Roger Contor – Intelligent Courage

In His Own Words

“Careers are a long-term process. When disappointment comes your way consider how to achieve your dream in some other way or later in your career. I’ve always remembered Brock Adams’ advice that “….conservation activism is constant pressure endlessly applied.” 

My way of doing things is not to worry too much about the bad things that might happen. Spend your time working on progressive things that will work now and in the future and consider risk as an additional thing to manage. 

Above all, make a clear-cut decision to either do something or do nothing. Don’t let decisions creep up on you by default. Being clear about when you are willing to show courage on an issue is half the battle you’ll have with yourself. 

Then design some way to manage your courageous act. Don’t just let it happen without forethought. Successful courage is intelligent courage.”