Cultivate Courage Blog

When I’m doing chores around the house I will almost always grab my iphone and my ear buds and listen to something while I get my tasks done. Often, I am listening to comedy channels on either Pandora or iHeart radio. Recently as I was working and listening comedian...

First, I read an article about a courageous young man who acted. . Then, on a weekend afternoon I saw two movies and I thought about courage to stay the course. In each case there were strong similarities in that there was a huge price that needed to be paid for the...

As I read the e-mail I began to feel it immediately. The e-mail came from a prominent business magazine. I’m sure the majority of you would be very familiar with this magazine. I was being invited to be part of an invitation only group. As the feeling began to take...

It may be just me but it seems that as we grow older we become more and more cautious and more willing to stay in our comfort zone. I recently had a conversation about the topic of courage with a gentleman and he simply stated to me, “I’ve never been very brave so why...

“I’m afraid people will judge me.” Those were the words of a lady I met with recently who wanted to visit with me after hearing my message on Cultivating Courage. I asked her what would people specifically judge her on. As a bit of background this woman has a desire...

The title of today’s blog is a line from Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Based on that line alone one might venture a guess the song is about lamenting lost opportunities and chances. All you have to do is look at the title of the song to know it’s a song about taking...