Courage

Find Your Motivation

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.31.2012

Kathi Sharpe-Ross

It's time to consider the rewards and the upside to pursuing your dreams... and be specific about what you can do to accomplish your goals.

Letting Your Fearless Flag Fly

Kaylee Scottaline | Posted 05.31.2012

Kaylee Scottaline

Those of us who use our own life experiences as material are certainly no strangers to judgment. And that alone gives us the right to fly our fearless flags high.

What My 3-Year-Old Taught Me About Fear

Sarah Chang | Posted 05.27.2012

Sarah Chang

I don't profess to be fearless. In fact, I'm scared of a great many things.

Embracing Inclusion Banishes Fear

Robert V. Taylor | Posted 05.26.2012

Robert V. Taylor

My own fears were not about the people I loved rejecting me. They were all fears about those outside of my immediate circle of trust and love.... In naming and befriending my fears, their power to confine and define me was deflated.

Pennsylvania Catholic Group Hosts Sports Camp To Help Gay Men Remain Celibate

Posted 05.24.2012

A Pennsylvania-based Catholic group will mark the holiday weekend by hosting an annual sports camp with the reported aim of helping men resist homosex...

Notes From a Life Lived Fearlessly

Elizabeth Kuster | Posted 05.12.2012

Elizabeth Kuster

I guess you could say that I got this Becoming Fearless editor gig by making the study of fearlessness a lifetime habit ... People who haven't skydived sometimes ask me if that's the scariest thing I've ever done. Here's what I tell them: "No. That's just fear of dying. Fear of living is much, much scarier."

Tackling Shame: 'Shame's Primary Power Is to Make Us Afraid of Being Vulnerable.' Part I

George Molho | Posted 04.24.2012

George Molho

The beauty of vulnerability is in its expression. Its power resides in embracing it. By being unafraid to be vulnerable you will shrink shame, make a feast of fear and starve insecurities.

Expressing How We Truly Feel Is Not Easy, But It's Worth It

Jeanette Cajide | Posted 04.24.2012

Jeanette Cajide

I have no problem expressing discontent, criticism, and opinions, but when it comes to expressing love, I will suffer quietly, in the corner, hoping the other person is gifted with telepathy.

Raising a Transgender Child: A Star is Born

Julie Ross | Posted 04.23.2012

Julie Ross

Eight months ago, my 9-year-old son tearfully shared with me that his whole life, he had wanted to be a girl.

Living a Courageous Life

Carolyn Ziel | Posted 04.11.2012

Carolyn Ziel

Trying to live a fearless life is to set yourself up for failure. Instead, set yourself up for success by working at living a courageous life.

Courage Goes to Work

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.29.2012

BJ Gallagher

I was intrigued by the notion of courage in the workplace, so I asked Bill Treasurer, author of Courage Goes to Work if he would sit down and have a conversation with me about courage at work.

Changing Your Life 'Inertia' Takes Courage

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.23.2012

Dr. Jim Taylor

Courage may be the single most important characteristic for changing your life inertia. Making a change requires risk and risk is scary because when you risk, you may fail.

The Reinvention Exchange: Courage, Focus, Inspiration

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.15.2012

Kathi Sharpe-Ross

The process of reinventing any aspect of our lives requires courage, focus and inspiration. Is it spiritual, a relationship, or your career that needs a little shaking up?

Courage, Character, and Reactions to Rush Limbaugh

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 05.12.2012

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.

Character is not necessarily limited to extraordinary feats of daring or selflessness. Rather, character is also reflected in the everyday choices we make about how we live our lives.

Soul-Talk: Are You Courageous Or Just Self-Righteous?

Russell Bishop | Posted 04.28.2012

Russell Bishop

True courage takes many forms, few of them characterized by bravado and none of them insensitive or unkind. That doesn't mean true courage can't appear to be insensitive or unkind

For the Interim Time...

Miriam Mason Martineau | Posted 04.03.2012

Miriam Mason Martineau

I learn to trust that, much like the growth that takes place beneath the earth before a new shoot appears, movement and evolution may rumble below the surface before making an obvious appearance.

Unbinding Our Hearts: An Interview With Agapi Stassinopoulos

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 04.02.2012

Dr. Cara Barker

As we approach February and the theme of love, I know of no better way to begin what is coming in the next few weeks than to share an interview with someone well-versed in the affairs of the heart: Agapi Stassinopoulos.

Setting Goals: Which Path Do You Choose?

Nick Segal | Posted 04.01.2012

Nick Segal

For my part, I'm a big fan of defining my own dreams and realities and charting the course, for better or worse, to see if I can realize my desires.

7 Ways to Improve Your Relationship

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 03.19.2012

Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Good relationships don't just happen. I've discovered seven choices you can make that will not only improve your relationship, but can turn a failing relationship into a successful one.

The Three Most Important Words You Can Say (Or Hear)

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 03.07.2012

Dennis Merritt Jones

At the end of the day I believe that what we are all seeking is a deeper experience of both sides of love -- the giving of it and the receiving of it. And yet, at times we are our own worst enemies when it comes to the giving and receiving of love because we place too many conditions and qualifications on it.

Connecticut Archdiocese Plans Ministry To Counsel Gays, Lesbians Against Having Sex

Posted 01.05.2012

Although New England is generally considered one of the most liberal U.S. regions, one Connecticut-based archdiocese's take on the state's lesbian, ga...

Ten Ways Life Gets Better as We Get Older

Wendy Lustbader | Posted 02.27.2012

Wendy Lustbader

Awareness of our mortality conveys immediacy in everything we do. We no longer squander our time, because time is the currency that has become more precious.

Courage is Having the Strength to be Vulnerable

Amy Chan | Posted 02.11.2012

Amy Chan

True courage is not blocking out your emotions, it's having the strength to deal with them.

What Does Your Family Stand For?

Carleton Kendrick | Posted 02.05.2012

Carleton Kendrick

I don't mean whether you vote Republican or Democrat. I'm talking about what values, character traits and sense of purpose define your family.

Breast Cancer Awareness: Janae Veal On How She Beat Cancer

Bessie A. Winn-Afeku | Posted 01.16.2012

Bessie A. Winn-Afeku

Since my diagnosis, I've learned that femininity is not defined by your hair. I have even more confidence without it.