5. Courageous
Live a courageous life that someone else would want to take notes on.
Courageous moves us from ideals to action, from potential to actuality.
Courageous leaders are working in their sweet wpot but may be outside their comfort zones.
Being fearless is less about operating with no fear and more about seeing the fear-- and stepping forth in a grand effort to overcome. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the commitment to overcome it. Courage doesn't mean you're not afraid; it means you battle against your fear and confront it. Courage pushes you to resist the impulse to shy away from the things that stir up your innermost anxieties.
Courage is not the absence of fear -- it's inspiring others to move beyond it.
Being a courageous leader requires you to push beyond the norm and be willing to take risks.
Don't play it safe. Chase after something so much bigger than you are, there's no way you could ever accomplish it without God.
Those who follow a God-sized calling need God-sized courage.
Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD. (Psalm 31:24)
No matter what's placed in front of us, we should live life like it's the last day. As opportunities arise for me and are given to me, I take those opportunities and grab them and do everything I can. Courage is not only just doing things when it's easy, but it's doing things, and the right things, when it's hard. Choosing the harder right versus the easier wrong.
Courage is an essential element of leading well. Their hope overtakes their fear. Ti calls them to confront and to push forward, even when everything inside beckons them to shrink back. And in the process, their courage places them in the context of a larger story of what God is accomplishing in our midst.
He reminds us that fear can be a speed bump, but it should never be a stop sign. Standing directly in front of what causes us fear brings our convictions to the forefront.
God must be trusted and leaders must be brave.
Do the thing you fear the most. Leading with authentic honesty is required as well in taking risks.
Faithfulness is taking risks. If I'm not taking any risks, I don't need any faith. Walk directly toward the things you fear the most. If I don't need any faith, then I'm being unfaithful.
But had we chosen not to move forward, we felt we'd risk even more.
We desired to push people out of their comfort zones in order to provoke them to grow.
We know that all leaders confront fear of failure and fear of the unknown. But living in that fear is destructive for a team and will kill momentum.
Many, many great things have begun with a single act of courage. Throughout history and today. A person steps out and makes one courageous decision and that one domino starts many other dominoes falling. We have to step out and take that first step, and we may never know the ripple effect of that one courageous decision. Your decision to do something courageous may result in something greater than you ever imagined. Step out.
Courage is not waiting for your fear to go away. Fear in leadership usually is connected to the uncertainty about the future. But uncertainty about the future is never going to go away. I tell leaders all the time--uncertainty is why there are leaders.
Courage is the kind of virtue that without it none of the other virtues of leadership is possible. The only way to courage is through fear and obstacles, frustration and surrender.
I had let my own fears, insecurities, and emotions get in the way of executing courageously. Always confront the tough decisions or conversations head-on.
Tips for building a culture of courage: Set scary standards; Allow for failure; Reward innovation; Pursue the right opportunities. Not every risk is a good one. Be disciplined. Aggressively pursue a few things that make sense. say no often; Learn to delegate. Liberally pass responsibility and authority to your team. If you want your team to be courageous, give them the chance to lead.
Yet those who desire to be change makers have no choice; they must exhibit courage. Any leader who achieves something significant has, at one time, arrived at a moment of great uncertainty.
Action requires an unusual dose of courage.
Courage is not inborn like some other leadership essentials. It's learned.
Attacking my fear head-on allowed me to accomplish something I never thought possible.
We can't live and lead in a state of fear and inactivity. Don't sit on the sidelines. As believers, as followers of Jesus, if we're not chasing after something that is much bigger than we are--- and there's no way we could ever accomplish it without God--- then we are playing it too safe.
Men don't follow titles. They follow courage.
We must be intentional about developing this unnatural characteristic.
The jump may be risky, but the decision to stay where you are is even more so.
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