Courage is acting while afraid, and the everyday version matters more than the dramatic one: giving honest feedback, admitting a mistake to your boss, defending someone when it is unpopular, asking for what you are worth.
Part 01
The lesson
Practise in low stakes. Men who never say the mildly uncomfortable thing will not suddenly say the important one.
Reflection
Questions to sit with
- 01If nothing changed in your habits for five years, where would you end up?
- 02What decision are you currently avoiding, and what is the avoidance costing?
- 03Do the people you lead know exactly what you expect of them?
Put it into practice
Action points
- 01Write a one-page statement of the direction you are committing to for the next six months, with three concrete milestones.
- 02Do a weekly review for four weeks: what I owned, what I avoided, what I decide next week.