Courage Is Learning To Live With Fear

Courage Is Learning To Live With Fear

Courage doesn't mean that we are fearless. Courage means we do what we must do in the face of fear, in spite of it and with it. Fear is a great motivator and can move us forward if we allow it. Fear is a natural instinct that creates a flight or fight response. Fear compels us to either take action right where we are or get moving into action.

Fear is a powerful energy. When we use fear, it can help us succeed in ways we never imagined. When we allow fear to use us, we are stopped in our tracks. Courage is the ability to use the fear for our purposes and not allow it to use us. Courage looks fear right in the eye and sees it for what it is and nothing more. Courage knows that fear is the factor that can help us or hurt us, and that it is up to us to decide which one it will be.

We all have let fear start us and stop us. We know the power of fear and the potency of its power. When fear is harnessed and used for its intended purpose, it will move us into action like nothing else. Fear is a huge factor in success. I tell people, who share with me that they are afraid, that I am glad. I would be afraid if they had no fear about doing something new and challenging. Fear tells us we are alive and embarking into new territory. Fear is our friend if we allow it to be. It will guide us and protect us and, most of all, it will get us into action. Have the courage to allow fear to do its job and move you forward on this journey we call life.