Courage Is Essential!

Maximum Life: Unlocking Your Full Potential in 2025

This article excerpted from Maximum Life: Unlocking Your Full Potential Through Inner Growth, Momentum, And Impact by Iann Schonken at Amazon.com.

Courage is a vital component of a fulfilling life. It empowers us to face challenges, take risks, and pursue our dreams despite fear and uncertainty. Being courageous doesn’t mean the absence of fear; it means acting in spite of it.

In this newsletter we’ll explore the different types of courage—physical, moral, and emotional—and provide strategies for developing and exercising bravery in various aspects of life.

The Essence of Courage

Courage is often associated with heroic acts, but it also manifests in everyday decisions and actions. It takes courage to speak up for what you believe in, to stand by your values, and to make changes that improve your life. As C.S. Lewis aptly put it:

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” [1]

This underscores the idea that courage is integral to living a vi…