Communicate with Courage

CHAPTER 4

Hidden Challenge #1: Hiding from Risk

STEP INTO THE LIGHT

To him who is in fear, everything rustles.

—SOPHOCLES, ANCIENT GREEK PLAYWRIGHT

HIDING IS THINKING YOU might be a bad person, be wrong, or that things might not work out if you try, so you avoid facing some communications and may just plain avoid being seen.

Whether you are tired of the uphill climb, are frightened by the prospect of trying and failing, hate to see a weakness come to light, have a lot on the line, are expert at avoiding embarrassment, or tell yourself “it’s not worth the time,” I get it, and I am not here to judge. Instead, I bear an important message. When you take an opportunity to demonstrate courage in communication, you become a role model to others. This ...