The Courage to Succeed
David MacLean - Esporta/CCRN
Business successPersonal success
Business successPersonal successMarital success
Business successPersonal successMarital successFamily success
1. Courage2. Conviction
1. Courage2. Conviction3. Contribution
Courage + Conviction = Contribution
Robert the Bruce
“We fight not for glory, nor for wealth, nor honour, but only and alone we fight for freedom which no good man surrenders but with his life.”
Courage always precedes freedom (our ability to succeed)
and fear always precedes courage.
Courage
“Being scared spitless, but saddling up anyway!”
Courage:
Puffer Fish
Puffer Fish
Chameleon
Chameleon
What are the terrorists in your life?
Rejection
Failure
Not having enough
Losing what you have
Being abandoned
You don’t have what it takes
You’re all alone
Things will never change
You really don’t know what you’re doing
Freedom
• Nothing to fear
• Nothing to prove
• Nothing to hide
• Nothing to lose
Billy Graham
“When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.”
Courage is not a gift or an ability
Courage is not a gift or an ability -
It is a decision to act!
Teddy Roosevelt
“…far better it is to dare mighty things than to take rank with those poor timid spirits who know neither victory, nor defeat.”
Conviction
Courage is built on conviction.
What are your convictions?
What do you hold onto
when the going gets rough?
What are your convictions?
Deep rooted beliefs about yourself
and your place in this world
What are your convictions?
Personally
What are your convictions?
Personally
Professionally
What are your convictions?
Family first Servant leadership
Prosperity for purpose
Success or significance?
Money – an end or a means to an end?
Standard of living v. standard of giving
Character or charisma? Long term or short term?
Play to win, or play not to lose?
Courageous action + Convictions
= Contribution
Contribution
Contribution
True success is about contribution, not personal contentment.
Success is about what we give, not what we get.Courageous action + Convictions
= Contribution (True Success)