Principles and Courage are two sides of the same coin.
Principles are guidelines for living, chosen by you for you. To be worthwhile they must be forged in reason – through deliberate thinking, not just emotion.
Courage is deliberately choosing at any moment to adhere to & be guided by your Principles rather than the dominant emotion of the moment.
Courage is not absence of emotion; it is mastery of it. It is choosing to follow the path proscribed by your Principles rather than the path proscribed by Fear; reason overcoming the impulse to react to your fears. So the best way to develop courage is to research & cultivate a clear understanding of your Principles.
Remember: Courage is ultimately a deliberate choice – guided by our Principles – that we are all capable of making .