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The Art of Living Courageously Week 12: WRAP-UP
This will be the last post in my blog series on The Art of Living Courageously. As we look at … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 10: Military Courage
Even if you’re not in the military – heck, even if you’re a pacifist – there’s a lot we can … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 9: Nonconformity
Nonconformity is widely idealised in our western societies. A quick scan of recently published books turns up such titles as … Read More
Spring Break! And Wild Women in Hiding Summit
It’s the mid-term break at Yale, and I’m at home in the UK for a couple of weeks. But please … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 8: Managerial Courage
We may not often think of courage in the context of work. Unless we’re a firefighter, or a soldier, or … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 7: Courage and Truth
When I put this syllabus together last summer, I had no idea that truth would be such a topical subject, … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 6: Courageous Decision-Making
This week is really the crux of the class, because courage is all about the choices we make as we … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 5: The Courageous Mindset
My main question for this week was: how do we integrate courage into our mindset in such a way that … Read More