Courage Is My Philosophy: A Queer Reflection on Confidence, Voice, and Healing
What would it mean to live a life led by courage?
Not the loud, flashy kind we often see celebrated, but the quiet, consistent kind that whispers:
“This matters to me, even if it scares me.”
The kind of courage that comes from telling the truth, using your voice, and choosing your path, especially when you're queer in a world that hasn’t always welcomed your truth.
This is the courage I live by.
This is the courage I coach from.
Courage is not the absence of fear
For years, I believed I had to be fearless to be confident. That I had to wait until I felt ready before I made the leap. But I’ve learned that waiting for fear to vanish is a trap. The fear doesn’t go, it just becomes more familiar.
Courage is choosing to speak even when your voice trembles.
Courage is saying “this is who I am” when the world expects you to shrink.
Courage is not having it all figured out, it’s choosing to keep showing up anyway.
What courage has taught me as a queer person
Being queer has taught me that people will have opinions whether I’m being true to myself or trying to blend in. So I might as well choose truth.
My queerness has been:
a rebellion and a homecoming
a mirror and a gift
the reason I’ve questioned everything
and the reason I’ve finally started to live in alignment
It took courage to admit what I wanted.
Courage to stop people-pleasing.
Courage to walk away from the path others expected of me, including the so-called “safe” 9–5 life, and build something of my own.
Courage is a muscle, and you can build it
You don’t need to overhaul your life in one giant leap. That’s not how it works. Real change comes through micro-moments of courage:
Saying no when you usually say yes
Sharing something vulnerable with someone safe
Asking for what you need
Letting yourself be seen
Each moment is a signal to your nervous system:
“I am safe to be me.”
Each time you choose courage, you become more connected to your voice, your truth, and your power.
Courage is my philosophy… and it’s contagious!
My clients often come to me saying:
“I’m tired of hiding.”
“I want to feel confident, but I don’t know how.”
“I want to be more me, but I’m scared I won’t be accepted.”
The work we do together isn’t about becoming someone new, it’s about returning to who you were before the world told you to shrink.
It’s about remembering:
✨ You are valid.
✨ You are whole.
✨ You are enough — exactly as you are!
Feeling the pull to find your courage?
If something in this post stirred something inside you, a desire, a grief, a spark, I invite you to take a brave step:
Apply for your free Clarity Coaching Call here…
You don’t have to do this alone.
And you don’t have to wait to feel ready.
You just have to be willing to take one courageous step.
I’m right here with you.
With courage,
Laura
Queer Life & Confidence Coach
www.lauraferguson.co.uk