Courage

Courage to some may be different than to others. Each of has a story to tell about events that may progress to a full understanding of personal courage. Personal success is a major key in seeing the "big picture" and picking out how courage is played in different roles. Through my eyes courage is a burning desire to achieve not just to accomplish, but do whatever it takes to achieve success. I think that courage has an umbrella effect on every aspect of my life and reaches out to others that I have lead or helped along my life. A friend of mine named Jake Pautsch, brother to army casualty killed in action CPL Jason Graham Pautsch. Told me that" you have to have the courage necessary to take one foot out of the past, and take one foot out of the future or else you are pissing all over today." Jake demonstrated courage and the burning will to do whatever it takes to achieve. I remember jake showing hate in every emotion possible while he attended middle school, and high school. After a while he followed through with his gut feeling and took it upon himself to drop out of high school dispite others thoughts. He had the courage to forge into the unkown. Even though the success drop out rate was at a extremely unpromising. At the time the national drop out rate was at 12.9 percent. The success rate out of that 12.9 percent is 1/4 of those who withdraw from high school. He got a job right away out of high school,and saved his earning for a year and a half with hopes of founding his own business. Today Jake is 19 years old and is the owner of Difinity Companies in Davenport, Iowa. A service company that does fleet/domestic auto detailing, tire sales, and service/commercial hot water pressure washing. He has been a published writer since he was 12 years old. Along with being a highly watched person by the Quad city newspapers for his business and public persuasion abilities. In August 2003 an acticle that he wrote for the Quad City Times was published to get the city of Davenport, Iowa to think about building a free public skate park for BMX riders, Skateboarders, roller bladers. With extensive efforts by Jake and his entourage of highly respected national business personell at city counsel meetings, twelve year old Jake would speak publicly about this needed skatepark to hundreds of people. In 2006, 2.3 million dollars was budgeted for a design and construction of a 35,000 square foot skate park in downtown Davenport, Iowa. In the fall of 2007 the contruction was completed. Thousands have been continually visiting this highly acclaimed top rated national skate park.

Jakes story is just a tip of the iceberg as to where courage is present and where courage will take those who utilize it's imporatance. When the big picture of courage is present in ones mind a person can literally see where it comes into play. The possibilities of greatness are endless. As Jake also says" you have to have the faith in Jesus, courage, and the ability to believe dispite others opinions". Those who express courage undoubtedly, find an easier path to succeeding in America.