Boldness
Boldness
What Is
Boldness?
Boldness is confidence
that what I have to say
or do is true, right,
and just.
Boldness
What Is
Boldness?
Boldness is not disregard
for fear but commitment
to the rightness of an
action.
Boldness
Take a Stand
Identify your
responsibility in
each situation.
Boldness
“
A hero is no braver than an
ordinary man, but he is braver
”
five minutes longer.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Boldness
Key Concepts
for Developing
Boldness
Boldness
Boldness
Earn a Hearing
Maintain personal
integrity.
Boldness
Earn a Hearing
• Admit your mistakes.
• Recognize when others
are right.
• Adjust your thinking and
actions when needed.
Boldness
Know the
Truth
Discern what is right and
what is really happening.
Boldness
Know the
Truth
• Gather evidence.
• Define the issues.
• Recognize the character
principles involved.
Boldness
Stand for What
Is Right
Confront error and injustice
when you see them.
Boldness
Stand for What
Is Right
• Identify your responsibility.
• Stand alone instead of
following the crowd.
• Find creative alternatives
in order to avoid
compromising principles.
Boldness
Support Others
Stand with the vulnerable
and those who pursue
justice.
Boldness
Support Others
• Do not dismiss an issue as
“someone else’s problem.”
• Support others even if you
disagree in other areas.
• Reject inaccurate or
unsupported opinions
about others.
Boldness
Speak With
Humility
Draw others’ attention to
the truth.
Boldness
Speak With
Humility
• Know the facts, and let the
message speak for itself.
• Encourage others to
express their concerns.
• Work with others to do the
right thing.
Boldness
Loyalty
1. How can you build credibility with family
members and coworkers?
2. Give an example of someone who sifts
through information and identifies the
truth.
3. What obstacles make it difficult to stand
for truth? How can you overcome them?
4. How can you support others when you
know they are right?
5. Discuss what it means to present the
facts humbly.
Boldness