Call it what you like but being fearless is by far the most important quality to work on.
I am 31 and very well read. I have read over 200 books. That being said, the quality that seperates more successes from failures is Courage.
Time and time again in every biography, autobiography, success book, self help manual, works of fiction (i.e. Atlas Shrugged or the Fountainhead) and movies etc... the net sum of all of these heroes is Audacity.
In Eric Hoffer's book the true believers he lists the qualities of a leader. At the top of his list is Brazeness.
John Galt, the protagonist in Atlas Shrugged, was the most courageous person on the planet which ultimately made him efficacious in his desired outcome.
Roark in the Fountainhead is the ultimate example of fearlessness.
There is no magic pill with regards to gaining courage other than "throwing yourself in the fire" so to speak. But, like many other heroes of our time, the first step has to be taken and each one becomes easier. Whether it is asking some woman out on a date or standing in front of you peers to speak. Someone out there is doing it, has done it, or is about to do it. Why not you?
Habit. Make it a habit to be the most courageous person you know.
Habit. Make it a habit to do one uncomfortable thing each day, before noon!
Habit. Make it a habit to talk to COMPLETE strangers once a day.
Most people go through life worried about their day to day issues anyway. They aren't thinking about whether or not YOU are courageous.
So "Act as if" you are courageous every second, of every minute of every hour, of every day, of every year of your amazing life on this planet. Repetition is paramount.
The idea that we have "50,000" thoughts per day leads me to believe that if we think about how courageous, brazen, audacious and fearless we are for about 20,000 of them something magical will happen, EVERYDAY.
Besides, courageous people are so much more interesting to be around.
Your brain will do whatever you program it to do. The emotion you feel from doing something "scary" can be reprogrammed to the emotion of "delight", with practice and an unending thought process of the "state of being courageous".
I would welcome any additions to this.
Regards,
Ragnar Daneskjold, Pirate from Atlas Shrugged.
I am 31 and very well read. I have read over 200 books. That being said, the quality that seperates more successes from failures is Courage.
Time and time again in every biography, autobiography, success book, self help manual, works of fiction (i.e. Atlas Shrugged or the Fountainhead) and movies etc... the net sum of all of these heroes is Audacity.
In Eric Hoffer's book the true believers he lists the qualities of a leader. At the top of his list is Brazeness.
John Galt, the protagonist in Atlas Shrugged, was the most courageous person on the planet which ultimately made him efficacious in his desired outcome.
Roark in the Fountainhead is the ultimate example of fearlessness.
There is no magic pill with regards to gaining courage other than "throwing yourself in the fire" so to speak. But, like many other heroes of our time, the first step has to be taken and each one becomes easier. Whether it is asking some woman out on a date or standing in front of you peers to speak. Someone out there is doing it, has done it, or is about to do it. Why not you?
Habit. Make it a habit to be the most courageous person you know.
Habit. Make it a habit to do one uncomfortable thing each day, before noon!
Habit. Make it a habit to talk to COMPLETE strangers once a day.
Most people go through life worried about their day to day issues anyway. They aren't thinking about whether or not YOU are courageous.
So "Act as if" you are courageous every second, of every minute of every hour, of every day, of every year of your amazing life on this planet. Repetition is paramount.
The idea that we have "50,000" thoughts per day leads me to believe that if we think about how courageous, brazen, audacious and fearless we are for about 20,000 of them something magical will happen, EVERYDAY.
Besides, courageous people are so much more interesting to be around.
Your brain will do whatever you program it to do. The emotion you feel from doing something "scary" can be reprogrammed to the emotion of "delight", with practice and an unending thought process of the "state of being courageous".
I would welcome any additions to this.
Regards,
Ragnar Daneskjold, Pirate from Atlas Shrugged.
Big difference between knowing the path and walking it and there's a lot you'll only learn out in the field.