Reinforce courage before fear becomes urgent.

Courage summoned in an emergency is unreliable, because fear takes most of the available capacity and leaves little for deliberation. Practised beforehand, in small situations where being brave is merely uncomfortable rather than frightening, it becomes something you have done before rather than something you are attempting.

Find the small brave thing this week. The awkward conversation, the honest disagreement, the request you have been avoiding. Nothing is at stake, which is exactly why it makes good practice.