When things get tough, it’s easy to lean on others—on our family or our team. They’re on our side, and usually quick to tell us what we want to hear.
But courage, the strength to do something even if it frightens us, often turns up when it’s just us.
When we’re alone.
When we’re the only one facing the problem ahead.
Although the crutch is comfortable, sometimes its absence is the force that spurs us on.