by Rick Baker
On Sep 20, 2016
If, for whatever reason, you do not have enough Will then it is impossible to have other elite character traits like Courage.
Courage is more than taking constructive action in the face of danger. For example, I think leaping into the water to save a drowning friend is not necessarily courageous. This sort of action could be driven by sheer impulse or ingrained altruism.
Courage is knowing you are facing danger and overcoming your fears, then taking constructive action. In order to overcome your fears, willpower must be present and powerful. Put another way - Courage is constructive action in the face of danger, where the action is not backed by Confidence.
Courage and Confidence are two Good Habits: the first leads to the second in very specific ways; the second promotes the first in a general way; Will is the force that enables Courage and allows Courage to have the chance to create Confidence.
My personal Values are:
Courage and Confidence are my [supreme] desired outcomes – Conviction [backed by Will, which requires Energy and leads to Good Habits] and Curiosity [which leads to discovery, invention, creativity – and to New Things] are the means for achieving those [supreme] desired outcomes.