We are back with another episode of the Squiggly Career SkillSprint.

We're on number 17.

And today we're going to be talking a bit about the skill of courage.

And courage obviously can feel scary because this is where we are going outside of what feels comfortable.

This is where we are being brave.

So why bother?

Why should we care about this?

Move on to the next skill.

Well, we do care.

I think partly because with the change in uncertainty that is part of our careers,

there are just moments where we do need courage because things are hard.

So sometimes that's because it's happening to us. But I also think there

are moments where we might want to be intentional about being brave because we feel like we've got

the capacity. We feel like, well, actually, I do want to stretch myself. And I think this is often

the moments where you realize you've got more potential than maybe you even gave yourself credit

for.

So there are lots of upsides, but I know this is one that can feel hard.

And actually, when we talk about this in workshops, people will often say, I'd love to spend

a bit more time in my courage zone, but they find it hard to figure out, what does that look

like? And how do I make that happen?

I think as well, when we're talking about courage as a skill,

I don't think this is about just being like blindly brave.

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