Courage...Ruth Gordo

“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.”

—Ruth Gordo

Conquering Fear Through Action...Dale Carnegie

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

--Dale Carnegie

Bodacious, Audacious and Courageous!...Vashti M. McKenzie

"...courage is not always needed for big and dramatic events and experiences. Courage is needed for those every day events in our lives. It takes courage to say "I’m sorry” when you’ve wronged someone. It takes courage to step outside your comfort zone to try that something new. It takes courage to go in a different direction. It takes courage to be excellent in a mediocre world. It takes courage to think honestly about yourself. It takes courage to join a protest or a cause you believe in. It takes courage to take what you have set aside for yourself and give it to someone else with no strings attached.

God didn’t give us a spirit of fear. We’re given a spirit of power, love and self-discipline."*

--Rev. Dr. Vashti M. McKenzie, Preacher, Spiritual Leader, African Methodist Episcopal Church Leader, and Author

http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/

*From the devotional, Bodacious, Audacious and Courageous! To read more, click here.

Your Voice Has Power...How Will You Use It?

"We take so many things for granted until we experience loss. We believe that we will be treated fairly until we are treated unfairly. We believe that surely people will be held accountable for their misdeeds until they are not prosecuted.

We believe that our one voice will not make a difference until our voice is the first thing we can use to make a difference."

--Nona O., Founder, womenatliberty.com

Keep On Moving...Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The thing that we are challenged to do is to keep this movement moving. There is power in unity and there is power in numbers.

Keep this movement going. Keep this movement rolling. In spite of the difficulties, and we are going to have a few more difficulties, keep climbing. Keep moving. If you can't fly, run. If you can run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving."

--Martin Luther King, Jr., Excerpt from the speech, "Keep On Moving" at St. Luke's Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, May of 1963

To hear the entire excerpt that was featured on NPR, click here.

Using Your Power...@vnona

Everyone has power although everyone's degree of power is not the same. Even babies, the weakest among us, have power. They use their voice to get our attention. Your voice has power, too.

The most effective way to use your power is to unite your voice with others to accomplish change for the common good. How will you use your power?

--Nona O., Founder, womenatliberty.com

Courage In Action...@vnona

Many confuse power with courage. Having power is not the same as being courageous. Bullies have power, but they are surely cowards.

The biblical stories of David and Goliath, and Queen Esther and King Xerxes reminds us that the courageous are those who take a stand and act in faith despite their fears.

--Nona O.

The Power Of One Courageous Voice...Malala Yousafzai

"There is a moment when you must choose whether to be silent or to stand up. Our voices are our most powerful weapon."

--Malala Yousafzai

Malala.org

Loving Deeply & Being Deeply Loved...Lao Tzu

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
 
 --Lao Tzu

Tell Your Story...Jennifer Weiner

“Tell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.”
 
--Jennifer Weiner

Starting A Movement...Derek Sivers

“If you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first one to stand up and join in.”

--Derek Sivers, Founder, CD Baby

https://sivers.org/

Common Sense + Courage = Solutions...Frances Perkins

"Most of man's [woman's] problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole experience based on common sense and carried out with courage."

--Frances L. Perkins, First Woman Member of the United States Presidential Cabinet,  Secretary of Labor 1933-1945

http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/perkins.htm 

Courage Is..Amelia Earhart

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

--Amelia Earhart

Courage Can Be Contagious...Michelle Obama | Happy Birthday!

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

--Michelle L. Obama, First Lady of the United States (2009 -- )

Happy 50th Birthday, Mrs. Obama!!
And many more....

Stand, Speak, Be Bold!!...Voltaire

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

--Voltaire 

Courage To Admit Wrong...Bruce Lee

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

--Bruce Lee 

Leadership Tuesdays: Changing Things For The Better...Harry S. Truman

Men [women] make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. 

--Harry S. Truman

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today, in a video, Ms. Karen Dale talks about her leadership mantra and other values that guide her decision-making as a senior executive. She also provides advice to those who aspire to senior leadership/executive position. Check out this brief video on the WOMEN AT LIBERTY home page.

To view or read past Leadership Tuesdays' features, click here.

The Size Of A Man...Evander Holyfield

It is not the size of a man [woman], but the size of his [her]heart that matters.


--Evander Holyfield

Listening To Your Heart...Sue Bender

Listening to your heart is not simple. Finding out who you are is not simple. It takes a lot of hard work and courage to get to know who you are and what you want.
--Sue Bender

Courage In Action...Coco Chanel

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

--Coco Chanel

Tiana Parker*

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