This article is about a topic that is not only relevant for academic discussions considering traits of human beings but is also a decisive factor when it comes to thriving in career as a competent professional as well as influencing the society as a leader. Almost all human beings agree upon the point that showing of courage by anyone for goodness is highly rewarding as well as inspiring to others but still they know so less about "Courage". Here in this article I have tried to simplify courage by linking it to our reaction towards possible outcomes of any situation. Even though several people are equipped with marvellous capabilities yet as little as 1% genuinely showcase real courage when required. Why is it so? Well, to know this it is pertinent to understand relevant meaning of courage not from English dictionary but from your own life. You need to think differently when you are into real life situations where your confidence and courage can not only bring rewards to you but you can seriously influence the people around you such that they also start delivering beyond their normal achievements.
Courage how I define is "It is your mindset when you are able to establish to your mind that to you the possible positive outcome from any situation is much more important to you than your fear of facing the negative outcome from the situation". Hence, post establishing this to your mind if you still go ahead to react to the situation then it is called the "Act of courage". But such acts are seldom seen by us in daily life and problems of the society persist for long period with no one ready to challenge the status quo as people feel deprived of courage. Being Courageous is not an innate ability but it is about having a deeper understanding of the situation you are into and accordingly making the right choice. To me this has always been a very interesting topic and someone from Psychology field may actually do a Phd on this topic.
Reading on Courage which I started doing in college around 10 years back and then with my work experience so far first as a field Engineer in oil & gas sector where I worked internationally in some dangerous situations at remote locations and deserts and then post MBA as a Business Development professional the above shared definition is the one I could bring out. After attending some Training programs on psychology, reading consciously on Courage during my MBA and after doing extensive discussions with professionals in this field both my interest and understanding in this field grew further. The fear of public speaking of an individual which is a well known fear(often considered more that fear of dying) can be easily diluted if he/she simplifies the understanding of courage in that situation. Any individual shall never undermine his/her abilities and before the actual presentation/speech shall try to foresee the positive outcome or reward related to the possible achievement if that presentation gets delivered well on its scheduled day in front of the learned crowd.
There is a lot of more interesting information which you may get on Courage if you could please watch my explanation on Youtube video uploaded for benefit of readers. The link to access this video is shared below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr83psv0XEU&feature=youtu.be
Stress can easily be linked with showcase of Courage and to know about Stress in detail please refer to my previous post on "Stress and Coping" by clicking on this link:
http://devesh0102.blogspot.in/2013/03/stress-and-coping.html
I will be happy to receive your comments for my presentation and will also welcome further discussions on this topic.
regards,
Devesh Sharma
