AUDACITY IS A SOFT SKILL.

“One of the first things they teach you in driving school is how to hit the brake. Before you can be trusted with speed, you must first learn how to stop.”~ PIE

What comes to mind when you hear the word “audacity”?

The word chutzpah is often used to describe audacity or boldness. It comes from Jewish culture and is seen as a skill that can be developed. In some cultures, audacity is not just a personality trait, it is something you intentionally cultivate.

Notice something?

It is called a skill.

Something you grow into.

So audacity is not something you just stumble upon. It takes training, practice, and experience. Even though some people are naturally bold, it still takes growth for that boldness to become effective.

However, in our part of the world, when we hear audacity, we think of boldness, courage, and confidence. We see it as personality, but really, it is a skill. One you grow into with intention.

Take David in the Bible for example.

It took audacity to face Goliath. But David did not wake up one morning and suddenly become bold. He had training. He had fought lions and bears before. Those experiences built the audacity he showed in front of the giant.

So the goal is not to jump into things carelessly, the goal is to grow so much that audacity becomes like muscle memory. Like a natural response you live by.

As Pastor Irene said, there is a kind of audacity that is allowed because you have developed muscle memory. You have done it again and again.

That was where David’s confidence came from, he had done it before. Not once, but more than once.

Dearest reader, audacity is nurtured, you grow into it through intentional steps. It is beyond motivation. Hearing “you can do it” is sweet, but the real work is in becoming the kind of person who can actually do it.

You must not dare to do what you have not become, at that point, it is no longer audacity, it is destruction.

Shalom!

@favvy_Okwans🖤.