the art of living courageously week 5: the courageous mindset
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Week 5: The Courageous Mindset
❖ How do we integrate courage into our mindset in such a way that acting courageously becomes our default?
–Alexandra Dufresne (via Sara)
“Courage isn’t in doing what comes naturally. It is rarely about one grandiose, beautiful self-sacrificing
gesture. And it isn’t about doing what’s right when success is a
sure thing. Courage is doing what is awkward, tedious, annoying and
inelegant in the face of uncertainty. It is stepping in to cover for someone else because
someone must. And it is taking small, incremental steps every week, every month, every season, every year until it becomes a habit.”
Hannah: Searching for Courage
Positive traits
(predisposition)
Positive emotions
(vs cognitive)
Values/Identity
Positive states (self-
efficacy)
Social forces/training/heroes
Situation (can work both ways)
COURAGE
Breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion
Security of body, employment, resources, family, health,
property
Friendship, family, intimacy
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-esteem, confidence,
achievement, respect
Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem-solving, lack of prejudice, acceptance of
facts
Physiological
Safety
Love/belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
Carol Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
❖ Fixed Mindset: ❖ belief that basic qualities, like
intelligence or talent, are fixed traits❖ talent alone creates success—without
effort❖ Growth Mindset:
❖ belief that basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work
❖ creates love of learning and resilience
❖ trust in self
COURAGE
❖ Clarity❖ Ownership
❖ I know it’s possible❖ AND I know it’s going to be hard❖ Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan (WOOP)
COURAGE❖ Clarity❖ Ownership❖ Uncluttering❖ Resources❖ Action
❖ Reach activation point - what you’ve brought is what you’ve got
❖ No ruminating, overthinking, or comparing❖ Approach your goal like a man with his hair on fire
approaches a pond
COURAGE❖ Clarity❖ Ownership❖ Uncluttering❖ Resources❖ Action❖ Grit
❖ Be anti-fragile (Naseem Taleb)❖ Barbell strategy (both aggressive and conservative)❖ “I win or I learn”