The Courage to Live Consciously by Steve Pavlina. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable. - Helen Keller In our day-to-day lives, the virtue of courage doesn't receive much attention.
But a side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively. No doubt there exist real dangers in life you must avoid. How many of these fears are holding you back? Have you previously convinced yourself that you aren't really afraid of anything... that there are always good and logical reasons why you don't do certain things?
What Is Courage? Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. - Ambrose Redmoon Everyone has talent. Seven Habits Study Guide/Quick overview of the seven habits - Wi. Be proactive, aka freedom to choose (take action and be responsible)Begin with an end in mind, aka choice (consciously plan out and visualize your actions)First things first, aka action (Organize and execute around priorities)Think win-win, aka respect (in negotiation, seek solutions that help both yourself and the other person)Seek first to understand, then be understood, aka understanding (in communication, listen actively before you talk)Synergize, aka creation (in work, open yourself to others to work effectively in teams)Sharpen the Saw, aka renewal (relax, rejuvenate, and revitalize yourself) Habit 1: Be proactive[edit] Take action and take responsibility.
This is the basis of all further habits and a cornerstone of success. You will influence your life more than anyone else. You have the opportunity to use your free will and hard work to change yourself and your circumstances. You are only a victim if you allow yourself to be; if you are reactive rather than proactive. Cruising Blues and Their Cure by Robert M Pirsig. Cruising Blues and Their Cure Their case was typical. After four years of hard labor their ocean-size trimaran was launched in Minneapolis at the head of Mississippi navigation.
Six and one half months later they had brought it down the river and across the gulf to Florida to finish up final details. Then at last they were off to sail the Bahamas, the Lesser Antilles and South America. Only it didn't work out that way. "Our feelings were mixed," they wrote their hometown paper. "But most of us had had just about all the escape we could stand; we're overdosed on vacation. "And thoughts were turning to home. " "I don't know what it was we thought we were looking for," one wife said in a St. A husband said, "We find ourselves getting on each other's nerves, being cooped up like this with each other day after day. Everything is breaking down on this boat. Money is running short. The people are unfriendlier here than back home. All this is just running away from reality. Self-esteem Games. Habit Is A Cable....: Cover. Daedalus - How not to buy happiness - by Robert H. Frank.