COURAGE
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
develop it?
Marble relief in the United States Senate Chamber
Washington, D.C.
COURAGE
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
Putting yourself at risk for some higher purpose
Sacrifice = giving up something of value
for something of greater value
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PHYSICAL COURAGE
MORAL COURAGE
COURAGE TO CONTINUE
COURAGE TO ATTEMPT SOMETHING BIG
• COURAGE TO COMMIT
Cowardly people
self-protective, afraid, unwilling to take risks
lacking in commitment to higher ideals
COURAGE
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
Professor
Librescu
Dr. Irshad Manji
U.S. Marine Corps
Honor
Courage
Commitment _
Demography
does not define destiny
KIPP
Profile in Courage
Award
COURAGE
POSITIVE CHANGE THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
PHYSICAL COURAGE
save a life, reach a noble cause, gain respect
MORAL COURAGE
achieve justice, reform, self-respect
COURAGE TO CONTINUE
successful completion, respect of others
COURAGE TO ATTEMPT SOMETHING BIG
noteworthy achievement, respect of others
COURAGE
What is it?
Stand for the right in small ways, no matter what the risk.
What is the
result?
With words
How do I
communicate
it?
How do I
cultivate it?
speak out for the under-represented
With actions
oppose injustice in all its forms, make friends of the marginalized
hold to your principles--it’s never wrong to do the right thing
With silence
do not laugh at jokes about gays or ethnic groups
COURAGE
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
In whatever arena of life, if he follows his conscience, one may meet
the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces –
the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of
his fellow men – each man must decide for himself the course he will
follow.
The stories of past courage can define that ingredient – they can
teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they
cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own
soul.
--John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
COURAGE
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
Courage is like a muscle. The more
we exercise it, the stronger it gets.
John McCain, In Search of Courage
• Read the stories of courageous people.
• Project yourself into their situation – What would I have done?
• Think about the times you have been courageous (and cowardly).
• Determine that courage is a quality you want to exhibit.
• Be ready for the life-changing moment when
your COURAGE is tested.