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Feminine Courage—the Forgotten Virtue

In ancient times, people worshipped goddesses. Women held positions of respect and honor. Over the centuries, male gods usurped the goddesses and the status of all mortal women was diminished. Powerful myths evolved that portrayed men as strong and courageous...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2010 2:04 PM by Sandra Walston

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Denying Your Courageous Spirit

Another Monday and here you are: you have to impress an important client at a meeting in a few minutes and you just realized that you forgot to put on deodorant this morning. You have been frantically preparing for a presentation in front of your sales...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2010 2:08 PM by Sandra Walston

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Revelations Are Found in Your Courage

Denial is saying no to courage. There’s a polarity about who you are—your “story”—versus your true essence. Stepping up the ladder of your life is the ascension to a higher place that reveals this core. A shift in the pronoun...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2010 2:01 PM by Sandra Walston

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Courage to Invite Trouble

Confessing is good for the spirit when it’s done in a timely manner and with the right intent. The process helps you face the truth; you take responsibility for what’s happening with your spirit and you clean up those missteps that collect...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2010 2:14 PM by Sandra Walston

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Courage to Confess Shortcomings

I received an email that piqued my interest. I decided to format it as a "Courage Advice Column" for this blog posting. Dear Sandra, The Courage Expert: There are many times I find myself responding to a discussion topic as if I know something...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2010 5:00 PM by Sandra Walston

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Toxic Ties at Work

Last week, I blogged about the situation at work Bruce faced. This workplace example may reveal the script that Bruce is a courageous underling working for the non-courageous wimps. He continues, “Office politics often trumps my hand if all I have...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2010 11:31 AM by Sandra Walston

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Shifting Your Inner Scripts

Gallup research today shows that 74% of American workers are disengaged clock-watchers who cannot wait to go home. Like bad personal relationships most of us blame rather than take action and move on. Do you dread going to work (or going home)? Blame...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2010 1:00 PM by Sandra Walston

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Different Meanings for Courage

Courage will mean different things to people based on their level of courage development, such as taking a risk to admit a mistake or to admit a bad staff hire. Each employee, whether boss or subordinate, brings his/her definition of courage to work and...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 10:36 AM by Sandra Walston

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Equating Courage with Your Life

You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself. -- Galileo Learning advances when there’s a shift in scripts. The scripts I am referring to are the mind patterns you bring to work. Scripts reveal a set of beliefs that...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 11:06 AM by Sandra Walston

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Claim Your Courage Today

If courage has eluded you in the past, now is the time to step up and make your daily job performance a profile in courage that reveals your heart and spirit, such as confronting issues when your job is at stake, being vulnerable to admit a mistake and...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 12:06 PM by Sandra Walston

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2010—Ways to Claim Your Courage!

Hope you’re having a good holiday season. A few weeks ago I wrote about how you can step up to your next level and become a courageous leader in 2010. I shared of one of my favorite quotes: “He who hesitates on each step spends his life on...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2009 8:37 PM by Sandra Walston

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Stepping Up to the Next Level to Become a Courageous Leader

Opportunities for “courageous leadership” at work occur nearly every day. From speaking up during a company meeting to overcoming an obstacle that hinders professional advancement, these instances are often the defining moments of a person’s...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2009 3:48 PM by Sandra Walston

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I Am Grateful!

Every day is a day to be grateful. Are you too busy? Eckhart Tolle, from A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose , admonishes us to ask this question often: “‘What can I give here; how can I be of service to this person, this situation...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2009 5:09 PM by Sandra Walston

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Courage and the “Graces”

The ancient Greek and Roman goddesses of beauty and kindness were called “Graces.” They were usually represented as three in number. The word grace (like the word courage, 1250-1300) originated in Medieval Old French (1125-75), and means kindness...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2009 3:21 PM by Sandra Walston

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Courage and New Beginnings

WE ALL SEEM to feel the shifts of uncertainty that are occurring at multiple levels in our lives including our spirit. Acknowledging these feelings about how we live our lives will hopefully open up an opportunity to stop and reflect about our behavior...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2009 1:30 PM by Sandra Walston

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