Monday Memo| Detail No.100| May 06, 2024

All through this month, the trend on the arena is #DOM

Do you practice courage every day? Turns out, it’s not so easy!! 🙂

However, in the process of trying, here’s something that became crystal clear: The correlation between courage and what you want to be known for.

When you think about it, whether your message impacts a few or many, it takes a lots of guts to say, in essence, “this is my body of work and what I want to be known for.” Especially because the hard choices you make and actions you take everyday to live out your message – personally and professionally – define you.

I believe this dynamic relationship is due to a fundamental truth about your message, which is that it stems from something deep within you. And yes, I’m operating under the presumption that everyone wants to be known for something – even if it isn’t reflected in how you earn a living.

There is something that makes you feel alive and represents your way of making life a little better for someone else.

Therefore, if it stems from something deep within you that likely means it is shaped by an aspect of your life – perhaps something from your past; something you envision for the future; or, a combination.

Someone is asking— what does courage mean?

• It's kicking up all the “feels” and fears.

• It’s challenging you to address your own sense of worthiness and whether you really are making (or can make) a difference.

• It’s giving you a chance (said ever so cheekily) to wrestle with and overcome concerns about being rejected or feeling isolated or unliked.

• It requires that when low self esteem kicks in, you have a way to silence it.

• It demands that you seek a deep connection with others (because you can’t fulfill your message alone).

• It asks you to be vulnerable – at times in front of the people you’d rather not expose yourself to in this way.

So in case you need a reminder—Each time you do what each of the above asks of you, that is courage! Proving, yet again, that while you do brave things each and every day, choosing to be intentional about it is not for the faint of heart.

Your story, voice and message matter – a lot! So if you needed confirmation that the world needs you to practice everyday courage, consider this it.

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