- Your April NOtivation

Published: Fri, 04/17/20

A NOtivational Quote

"I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.”
- Brene Brown

NOtivational Message

Richard and I hope this note finds you well.

Yesterday, someone messaged me on Linkedin and asked, "How have you been able to exercise courage in the midst of all that we're in?"

Here was my answer:

I suppose it's waking up everyday with this equation:

Uncertain of what the day will bring + unsure of what the future will look like + various fears that arise from all the uncertainty + taking action anyway = exercising courage.

This situation is forcing us all to "exercise our courage." By the way, when I am not exercising my courage, I'm taking a nap or drinking red wine while watching Ozark on Netflix. :)-

Seriously though, all the traits that we forged in the good and "easier" times are being brought to bear. Things like self-awareness, gratitude, resilience, optimism and of course, courage. These traits are no longer part of nice quotes and platitudes, they are the tools we must rely on.

We don't just believe resilience is important. We are living it.

We don't just think courage is helpful. We are using it.

We don't just talk about optimism. We have to speak it ourselves.

Benjamin Disraeli said, "There is no education like adversity."

Whatever your experience may be during this time, you're building traits that will serve you going forward. Even if you are not "exercising" in any other way... you're exercising courage. Because whatever actions you are taking during all this, it's being done in the face of massive uncertainty.

Oh, this is so much more than education. It's first hand experience. It will serve you.

NOteworthy Listens & Reads

I've been reading The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday. It's probably the best book anyone could be reading right now. I just threw it onto our list. To see it and the other books we recommend, visit the "Go for No" Book Store on Amazon.

You can get all those same books on audio as well. And if you enjoy audio books, here are all the ones we've created including The Fear Factory, The Diamond Line, Go for No! and more... http://goforno.com/audiobooks

NOteworthy Quote

"You need to have the courage to ask now more than ever.
Ask for an introduction.

Ask for a conversation.
Ask for an interview.
Ask for the opportunity."

- Andrea Waltz

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