Poet Thomas Fuller wrote, ‘All things are
difficult before they are easy’. And so it is
with talking about issues that make you
feel intensely uncomfortable.
While I don’t know what conversations
you need to have right now, I do know
that you have the ability to speak up
about any issue with any person at
any time. You may not have mustered
up the courage until now or mastered
the skill, but you have within you
the ability to do both. You just need
practice.
So don’t wait until you have the selfconfidence of Bill Clinton or the
eloquence of Oprah before you step
courageously into conversations about
the things that matter most. Take a
deep breath, then open your mouth and
share your truth.
In the end, it’s no more or less difficult
than that.
What’s going on in your life that’s
calling for you to engage in a
courageous conversation? What’s the
cost of not addressing it?
If you were going to be really brave
today, what would you share?
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