Welcome to the building COURAGE bootcamp!
Building courage is like training for a marathon. It's not a 1 time event. Each building courage challenge includes a brief video and action plan.
You may choose to pick 1 challenge each day or pursue 1 challenge for an entire week or month.
What does your life look like with a little more courage? Let's find out!
Day 1: The Ripple Effect
He got it. He was only 15-years-old, but he already got it!
Moments of courage create a ripple effect in our lives and our world.
Slight improvements in courage do the same.
Discover one simple question with the potential to alter the course of your entire life.
Day 2: Ray Kroc's Question
In the mid 1950's, Ray Kroc met the McDonald Brothers. They had a hamburger stand. He was impressed and asked them this question.
You've asked this question. But, is it time to ask it more frequently? Where are you afraid to ask it?
[Don't miss today's action plan.]
Day 3: Corrie Ten Boom's 6 Words
Why are these 6 words so incredibly difficult to say?
Corrie said them, but it wasn't easy, especially when confronting the Nazi guard who had brutally tortured her sister.
Even saying them to yourself takes courage. About what and towards whom will you apply Corrie Ten Boom's 6 Words?
Day 4: Face First in the Snow
My daughter wanted to try the race course.
Was it dangerous? Would she crash? Should I let her crash? Should I capture it on film? How do I explain this to my wife?
Two of life's most important questions: Who are you becoming? Who are you helping the people around you to become? This challenge applies to both!
Day 5: Steve Jobs' Advice to Nike's CEO... & You!
Nike brought in a new CEO. The company was struggling and the new CEO called Steve Jobs for advice.
Steve might just have the same advice for you today.
I'm right there with you on this one... so much easier to talk about than to do. Let's give it a try together!
Day 6: Mother Teresa's Scoreboard
Mother Teresa said, "At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by..." [this lesson in courage]
In the video, I discuss 3 components to Mother Teresa's Scoreboard. Will you work on all of them, or start with just 1 or 2?
Day 7: Elon Musk Requests the Opposite
Tesla and SpaceX founder says to seek this... especially from friends.
It's 180° - completely OPPOSITE - what we usually ask, especially from our friends.
You might need to ask a friend for this from several different angles and have more patience than usual - but Elon seems to be convinced that it's worth it.
BONUS: Jumping Out of Planes with Multiple Sclerosis
What's the purpose of FEAR? You have 82 seconds to figure it out... if you want to survive.
Would you jump out of an airplane if you had no feeling in your legs - and you knew the parachute would go into a death-spiral? Would you do it over and over and over? 600 times?
Dr. Kevin Payne spent his life studying people, especially why some people succeed or fail under difficult & distressing circumstances. Multiple Sclerosis gave him the chance to practice on himself, so he decided to jump out of airplanes!
About Jonathan Fanning
Internationally renowned speaker and leadership expert, Jonathan Fanning, has written several books, including Who are you BECOMING?, Creativity Unleashed! and I Once Was Lost.
He's been helping organizations (Alvin Ailey, FDNY, Mercedes, Mars Chocolate, McDonald's, Schools, Churches, Non-profits) find and implement game-changers for over 20 years.
Jonathan's TEDx Talk was voted "best of the conference!"
He has also built several successful businesses, including a national children’s fitness franchise and Entrepreneur Adventure, to help young people experience business start-up and ownership.
Jonathan brings his amazing gift of combining story-telling, humor, emotion, and tough questions to his acclaimed online coaching programs.
