Black Belt Courage to Change & Face Your Fears

What is courage? Courage is the most misunderstood characteristic, probably, of Black Belt Mindset. First of all, let's talk about what courage isn't. Courage is not the absence of fear. The absence of fear is stupidity. Fear is a natural part of us, and it's a very good part of us. Fear is a protective instinct. It's a survival instinct. Where it becomes a problem is when we allow that fear to defeat us, when we let fear prevent us from taking action. So really, if we get back to a definition of courage, courage is simply acting in the face of fear. That's it. 3 major types: heroic courage— that's very easy to see. Heroic courage is what happens when those guys the guys ran into the buildings on 9/11, okay? And you can see that, it's very obvious. Then there's moral courage. That's a little bit different, and it's very difficult, especially when you have a right versus right issue. Sometimes both sides are right, and you have to have the courage and passion to stand up for your side while being respectful to the other person. You have to have the moral courage to do what's right even when it's very tempting to do the wrong thing, particularly when it leads to profit. The third kind is artistic courage. And that's probably the most elusive one. Artistic courage means having the courage to express yourself, to let your thoughts and ideas go out into the world and see what happens. And you're gonna face some criticism, you're gonna face some knocks there, but hey, if you get in the ring, you're gonna take your knocks. So artistic courage, artistic courage is very, very important in today's world. If you've got something to say, you gotta have the courage, you gotta find the courage to get up and say it. All these types of courage can be developed through hard work and discipline.