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“True honesty requires courage, character, and integrity. (It is) a very expensive gift; don’t expect it from cheap people.” — Frank Caprio, municipal court judge

I’m starting to think the most important aspect of change is courage. Of my Big Three elements for successful counseling—courage, commitment, and honesty—courage must come first, not necessarily in importance but in time. It’s courage that you need to get started, and when you need to decide but don’t know what to do. It’s courage that you need to make a change when you’re not sure what will result.

• Dragons

• Soldiers

• Responsibility is Not Heroic

• Courage Sticks, Cowardice Slips

• My Evidence, Your Evidence

• Emotional Dysregulation

• Is There a Middle Ground?

• Paths to Courage