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Episode #189 - The Function of Courage

Sixes, what if courage doesn't mean what you think it means?

We tend to think of courage as something we DO.

Speak up.

Take the risk.

Have the conversation.

Do the scary thing.

But for Sixes, doing something that looks brave isn't necessarily courage at all. Sometimes charging toward something is actually another way we're trying to escape the discomfort of uncertainty.

So what does courage actually look like for a Six?

In this episode of the Foundations Series, we're exploring courage as the virtue of Type Sixā€”and as an internal experience rather than an outward behavior.

Courage isn't finally feeling certain.

It isn't getting rid of your fear.

It isn't knowing exactly what to do.

It's being able to look inward and recognize:

I have more resources available to me than my fear is allowing me to see right now.

Because our fixation loves to tell us:

I don't know enough.

I don't have enough.

I need more information.

I need another plan.

I need more support.

I can't handle this.

Courage interrupts that loop.

It helps us recognize when our patterns are patterning, shift our internal state, reconnect with ourselves, and ask a completely different question:

What do I already have to bring to this situation?

In this episode, we explore:

  • Why courage is the virtue of Type Six

  • The difference between courage and simply doing something "brave"

  • Why bold or confrontational behavior isn't necessarily courage

  • How Sixes can use action to escape uncertainty

  • Why courage begins with questioning what your fear-filled brain is telling you

  • How our fixation convinces us we don't have enough

  • Why changing your state matters before trying to think your way through a problem

  • Why courage does NOT mean fear disappears

  • How to move forward with fear and uncertainty still present

  • What it means to stay connected to yourself

  • How to recognize the resources you've already built over a lifetime

  • Why Sixes don't need to make themselves smallerā€”or pretend to have all the answers

You don't have to wait until you feel certain to move forward.

You don't have to eliminate fear before you can access courage.

Courage is being able to say:

I don't know what's going to happen.

I don't have all the answers.

I'm still afraid.

And I trust that I have something valuable to bring to whatever comes next.

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