The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage as Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul

by Lissa Rankin

COURAGE-CULTIVATING EXERCISE #26 Write Your Prescription for Courage 1. Get a piece of paper or open a document on your computer, and title it “My Prescription for Courage.” (To download a Prescription Pad for your Prescription for Courage, go to TheFearCureBook.com and register for the free Prescription for Courage Kit.) 2. State a clear intention, either out loud or in writing. Why have you undertaken this process? What outcome are you hoping to create? What would “success” look and feel like? Why do you want to be more courageous? 3. Assess your readiness. Be honest with yourself. Are you really ready to change? It’s okay if you’re not. This is a natural gestation process, and there’s no need to pressure yourself. If you know what you need to do, but you know you’re not quite ready to do it, go ahead and write your Prescription. You don’t have to take any action now. You can set it aside until the time is right for you to draw that line in the sand and step across it. 4. Ask yourself, “What do I need in order to cultivate courage?” Write down anything that comes to mind: a practice you want to start, a class you want to take, a change in your environment, a person you want to call upon for support, a book you want to read, a boundary you want to set, or anything else that comes to mind. It’s perfectly fine if your Prescription for Courage lists only one small baby step. That one thing could change everything for you, or it could lead to other actions that will. ...