STB: Strength of Character
Barry Lewis Green
Educator, Speaker, Coach, Writer, Creator ... advancing Character Leadership and Education ... to move forward together, stronger ... engaging change.
Today in Sharpen the Blades, we look at ...
Fortitude; strength of Character.
First, here is a video on building stoic Fortitude.
Fortitude
Grounded in Will. Founded in Patience and Endurance and Purposefulness. We know what we care about... of that we are certain. Motivation and Discipline are both important forces in life... but motivation is fleeting... in and out... up and down. Sometimes we just don't "feel like it".
A Recipe for Practice
So, here are my thoughts on the recipe for Fortitude. Start with some Purposefulness and Certitude...
Figure out that for which you truly care...
Truthfully discern on it...
Discern your Commitment...
... that for which you will endure... and persevere...
... and get so very courageously clear on it; like your life depended on it. It does. Then, practice the Discipline.
Enter Fortitude... and it's practice. Yes, it is a practice. Practice it...
... and you will further develop a greater sense of the worthiness of Trust in yourself.
Others will too, but it begins within. For me, I walk away with a reminder that it starts with Fortitude; strength of character.
It is not easy and it is not supposed to be. This is not to say that we should not take that care of ourselves along the way.
We must.
My father was an example for me.
If we want to change the world or our corner of it, or our own lives... the practice of Character matters. It can help bring a deeper Contentment. At the very least, it can help carry us through the more challenging of times towards what matters to us most. Discern and decide. And carry forward with the truest of Optimism.
Check out this moving song of Fortitude.
Oh, and as an aside... here are some helpful ideas for 2021 from 8 perspectives.
... peace, passion and prosperity.
Barry Lewis Green, aka The Unity Guy with Epic Engage
Lead, inspire, educate, and unite. Move forward together, stronger. My work is about bringing campuses, companies and communities together, moving forward stronger. I work with educators, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders to do just that. My work is about character leadership and education and its role in helping individuals and organizations build a better world at school, work, business and community. I deliver on it through speaking, coaching and development in character leadership and education. My expertise is character leadership and education. I advance unity in diversity by moving the needle on leadership and education that is high character and results forging. I speak, teach, coach, facilitate, lead, write, sing, dance, cartoon and create on that. In 1980, Professor Rolf Hattenauer changed my life. A highly respected expert in Human Resource Management, he expected much of us and he believed much in us. He was an educator and leader of high character. He was extraordinary. To this day and beyond, I try my darnedest to honor his spirit with my own work. That is another story. But I hope I did him service here.
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TUGtv
- Yes, we have launched TUGtv with the above in mind... in support of it all. To date, we have produced the following episodes with many more to come. Check out our All Team Show for December 2020.... oh and this great conversation with Linda Kavelin-Popov. And, we invite you to check the previous shows out. Here are our episodes up to and including November 2020.
