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The Five Habits of Highly Passive People
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20 November
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14 November
1Comment How to Be Brave: The Return
I’ve had a few positive comments and dozens of hits on a blog I wrote in July called How to Be Brave. The gist of it was that it’s possible to overcome the feeling of fear by first of all acting as if you were not afraid. If you can put on a good enough act, then the feelings will fall into place afterwards.
While teaching a course in non-verbal communication recently, a thought struck me. How do you act in a brave or fearless manner? Which specific pieces of body language can help us out here?
Smile. This is the most powerful piece of body language available to us! As that well known psychologist Greta Garbo said, “Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening”. Smiling gives you great power over yourself and others.
Raise your chin. If ever you are feeling down, raise your head and hold it in an upright position for a few moments. Notice how your mood will shift almost immediately. Read more…
23 July
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Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 – August 9, 1848) was an English novelist, a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is now known particularly for the autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy and his children’s novel The Children of the New Forest.
Why am I telling you this? Because it gives some context to one of the powerful quotes on courage and overcoming fear that I’ve ever read. These words come from Teddy Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States of America, and an incredibly brave man.
Having been a rather sickly and awkward boy, I was, as a young man, at first nervous and distrustful of my own prowess. I had to train myself painfully and laboriously not merely as regards my body but as regards my soul and spirit…
When a boy I read a passage in one of Marryat’s books which always impressed me. In this passage the captain of some small British man-of-war is explaining to the hero how to acquire the quality of fearlessness. He says at the outset almost every man is frightened Read more…
