50 Tips To Be Braver
When you were a child, surely you identified with some superhero or character who fought against enemies and who wore a cloak, a sword or was endowed with special powers or perhaps you were convinced that your father could save you from any danger.
However, what happens when we grow up? Let’s stop being brave? Do we feel like one among many and want to go unnoticed? Are we no longer righteous, and are we just waiting for the law to do justice?
It’s hard to be brave these days. Shyness wins every battle and this takes points away from our self-esteem.
Even if, socially speaking, the brave are valued and the timid are encouraged to change their attitude, we do not do enough to deal with everything that happens to us. It is not necessary to fight against a villain, a dragon or a meteorite that would destroy the planet.
Taking charge of what happens to us is enough (at least for the moment). Courage is not made only of heroic acts, such as when a man saves a child who falls into the river or when a firefighter saves an old woman who had fallen asleep with the stove on, causing a fire.
Being brave means taking risks, trying new things, not being afraid that things will go wrong etc.
How to develop courage day after day?
We are not telling you that starting from this moment you must again be able to relate to a superhero and save your city from the bad guys. Every day you can try to be “a little braver”. If you do it little by little, it will be much easier.
Do you want to know how to do it? Then take a look at the following tips. You don’t have to follow an order, but whenever you manage to complete one of the following, don’t forget the previous ones. You are ready?
1-Give yourself permission to be sorry
2-Forget those who hurt or disillusion you
3-Look in the mirror and be positive
4-Tell someone you love them (if you really love them)
5-Do what you like and you are passionate about
6-Write your story, not that of others
7-Share your ideas, even if others disagree
8-Always give your opinion, even if it is different from that of others
9-At least for one day, go out on the street with your head held high
10- Allow yourself to make mistakes
11- Trust your feelings and your instincts
12-Try to do something for the first time
13-Put limits on people, things and activities
14-Start doing something that you always postpone
15-Sing in the middle of the street (if you are out of tune, even better)
16-Dance while you go to work
17-Play an instrument (even if you don’t have the faintest idea how it sounds)
18-Go shopping on rollerblades or with a skate
19-Tolerate the inconveniences and things that annoy you
20-Make many mistakes
21-You say “I don’t know”
23-Show yourself vulnerable every now and then
24-Face problems
25-Allow the past to remain so
26-Take pictures
27-Believe in crazy ideas
28-Support a friend in need
29- End abusive relationships, those that don’t make you feel good
30-Say goodbye to your fears
31-Tell your nightmares
32-Fight prejudices
33-Do not do something you do not want
34-Do not say something you do not want or do not think
35-Dress without following fashion
36-Be the first to want to clarify after a fight
37-Give a flower or a sweet to a stranger
38-Do not try to keep everything under control
39-Love your madness
40-Ask someone how he is doing and don’t interrupt him
41-Do not react badly when someone criticizes you
42-Embrace the people you love
43-Praise yourselves, speak well of yourself, your goals achieved and your appearance
44-Do not always be too busy
45-Be open to news
46- Start over every time you need it
47-Ask the opinion of others
48-Be like children and have fun
49-Talk to that person you like and don’t have the courage to invite out
50-Ask your boss for a meeting and tell him what you think.
Remember that being brave does not mean not being afraid, but knowing how to overcome your fears.
