Cultivate Courage Blog

A couple of years ago I had a conversation with a friend of mine who is in his 70’s. We had just finished a discussion with a larger group of people around things we would like to do or wish we had done. During the larger conversation my friend didn’t say a word. He...

One of the biggest challenges for me in running my own business is the promotion piece. It just feels awkward to promote myself. I am slowly learning to recognize that I do have something valuable to offer to companies, organizations and individuals through my...

As I delve into my studies of fear and courage I become more fascinated by how much both of these topics affect most everyone most every day. While they affect most of us, we spend very little time talking to others about it because of our fear and lack of courage to...

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Ron Burgundy anchoring a local newscast in Bismarck, ND on Saturday, November 30. It was my good fortune to be in Bismarck that weekend as my family and I spent Thanksgiving in the North Dakota capital city with great friends. As we...

Fear, courage and change. These are words that are connected through a linear progression. Yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 1, marked the  58th anniversary of one of the great examples of this progression in our history. Rosa Parks had put in a day’s work as a seamstress and...

The Tuesday before Halloween I had the pleasure of taking my granddaughter to the library for Story Time! Because it was just a couple of days before the big day a few of the kids were in costume. The stories for the day revolved around spiders and were well presented...