how to be courageous
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Jeff George's presentation at Planning-ness 2014 on how to be braveTRANSCRIPT
HOW TO BE COURAGEOUS
PLANNING-NESS SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
“Courage is one of those things that can only be properly attained by doing it.
To get courage, be courageous.”
The Mystery of Courage William I. Miller, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
WHAT’S COURAGE?
SOCRATES WAS BUMMED
“THEN . . . WE HAVE NOT DISCOVERED WHAT
COURAGE IS.”
HE’D STILL BE BUMMED
MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS LATER . . . WE STILL CAN’T AGREE ON A DEFINITION
COWARDICE RASHNESS
RATE’S VERSION
A WILLING INTENTIONAL ACT
SUBSTANTIAL DANGER, DIFFICULTY OR RISK TO THE ACTOR
A GOOD OR MORALLY WORTHY PURPOSE
WILLFUL DISCOMFORT FOR GOOD
WHAT KEEPS US FROM BEING COURAGEOUS?
MUCH ADO ABOUT FEAR
FEAR OF
WHAT?
PAIN
PAIN IN THE ASS
HURT MY FEELINGS
PAIN POINT
PAIN
PHYSICAL
SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL
FINANCIAL
ETC ETC ETC
IT ALWAYS GETS EASIER
IT NEVER GETS EASIER,
YOU JUST GO FASTER.
IF YOU WANT TO BEAT ME . . .
WE ARE HARD-WIRED FOR TRIBES
“THE NEED TO BELONG IS A POWERFUL, FUNDAMENTAL, AND
PERVASIVE MOTIVATION.”
- HARRY STACK SULLIVAN, PSYCHIATRIST AND PSYCHOANALYST,
FOUNDER OF INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF PSYCHIATRY
“THE PURSUIT OF A SECURE INTERPERSONAL ATTACHMENT
AND THE EXPERIENCE OF SELF AS ACCEPTED . . .
IS CRUCIAL TO WELL-BEING.”
- HARRY STACK SULLIVAN
ASCH CONFORMITY PRINCIPLE
A
B
C
PAIN IS INEVITABLE
PAIN IS INEVITABLE
YOU GET TO CHOOSE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH IT
WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE COURAGEOUS?
IDEAS ARE EASY
CREATIVITY
INNOVATION
CREATIVITY
INNOVATION PAIN
MY STORY
THE HUB ON PAPER
WHAT CHANGED?
PERSONAL BUSINESS
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE YOUR RESPONSE
I LOVE PAIN
PAIN AT EVERY TURN
SERENDIPITY
PRACTICE MAKES COMFORTABLE
HOW TO BE COURAGEOUS?
EMBRACE PAIN
YOUR COMFORT
ZONE
WHERE THE MAGIC
HAPPENS
HANG ON
HOW CAN WE SPREAD COURAGE?
IT’S CONTAGIOUS
“Courage is one of those things that can only be properly attained by doing it.
To get courage, be courageous.”
The Mystery of Courage William I. Miller, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
“Courage is one of those things that can only be properly attained by doing it.
To get (other people to show) courage,
be courageous.” The Mystery of Courage
William I. Miller, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
