courage

10Aug

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WEBINAR EDUCATION

Online August 11, 2022: Lead With Courage, Thrive In Tough Conditions With D.J. “Eagle Bear” Vanas

This Thursdsay with D.J “Eagle Bear” Vanas We discuss his new book, The Warrior Within – Own Your Power to Serve, Fight, Protect, and Heal – We will discuss: Why warriors never fight alone and, as entrepreneurs, why we shouldn’t either. What is the Warrior Spirit and how can we apply it to our daily lives. He will cover what should be in your medicine bag. What a Vision Quest is and how we can do it each morning. Speaker DJ “Eagle Bear” Vanas Date & Time Thursday, August 11th, 2022 12:00PM - 1:00PM Central Location: Online Register Now Event Speaker DJ “Eagle Bear” Vanas D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas uses Native American warrior spirit principles to inspire audiences to lead with courage, thrive in tough conditions, and build united, resilient “tribes” -...

Cassidy Hutchinson And Greek Tragedy Show That Courage Is Rare And Cowardice More Common

Ever since former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s remarkable testimony in the recent January 6 committee hearing, I’ve been thinking – as I’m sure many people have – about courage. Seeking analogies in literature, I think of two women from Greek mythology: Antigone and Iphigenia. Courage often engenders more of itself: Being brave may make you even braver. In the cases of these two heroines, courage doesn’t save any lives. But these women’s behavior does make us ask what people are capable of, and whether we too might be able to summon such courage. The behavior of the powerful men around Antigone and Iphigenia shows how only a rare few are able to summon courage, and dramatizes how, instead, the drive to maintain power takes the form of cowardice and willful blindness. Courage vs....

It’s Hard Work But Compassionate Courage Moves Beyond ‘Cancel Culture’ To Challenge Systemic Racism

It is common to read news of someone getting fired for speaking or acting in ways that harmed members of another race. Our current call-out culture often advocates publicly shaming and humiliating wrongdoers, destroying their reputations and making them lose their jobs. Further, this culture prioritizes the impact of people’s words or actions over their intent. In higher education alone, there have been many cases of such call-outs. Greg Patton, a professor at University of Southern California, had to step away from teaching in the MBA program for using a Chinese word that sounded like a racial slur during a Zoom lecture. At Smith College, staff members who were falsely called out for being racist suffered health issues and left the job. UCLA accounting lecturer Gordon Klein was suspend...