Courage At The Edge Of Fear

Courage At The Edge Of Fear

As a volunteer with the Junior League of Asheville, I was able to work with a team of women to provide a job and life skills development class for women who are currently living in a homeless shelter. While the sense of crisis for the women has diminished as they are...
Courage Is Local

Courage Is Local

In every town in America there are mementos that connect the community to courageous heroes from the past. In one town it might be a sacred display honoring fallen veterans. In another it might be a plaque designating the spot where the local hero was born. I’ve...
Intentional Courage

Intentional Courage

You are a courageous person.  I know that because I know that you have done courageous things in your life already.  You were courageous the day your parents dropped you off at summer camp for your first time.  You were courageous as a budding thespian in your high...
Stupid Courage

Stupid Courage

What, exactly is “stupid courage”? When I was a kid, a ferocious dog named King lived down the street.  Being six years old, I was deathly afraid of King, a black Doberman Pincher. Every time I walked past my neighbor’s house, King would bark viciously. ...
Courage Misplaced

Courage Misplaced

I am an idealist. You have to be if the bulk of your business centers on developing leaders. Leadership development involves helping people close the gap between the leader that they are, and the leader that they want to be. “Leadership” is an aspirational concept...