Of All The Nerve!

July 5th, 2008 | by Jeniffer |

Do you know someone who does things as a matter of course that you wouldn’t dare to do?

I don’t mean walk on fire type of things, or race into burning buildings to rescue kittens.

I mean everyday things.

They go places in their career because they take some sort of risk you never would have dreamed of.

And even if you had thought of it, you wouldn’t have done it, because if it didn’t work out properly, you could have lost your job.

But they did it, and it worked out well, and bully for them, but how the heck did they know it would turn out well in the end?

They didn’t.

Do you secretly wish you could do the same sorts of things, but somehow, they seem too frightening, too powerful, too life changing, too–well, they just seem too much, is all.

Do you ever wonder why some people jump in with both feet, while you meekly dab in your big toe to just maybe test the waters?

Call it courage.

Call it love of a challenge.

Call it what you will.

It’s the something inside every one of us that propels us forward, prompting us to take action where others will not, pushing us forward to try new things, to invent, to create, to excel.

Courage. Nerve. Confidence.

You gotta love the ones that have it.

The good news is, that you can grow your courage muscle.

Like any other part of you, it just needs to be used on occasion.

Try something a little different.

Go to different places.

Try different types of food.

Learn a new language, then go visit a country where they speak it.

Try things.

That’s all it takes to build your courage muscle.

Then, like any other muscle, with regular use, it will grow stronger.

More resilient.