When you make courage a habit, everything changes.

By: Kate Swoboda (aka, “Kate Courageous”) | YourCourageousLife.com | TribeCLCC.com

When I step into a conference room, classroom or a stage to talk about how we practice courageous habits that help us to lead courageous lives, I’m really talking about how to let go of the old habits that aren’t really working for us (those fear-based habits such as doubting or comparing ourselves, assuming that our ideas aren’t good enough or don’t matter) and start creating better habits—courageous habits.

This work isn’t just about personal growth or individual goals. What I call “The Courage Habit” are four research-backed steps that, when practiced, lead to feeling more courageous and able to handle challenges in all areas of life. The Courage Habit can be used by businesses who want to foster women’s leadership and overall employee engagement in the workplace. It can be used in the educational sector to help teachers avoid burnout and students excel as they face both the academic and social pressures of school. Parents have used The Courage Habit steps to raise more courageous, resilient children and couples have used the process to stop fighting, and start truly connecting.

Nearly half of our behavior every day is habit-driven. If you want to see change that isn’t dependent on “feeling motivated,” it’s time to examine the ways that we live on auto-pilot, and start shaking up what’s gotten stagnant. We do that through practicing The Courage Habit, and I’m excited to bring the philosophy to your event, and shape it to fit the needs of your audience.

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Welcome

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A bio-psycho-social approach that combines the science of courage and the neuropsychology of habit-formation to create success, happiness, and your courageous life.

1: Access the Body.

2: Listen without attachment.

3: Reframe limiting stories.

4: Reach out and create community.

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ContentsLet’s Have a Courageous Conversation ▶

Work Together ▶

Bio ▶

Burst of Applause ▶

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Booking For Your Event ▶

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Topics (it’s kind of crazy how courage can infiltrate so many areas of life, isn’t it?):• Women’s Leadership

• Employee engagement at work + employee development

• Working through overwhelm + stress management

• Entrepreneurship

For each of these topics, we’re looking at what holds us back (fear and self-doubt) and how to combine the science of courage with the neuropsychology of habit-formation, to create lasting change and move forward.

Don’t see your group’s topic listed? Reach out and let me know what you’re looking for—if I’m not a match, I’m happy to refer you to someone who is.

ConversationLet’s have a Courageous

See me in action:

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One-Hour Keynote. Based on the needs and goals of your organization, I customize a talk that speaks to those needs. I bring two principles to mind with every event: First, people want you to understand where they’re already at, what they’re already dealing with. Sec-ond, people are just waiting for you to inspire them to a bigger vision.

Breakout Session Facilitator. Running a seminar or conference and need a small, intimate session with 20-30 people specifically about how we create better, more courageous habits—and better, more courageous lives? Beautiful. I’ve got plenty of strategy to share, and some handouts that people will actually read.

On-Site Facilitation + Curriculum Development. Sometimes—such as during a major transition, a period of massive growth, or in the midst of record employee disengagement—an organization needs a team to come in and help with morale, reconnecting the team and establishing a vision for where to go, next. I’ll come on site with my team to work in facilitated small groups where we reconnect employees so that they work better, together; help everyone get clear on their strengths and weaknesses and opportunities; teach leadership skills that empower everyone to bring something to the table, and more.

“I liked your questions and the hands-on exercises, especially asking what I stand for. That was powerful for me.” –A.K.

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Kate Swoboda is a facilitator and speaker on the topic of habit-formation and

psychological courage/emotional resilience, and the author of the forthcoming

book, The Courage Habit (New Harbinger Publications, spring 2018). She also

speaks on women’s leadership and wellbeing, and helps companies to elevate

the voices of women in the workplace.

At YourCourageousLife.com she teaches about the research-backed habits

that cultivate more courage and emotional resilience against stress. Kate was

deemed one of the top 50 bloggers making a difference in fitness, health,

and happiness by Greatist. She’s written for Entrepreneur, The Daily Love,

ProBlogger, MindBodyGreen, Lifetime Moms, has been tapped as a source for

Business Insider, and was a breakout session speaker at the World Domination

Summit. In another life, she was a college English professor.

You find Kate on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, and while she

kicks up her heels and keeps it low-key living in Sonoma County wine country,

you can be certain that when she shows up to speak for your event, she’ll be

wearing a great pair of heels.

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“Specific things I loved? That’s hard–I REALLY loved it. Your en-ergy, enthusiasm, knowledge, expertise, and honesty that totally came through!” –S.L.

You’re my kind of person, really— marketing from the heart.” —A.J.

“You’ve shared with us the best of what you’ve found, and I’m so glad not to be alone in this journey.” -V.T.

“You can relate to how we want to show up in the world.” —A.G.

“I am confident that I have everything I need to build a thriving practice. You have been excellent in every way.” –A.S.

“You really inspire me to specify my passion and what I stand for.” —B.R.

ApplauseThank you for teaching me in a clear and accessible way tools I can understand, comprehend, and believe I am capable of using.” –K.D.

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“Inspirational! I can do it!” —F.E.

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Photo credit: In Her Image photography, Petaluma, CA

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“Kate Swoboda has a beautiful gift for interpreting what’s really going on. Like that friend who can read you in a glance, Kate can get to the meaning of a situation in one phrase. It’s a kind of clear courage that inspires more courage in others.” —Danielle LaPorte, creator of The Desire Map

“William Wallace, Shmilliam Shmwallace. You’re the Braveheart here, according to Swoboda. Her site, Your Courageous Life, encourages men and women to take chances, be brave, and start their own personal revolutions. Via life coaching and inspiring blog posts, Swoboda is dedicated to teaching all of us how to embrace our inner courage, every day and in every situation.” —Greatist

“One of the Top 100 Life Coach Blogs on the web.” —Feedspot Blogs

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My fees depend on time-commitment and travel involved. Events in the San Francisco bay area start at $750. I can negotiate some aspects of travel for those organizations that are located more than 50 miles from San Francisco.

To book a speaking engagement, contact my assistant at support@yourcourageouslife.com and share the following:

• The organizer’s name and email.

• Title of your event.

• Date and location of your event (share “TBD” if location is still being settled).

• Budget/proposed fee:

• What are you particularly interested in having me speak about?

• Anything else we should know?

• How many attendees will there be, overall?

• And how many attendees do you anticipate just for the portion of your event where Kate is speaking/facilitating?

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The Courage Habit:How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life will be available from New Harbinger Publications on May 1, 2018. Combining the science of courage with the neuropsychology of habit-formation, The Courage Habit will show you how to stop letting old fear routines limit your life, your creativity, your ideas, and start making bold moves in the direction of your dreams. For businesses and organizations, The Courage Habit will help every member of a team see the role that they play in the overall success of the organization.

Want to review a sample chapter?

Interested in getting copies for your event attendees?

Reach out to support@yourcourageouslife.com and we can give you the information that you need.