Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount. Clare Booth Luce.
Many, if not most people fail to reach their potential during life and there are many reasons, and sometimes excuses given.
For some the optimum pathway is deemed to be via a good education.
Similarly, training in later life or up skilling are seen as a pathway to betterment; to improve our performance; get that promotion or pay rise that we have been seeking.
After all, we deserve it, don’t we?
Other people think that having plenty of resources, finance or a strong network to draw upon will ensure that they will do well in the life.
And of course, there are those who think that success in anything all boils down to a matter of good luck.
In reality all of these factors play a part in our life’s outcome, but none of them singularly guarantee our success unless we have the willpower, the courage to make use of them.
It doesn’t matter how strong we are, how wealthy or clever; if we don’t make use of the assets we have we will not succeed.
Ultimately, having the crucial courage, nerve and willpower to make decisions and stick to them is the key to unlock the latent potential in all of the collateral we have.
Courage, like leadership itself, is not a natural trait within everyone, but we can all aspire to it, and acquire it with experience, practice and persistence.
Author Neil Findlay
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