Choosing Courage
Braver choices. A brighter you.
What does it really mean to choose courage?
Courage doesn’t always come with certainty. Sometimes it asks us to move forward before we know exactly where the path will lead, to leave behind what feels familiar, face what we didn’t choose, or trust the feeling that something in our lives needs to change.
The Choosing Courage issue of Becoming Your Brand explores the space between fear and courage, and the choices we make when the outcome isn’t guaranteed. Through four women’s very different experiences, this issue looks at courage through change, uncertainty, adversity, intuition and reinvention, and what can happen when we decide to take the next step.
Inside this issue:
The Space Between Fear and Courage – an exploration of what happens in the moments before we act, when fear and uncertainty are still present but something within us is asking us to move forward.
Feature Conversation with Sonia Montañez – a mother, finance executive, and founder of Wings for Limbs shares her experience of rebuilding her life after losing part of her leg in an accident, and how courage became less about controlling the outcome and more about faith, surrender and trusting the unknown.
Kelly Ferguson: Through Her Eyes – a psychic medium and entrepreneur reflects on leaving the corporate world, trusting what kept pulling her forward and following an unconventional path despite uncertainty.
Brooke Gordon: Through Her Eyes – a speaker, trainer and cancer survivor shares how a cancer diagnosis changed her understanding of courage, teaching her the power of curiosity, asking for help and allowing herself to receive care.
Dr. Julia Sen: Through Her Eyes – a parenting mentor and coach reflects on giving up her psychologist licence and thriving practice to pursue a bigger vision, and what she learned about following her heart, trusting her intuition and letting go of an established identity.
Voice in Action: 5 Ways to Practice Courage – practical ways to name what you’ve been avoiding, separate fear from fact, consider what comfort may be costing you, take one brave step and let go of the need for a guarantee, followed by Your Courage Practice.
Choose the next brave step.
Download the October 2026 issue of Becoming Your Brand.