Top 10 Steps to Cultivate Courage

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -- Winston Churchill

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. -- Billy Graham

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free. -- Paul Tillich

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. -- C. S. Lewis

Research has shown that one's thought life influences every aspect of one's being. Whether we are filled with confidence or fear depends on the kind of thoughts that habitually occupy our minds. -- John Ortberg

1. Identify your calling.
2. Identify your fears.
3. Consider how your fears will thwart your calling.
4. Consider the authority of Christ over your fears.
5. Trust God's ability rather than your limitations.
6. Decide whether you want a life of compliance or rebellion.
7. Always choose obedience in the face of fear.
8. Join forces with other of similar calling.
9. Remind yourself that God's side wins.
10. Embrace the adventure of a life of significance.