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Apr 2024
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S2E12. How to be brave - building the co...

Cassia Tierney Clarke
About this episode

When you think of the word "brave" you might think of big, bold acts with huge, transformative reward that follows, but today I wanted to talk about how you can be brave in your everyday - I give 9 tools to become braver in both big and small ways that will ultimately build confidence and see you change your life for good.


How have you been brave recently? Let's chat in the comments.


Love always,

Cass xx



(00:00) - Hello! My update

(05:06) - When I think of the word “Brave”

(06:56) - Harnessing courage

(08:13) - 9 ways you can grow and be brave as a person…

(08:37) - 1. Building Optimism (gratitude, self-talk, pre-planning pathways to your goals, visualisation)

(17:20) - 2. Finding Courage (comparison, finding your “brave”)

(20:38) - 3. Increasing Confidence (keeping promises to yourself, affirmations)

(26:09) - 4. Accumulating competence and knowledge (learning, reading, growing)

(30:41) - 5. Engaging in physical fitness (feeling physically able to meet your personal needs)

(34:09) - 6. Practice (consistency, making it automatic, reinforcement)

(40:40) - 7. Accepting responsibility (prosocial motivation)

(45:54) - 8. Surrounding yourself with people you see as brave (be ruthless with who gets your brain space, group positive effect)

(50:13) - 9. Speaking with a professional (knowing when to see help, this can sometimes be the bravest thing of all)

(53:01) - Asking for help can be one of the bravest things a human being can do.

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