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1 COVER
5 PREFACE
7 PART I: CORE COURAGE 1 KNOW YOUR WHY FOR THE SAKE OF WHAT? HOW DO YOU WANT TO MEASURE YOUR LIFE? WORK FOR A PURPOSE, NOT FOR APPLAUSE YOUR PURPOSE WILL UNFOLD AND EVOLVE AS YOU DO 2 LEAN TOWARDS RISK BEWARE OF NORMALISING FEAR; NOT ALL RISKS ARE TO BE AVOIDED TRUST YOURSELF, NOT YOUR FEARS LEAN TOWARD RISK LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR FEAR OR IT WILL MANAGE YOU KNOW WHAT TO FEAR EMBODY THE BRAVE-HEARTED PERSON YOU ASPIRE TO BECOME 3 BE TRUSTWORTHY NEVER SURRENDER SELF-RESPECT TO SELF-INTEREST A LACK OF TRUST EXACTS A STEEP HIDDEN TAX THE FOUR DOMAINS OF TRUST YOU WILL ONLY GO AS HIGH AS YOUR ROOTS GO DEEP
8 PART II: WORKING COURAGE 4 SPEAK BRAVELY THE MOST IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ARE OFTEN THE LEAST COMFORTABLE 5 LEARN, UNLEARN AND RELEARN DON'T WALK INTO THE FUTURE BLINDFOLDED CHANGE, EVEN CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, IS RARELY COMFORTABLE REFRAME LEARNING FROM A ONE-OFF EVENT TO A LIFELONG JOURNEY LIFE WILL NEVER STOP TEACHING SO YOU MUST NEVER STOP LEARNING CHANGE IMPOSED IS CHANGE OPPOSED 6 EMBRACE SETBACKS BUILD YOUR MUSCLES FOR LIFE BEWARE NEGATIVE FORECASTING BIAS: YOUR TENDENCY TO TURN FORECASTS INTO FEAR-CASTS PREPARE TO SOAR: LIFE DOESN'T HAPPEN TO YOU, BUT FOR YOU 7 LEAD BRAVELY REAL LEADERSHIP EXTENDS FROM THE INSIDE OUT CONNECT AUTHENTICALLY INSPIRE POSSIBILITIES EMBOLDEN PEOPLE TO TAKE BRAVER ACTION AMPLIFY THE RIPPLE EFFECT
9 PART III: TAKE COURAGE 8 BACK YOURSELF DARE TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE BET … ON YOURSELF ENLIST THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WHO LIFT YOU UP AND ENLARGE YOUR THINKING PRUNE YOUR TREE AND NEVER SHRINK YOURSELF DOWN TO MAKE OTHERS FEEL BETTER CLEAR YOUR CLUTTER: A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE CREATE RITUALS THAT EXPAND YOUR CAPACITY TO THRIVE UNDER PRESSURE BUILD COURAGE IN INCREMENTS MAKE DAILY STROKES OF EFFORT SET A VISION THAT COMPELS YOU TO BREAK RANKS WITH COMFORT MAKE YOUR STAND FOR GREATNESS EMBRACE YOUR FUTURE AS THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME ADVENTURE IT IS
11 INDEX
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1: begin with whyFigure 2: finding purpose in work
2 Chapter 2Figure 3: the Risk/Reward Matrix
3 Chapter 3Figure 4: the four domains of trust
4 Chapter 4Figure 5: conversations count
5 Chapter 6Figure 6: life's realityFigure 7: the SOAR processFigure 8: the power of choice
6 Chapter 7Figure 9: the three domains of courageous leadershipFigure 10: leaders can see what can be
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