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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  Personally I think it takes more courage to work at a job you don't love, get paid a fixed income, call someone "boss", and deep down know the whole thing is a dead end. I did that for six months and chickened out for good.
In order to transition to doing work you really love, you may need a temporary shot of courage, but the idea that you must be brave on a daily basis just isn't true. |
Oh yeah, I agree. Once you're making $40,000/month from a blog expressing your thoughts, doing what you love, courage has very little to do with things.
My blog talks to the "normal people" who still have the very deep rooted need to fit in with the crowd and to keep a job that is "secure" and offers a regular paycheck. Maybe it is because you were only in the workforce for 6months that you don't realize just how much courage it takes for the average person to go after what they really want.
Also, I built my wealth working IN the system, while you built yours OUTSIDE the system of the corporate world. Maybe that's why it didn't feel like this was a couragous move for you.
The other possibility is that the courage I speak of could have been developed by you PRIOR to starting your blog. The way I define courage is the ability to go in a direction that you KNOW and FEEL is right, which aligns with your values and long term success, even though an easier path exists and often times others prefer it. For example, it takes courage to ask for a raise at work, it takes courage to express an opinion that doesn't fit with your peers, it takes courage to tell your parents you're *NOT* going to be a _____ <-- Insert whatever they wanted you to be, etc.
I'm not saying it takes huge courage to STAY wealthy when you're already there. It does when you're not.
Yes, exactly.
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But in the long run, I think compassion and contribution become more significant ongoing motivators than courage. Going against the grain of the herd is tough at first, but once you get in the flow of going with the grain of your authentic self, the herd grain doesn't taste good anymore and loses its appeal. So it doesn't take much courage or discipline to say, "No, thanks. I brought my own lunch." All you're really doing is going with what tastes better.
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Yup. Once you've arrived, and developed the habits, it's not so hard.
It's like Martial Arts training. It's takes more courage for someone who has never trained to come with me to the DOJO for their first lesson than it is for me to come after years of training, even though they will feel NO pain during their class, while I may be beaten by my Sensei.
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Exercising courage can be a step in the right direction, but it should be temporary.
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Yes. It takes courage to overcome your fears at first. Once the fears are no longer there, it doesn't take a lot of courage anymore.