September 2016
Dizzy Dean: “It ain’t braggin’ if you can do it!”
Many women think that speaking or acting in courage demonstrates offensive behavior even if they are conveying the truth. I call this tendency the “too syndrome”—too assertive, too independent, too intense, too bold, too honest, too smart. Ironically, when men demonstrate the same kind of behavior, they identify with baseball’s Dizzy Dean: “It ain’t braggin’ if you can do
Courageous Leadership—Dietrich Bonhoeffer Hanged Nude at 39—A Portrait
History frequently glorifies the wrong individuals while overlooking the courageous acts of everyday people. Through intimidation, social, political and religious powerbrokers control perceptions and perpetuate the stories that serve their agendas. Few human beings have ever faced the level of intimidation (one of twelve obstacles to courageous leadership) that Dietrich Bonhoeffer faced in Nazi Germany. A German pastor and
5 Actions to Integrate Higher Courage Consciousness
If you choose to be a person who demonstrates higher integral levels of courage consciousness you must be willing to step up and invite in a new behavior—one that leaves a mark, one that leaves a legacy—one filled with courage! The word “courage” comes from the French word corage, meaning “heart and spirit,” which tells us that acting with