having the courage to face your fear and do what has to be done, despite the fear.
an example...my X husband used to be a police officer, we were out on a date with another police officer and his gf. came upon a car accident, one car had been pushed off a bridge into the bay. my X and another officer who came to the scene, jumped off the bridge and attempted to save the driver. he didn't even think twice about the decision to go over the bridge. I thought that was a pretty brave thing to do, risking his own safety to help a stranger. the outcome was not positive however.