When you choose to be courageous, fear loses its control. No-one actively chooses to live half heartedly. Mostly it is an irrational, automatic, emotional response, fueled by fear. What happens next though is controlled and determined by will and choice. Wanting to be brave or not, feeling like it or not, it's still worth it. The only way to beat it and to be free of fear and discouragement, is to choose courage. Choosing courage means learning to overcome whatever challenges

Courage is never permanent but can become a practised and trained daily habit. You will sometimes feel like you are taking one step forward and two back. Courage that you’d managed to muster can be replaced by discouragement. When courage has been fought for, won and then lost, it is the most tempting time to quit. To tackle this, learn to recognise the things that steal your courage, what your weak spots are and to then accommodate them. Learning to recognise your courage st

Courage to strive for what is unseen is a game changer. Having a vision and a conviction for the future means your heart and hands are more ready to be brave. Faith, hope and expectancy are all vital for courage to grow. It takes courage to step towards our vision and to make it a reality, to say ‘I’m going this way.' As our vision becomes alive and possible in our hearts, it becomes acted upon by our hands. What we see in our minds and hearts that can build or steal our cour

Strength is not just physical, but emotional, intellectual and spiritual. No one is born strong. Strength comes over time through growth, development, watching, learning, practicing and straining. It is only through using and giving the strength you have that it can increase. You can not wait to be strong and then start using it. It starts from where you are and what you have. So learn, learn, learn, practice, practice, practice, train, train, train and you will see movement,

Positive and affirming accountability can produce remarkable change. If you struggle with the idea of being supervised then question why? Do you fear the loss of control and creativity? Do you expect supervision will bring tight restrictions and no freedom? Having someone regularly checking in with you to ensure you are OK and doing OK is no bad thing, especially if you think of that person as someone with ‘super-vision’. Instead of seeing it like someone breathing down your

Knowing what to do and how to live a sanctified dream isn’t usually the most significant problem or sticking point, taking action toward it is another thing entirely. When you consider how to use your TAGS to help and serve others, it takes the focus off of yourself and onto someone else. As you use your TAGS to help and serve they will develop and grow and before you realise it. Serving someone else instead of yourself flips the script and switches the focus. It’s scary not

With the courage to lead and to take responsibility comes the power to make a change. Everyone has the ability to be a leader. Some have the ability and potential to lead on a large scale and some on a small but we all have the ability to lead, empower and influence. It can be daunting and scary but you have so much ability and potential in your hands, you just need to be brave and show it. Waiting for someone else to create the change we long to see is very frustrating and n

There will always be things that happen that you can’t be ready for. Regardless of how far off things may seem, fail to plan, then plan to fail. Knowing you have a contingency plan and you are ready for the day will help you to face it with confidence. ​Being prepared may have a bit of a geeky reputation, but it's worth it. When time and effort is invested into preparation, confidence and courage grows. Preparations are not just precautions to protect yourself when tragedy st

Mistakes are certain but we can make time and take action. Like it or not your mistakes will shape and mould you, positively or negatively is determined by you. No matter how hard you try to develop Who-What-Where Gratitude, no matter how good you are at using your TAGS and no matter how focused you are on your DAGA, you will still make mistakes. You are human and you are not nor ever will be perfect, so you will make mistakes but that is OK. How you respond and what you do n

Time is your most precious commodity. Like fruit it grows, ripens and then fades away. Inactivity and procrastination is dangerous territory and can create a whole host of problems. Inactivity is a dream stealer. Everyone, without exception, is made and wired to maximise their time using their God-given gifts and talents at the right time and in the correct season. When that doesn’t happen, boredom moves into where purpose once lived. Negative temptations are more easily igno