Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

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Move out of Your Comfort Zone
The third type of courage you need is the courage to move out of
your comfort zone. It is the courage to move into your zone of 
dis-
comfort
, where you feel awkward, clumsy, and alone. The comfort
zone is one of the greatest enemies of human potential. When peo-
ple get into a comfort zone, they strive to stay in that comfort zone.
Often their whole lives pass them by while they are furnishing and
reinforcing their little rut of medium performance.
You need the courage to continually move yourself in the direc-
tion of your biggest goals and ambitions. You need to be willing to
face discomfort in order for you to grow.
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Take a Stand
The fourth type of courage you need is the courage to take a stand,
especially with regard to your values, your vision, and your beliefs.
You need to stand up for what you believe to be right. You need to
stand up for other people who espouse those principles.You need to
have the courage to stand solidly for the highest values that you
know, and then refuse to compromise yourself or your character be-
cause others may disapprove.
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