Although work and purpose can reside closely together, it doesn’t always happen that way.
Purpose puts a lift in our step and a burning ember inside. It becomes just a word in an inspirational phrase.
Purpose is discussed often and understood little. Principles are how we will live and lead, and purpose is the energy to move us forward. So, if we are born to be brave, we need to understand everyone is imperfect and we need to know what core principles we will live and lead by. Bravery gets lost in the lack of life and leadership principles. At first, we feel like a single strand of wheat bending with each gust and then we step back and see a crowded field all waving in the flow of a breeze. Without firm principles, we become flimsy in the wind. Worse, we become unsure if it is right for us to speak up, speak out. When we don’t know what we really believe, our bravery takes a hit. There needs to be something deep within our soul we need to live out loud each and every day. We have to do know what we believe and what we are willing to stand up for and lead by. There has to be more to it than just this?īeyond realizing everyone is imperfect, we also need to recognize bravery is stoked by moral principles. In realizing everyone is imperfect, our bravery increases. No matter what our ego may tell us, this is a fact. We are vulnerable because we are imperfect human beings. Each day in leading, we are certainly vulnerable. Each day in living, we are certainly vulnerable. I am not an expert on this viewpoint but there is relevancy in this argument as you listen to her TEDx talk. How do we sustain it? If we are born brave, isn’t it innate within us?īrené Brown argues part of being brave is being vulnerable. It is bravery to admit mistakes, make changes, engage in challenging conversations, ask people to leave, embrace people to make them better, coach others to find their purpose in work, and stand up for what is right and against what is wrong. How do we sustain it? Being a leader requires bravery. Finding our purpose, pursuing it, and enhancing it takes us being brave. Living fully means being centered in our purpose. Living entails relationships and, let’s face it, some people are just difficult. Each day, we build or repair relationships. Taking the path less traveled, yet more meaningful, requires being brave. Living requires bravery.Įach day, we face choices. If we are born to be brave, then how do we sustain our bravery? This is really the heart of the statement. Will it stick through years ahead? A key question. It is youthful bravery, unscarred by the continuous waves of time. Being brave turns to small, timid steps, leaving big leaps on the sidelines.įor Millennials and Generation Z, you are courageous and energized about the possibilities ahead. As time wears on us, we become petrified into routines. We put on our cape and flung ourselves out into the world to take on any challenge and work hard to achieve our goals. What truth.įor us Boomers or Gen Xers, when we think back to our early days, we were ready and willing to do just about anything. “You are born to be brave.” What simplicity. “You are born to be brave.” The words seemed to flow so easily from Brené Brown but they did not just pass by.
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