The Courage Gap

<b>Do you sometimes hold back when you know you need to speak up or step forward?<br><br>Fear creates the gap. Courage closes it.</b><br><br>This powerful guide from the bestselling author of <i>You’ve Got This!</i> cuts through the hype to connect the ''why'' of courage to the ''how'' of courage. Drawing on cutting-edge research woven together with stories that compel head <i>and</i>heart, <i>The Courage Gap</i> will help you bridge the think/do gap between what you’ve been doing and what you <i>can do</i>; between where you are and where you want to be—in your career, relationships, leadership, and life.<br><br>Distilling theory and hard-won wisdom spanning from Margie’s childhood in rural Australia to her decades of living around the world and coaching ‘insecure overachievers’ in Fortune 500 organizations, Margie shares a powerful 5-step roadmap to reprogram the self-protective patterns of thought and behavior that sabotage success to bring your bravest self to your biggest challenges and boldest vision.<br><br>At a time when courage seems in short supply, in a culture continually stoking insecurity and anxiety, this book will transform your deepest fears into a catalyst for your highest growth and the greatest good.<br><br>Applying the five steps will:<br><ul><li>Ignite passion and unlock the potential fear holds dormant</li><li>Rewrite the scripts that have kept you stuck, stressed, and living too safely</li><li>Reset your ‘nervous’ system and embody courage in critical moments</li><li>Transform discomfort as a cue to step forward and expand your bandwidth for bold action</li><li>Reset your relationship to failure and make peace with the part of you that wimps out</li></ul><br>For leaders, <i>The Courage Gap</i> provides a guide to operationalize and scale the courage mindset across your team and organization to deepen trust, dismantle silos, foster innovation, accelerate learning, and unleash collective courage toward a more secure and rewarding future.