Quotes About Courage for Your 20s

Your twenties are full of first times: a first real job, a first move, a first big decision with nobody to ask. Courage here rarely looks dramatic. Often it is sending the email or saying the honest thing. These quotes about courage are short, so you can read one and then do it.

Quotes about doing it scared

Courage is not the absence of fear. It is going anyway.

You can be nervous and brave in the same breath.

Most of the fear is in the doorway. The room is usually fine.

If it makes your heart race a little, it might be worth doing.

Do it scared, then do it again slightly less scared.

Quotes about taking the first step

You do not need the whole map. You need the next step.

A rough start still counts as a start.

Send the application. Ask the question. Make the call.

Brave is a small action repeated until it feels normal.

Someone else's yes is only possible after your ask.

Quotes about trusting yourself

You have handled every hard day so far. That is a pretty good record.

Choose the path you would be proud to explain, not the one that is easiest to defend.

It is okay to change your mind. It takes courage to say so.

Trust yourself to figure it out. You will not do it perfectly, and that is allowed.

The regret of not trying tends to be louder than the sting of a try that fell short.

Five ways to practise courage

• Do one slightly uncomfortable thing each week, such as speaking up in a meeting.
• Write down the worst realistic outcome and how you would handle it.
• Tell a friend what you are about to do so you are more likely to follow through.
• Take the smallest version of the step first.
• Breathe slowly before you go in. Our breathing exercises take a few minutes.

If a big choice is what is weighing on you, read what to do with your life in your 20s. More quotes: confidence quotes for your 20s and quotes about not giving up.

Keep one where you will see it

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