• start a new venture

• pursue a new career path

• apply for your dream job

• ask for a promotion

• negotiate a raise

• apply to graduate/professional school

• become a thought leader in your field & learn how to brand yourself

• move to a new city

• give a TED talk

• start a podcast

• show & sell your art

• create a dating profile & go on a first date

• begin (or end) a relationship

• tell someone you love them

• have a difficult conversation

• ask for help

• say no

• speak out

• share your story

• start over

“Everything we want is on the other side of fear.” (Jack Canfield)

“The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart…Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart… We learn courage by couraging.” (Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection)

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” (Brené Brown, Daring Greatly)

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can’t be consistently fair or kind or generous or forgiving any of those without courage.” (Maya Angelou)

“Gaining confidence means getting outside your comfort zone, experiencing setbacks, and, with determination, picking yourself up again.” (Katty Kay & Claire Shipman, The Confidence Code)

“Hope is not an emotion, it’s a thought process made up of goals, pathways, and agency. Hope happens when we can set realistic goals, have the tenacity and perseverance to pursue those goals, and believe in our own abilities to act… Hope is learned…Despair is the lack of hope.” (Charles Synder in Rising Strong by Brené Brown)

“We can do hard things.” (Glennon Doyle, Untamed)