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This chapter reviews the need for ongoing expansion of and reflection on one’s internal locus of control as a personal skill toward perseverance and creative reinvention in challenging times. Using the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as previous global challenges as instigators, the chapter will discuss some critical tools for self-preservation, sustainable growth, and overall excellence in personal and professional settings. The chapter first discusses the need for positive leadership as a necessary mode of operation in a post-COVID world, with an emphasis on awakened leadership. In extension to setting this stage, the chapter discusses the positive practice of COURAGE, which alludes to an understanding of having a Choice, nurturing an Open mind, keeping aware of the Usefulness of every experience, engaging in regular Reality-checks, positivizing one’s Attitude, honing the inner-Genius (creative skills), and continuing to Educate oneself.
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Marques, J.F. (2022). COURAGE as a Roadmap Toward Sustainable Practices in a Post-COVID World. In: K. Dhiman, S., F. Marques, J. (eds) Leadership After COVID-19. Future of Business and Finance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84867-5_11
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