“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
--Nelson Mandela
C – Confidence
O – Opportunity
U – Understanding
R – Responsibility
A – Ability
G – Graciousness and Gratitude
E – Energy
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'”
--Eleanor Roosevelt
Step up and step out. Nothing significant was ever gained by waiting. Go, do, be. You are everything you need.
