital success
Family success
1. Courage
1. Courage
2. Conviction
1. Courage
2. Conviction
3. Contribution
Courage + Conviction
= Contribution
John Smeaton
William Wallace
Robert the Bruce
“We fight not for glory,
nor for wealth, nor
honour, but only and
alone we fight for
freedom which no
good man surrenders
but with his life.”
Courage always precedes freedom
(our ability to succeed)
and fear always precedes courage.
Courage:
Courage
“Being scared
spitless, but
saddling up
anyway!”
Puffer Fish
Puffer Fish
Chameleon
Chameleon
What are the terrorists in your life?
Failure
Things will never change
You don’t have what it takes
Rejection
Losing what you have
Being abandoned
You’re all alone
Not having enough
You really don’t know what you’re doing
Freedom
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Nothing to fear
Nothing to prove
Nothing to hide
Nothing to lose
Billy Graham
“When a brave
man takes a
stand, the spines
of others are
stiffened.”
Courage is not a gift or an ability
Courage is not a gift or an ability It is a decision to act!
Teddy
Roosevelt
“…far better it is to
dare mighty things
than to take rank
with those poor
timid spirits who
know neither
victory, nor defeat.”
Conviction
Courage is built on conviction.
Henry Dempsey
What are your convictions?
What do you hold onto
when the going gets rough?
What are your convictions?
Deep rooted beliefs about yourself
and your place in this world
What are your convictions?
Personally
What are your convictions?
Personally
Professionally
What are your convictions?
Play to win, or play not to lose?
Family first
Servant leadership
Prosperity for purpose
Success or significance?
Money – an end or a means to an end?
Standard of living v. standard of giving
Character or charisma?
Long term or short term?
Contribution
Courageous action + Convictions
= Contribution
Contribution
True success is about contribution, not
personal contentment.
Success is about what we give, not what we get.
Courageous action + Convictions
= Contribution (True Success)