Self-Trust and Courage

Self-Trust makes Courage more available because action becomes less dependent on guarantees.

Self-Trust makes Courage more available because action becomes less dependent on guarantees.

If you trust yourself only when you know exactly what will happen, uncertainty becomes almost impossible to tolerate.

Stronger self-trust says:

“I may not control the outcome, but I trust my ability to respond to what happens.”

That is often enough for courage to become possible.

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