![]() Here are some specific examples of what courageous leadership looks like. At its finest, courageous leadership is always connected to our hearts. The root of the word courage is the Latin word cor – heart. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.” But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences - good and bad. We typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds, Brown explains. Brown is the revered author of “Dare to Lead” and many other books on living courageously. I am partial to Brene Brown’s twist on the meaning of courage. How can you and I show up with courage every single day? What does courageous leadership look like when we don’t face an imminent danger and our lives are not at stake? " The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. I think of the police officers who faced a violent mob on January 6. I think of the many different faces of courage. And the courage was understood by his peers.Ĭourage, says Merriam Webster, is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. His presence was an act of courageous leadership. It must have taken courage for Jamie Raskin to show up on January 6. ![]() This story has touched me in a very personal way. It has been a solace and a comfort to me that at this time of the ugliest possible division, Raskin tells NPR, there is still enough decency and humanity that we can share each other's pain in this situation. The day the US Capitol was invaded by a seditious mob. This was the day after Jamie Raskin had buried his son. When Jamie Raskin stood up to speak on January 6, during the congressional debate that unsuccessfully sought to overturn Joe Biden’s electoral win, he received a standing ovation. On New Year’s Eve, Thomas Bloom Raskin took his life. Thomas also faced an often unyielding depression throughout much of his early 20s. The stories of his love and compassion are absolutely astounding. ![]() But it wasn't his mind that marked him as so extraordinary. Tommy was remarkable from the beginning, Jamie Raskin, his dad, a member of the US House of Representatives from Maryland, tells NPR's Scott Simon (Weekend Edition, 1/9/21). A passionate vegan and outspoken animal rights activist, Thomas’ essays were published in The Nation and elsewhere. He had already interned at the Cato Institute and J Street, among other prominent organizations. At 25, he was a teaching assistant at Harvard Law School who donated from his teaching salary to charities in his students’ names. Thomas Bloom Raskin was an extraordinary young man.
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