Courage

I was looking into motivations and came across a web site that listed all sorts of important strengths.  All of the attributes are not necessarily in everyone, but those who display most are most likely to attract.  The list included such attributes as “Big picture thinking, realism, open mindedness, risk taking, caring, and persistence” to name a few.
While scrolling through pages of the site I came across one on courage (https://simplicable.com/talent/courage).  It gave a number of examples of courage which to me was a real eye opener.  It started by saying something similar to: “Courage is the capacity to face fear and only exists where someone heads into their fears.”
I tended to think of courage mostly as exhibiting something like displaying courage under fire or facing an enemy intent on my destruction - or running into a situation like a fire or potential drowning with seemingly little thought for my personal safety.  All of these are examples of courage, but the list included things I never imagined.
Things like “trying new things” which when I consider it, takes courage.  It is seemingly easier to maintain the current status if I am afraid of new things.  It also included “taking on responsibility.”  To me that was just something that needed doing.  Yet again when I think about it from my own experience it is like Star Trek “bravely going where no man has gone before.”   I may have a picture in my head of how things will turn out, but I can put all I know into place to guarantee success, but despite my best efforts success is not guaranteed.
To me that involves another thing on the list. “accepting accountability for failure.”  I am a big one on the buck stops here - when it does.  I am not into blaming others when something I am in charge of goes belly up.  To me extenuating circumstances may have worked against me, but if the chain stops at me then I am responsible for maintaining the chain.
The list was extensive but showed me that courage is multi-faceted.  The bottom line for me is attempting anything new is a courageous act fraught with possible pitfalls.  Compromise on anything listed is a recipe for potential disaster but adhering to something despite opposition liberates me and has the potential to liberate many.