09/14/2026
⚡ Courage Has Four Muscles
This season, we’ve talked a lot about courage—and I want our athletes to understand that courage isn’t just doing something scary.
Courage is a skill we can practice.
I recently came across four ideas that give us a great framework for teaching it:
1️⃣ Be Vulnerable — Try even when you’re nervous, uncertain, or might fail.
2️⃣ Live Your Values — Do what you know is right, even when doing the wrong thing would be easier.
3️⃣ Build Trust — Keep your word, own your mistakes, and be someone others can count on.
4️⃣ Learn to Rise — You WILL fail. You WILL get knocked down. Courage is learning how to get back up.
Here’s the parenting challenge this week:
Catch courage happening.
Instead of only saying “Great job!”, identify the courage you saw:
"You were nervous and tried anyway."
"Nobody was watching, and you still did the right thing."
"That didn't go your way, but you got back up."
When we give kids the language to recognize courage, they start recognizing it in themselves.
And eventually, “I did something courageous” becomes:
“I am courageous.”
Ignite Potential, Energize Progress, Volt The Future!
– Coach Tim, CEO Volt Martial Arts⚡
