I say to people: “Don’t commit to sailing a course unless you are prepared to also go through some bad weather with it!” I often see people make ‘soft commitments’ where they turn back at the sight of the first rain cloud and go back to the sofa – and they end up where they were before and they do not grow. (That is where your work comes in Jane, no? To help people find out what their values are and what they are prepared to really dedicate their life to – come rain or sunshine.)

Courage is not recklessness. Courage stands between ‘cowardly’ and ‘reckless’.
One knows the risks and dangers involved and progresses with the wisdom, that by confronting the challenge one has the opportunity to make a difference for the better. One also is aware about the consequences of the lost opportunity if one does not proceed.
Courage draws on the inner ‘I’. Courage does not just happen, it is a motivated inner effort…

Merry Christmas xx