Delineating the difference between the two can make a difference between getting what you want, and not.
So, what is the difference?
Courageous exists on a spectrum. Sometimes you are feeling like you can take the world, some times you feel like it’s time to hermit. All the feelings are valid. What the feelings don’t get you is the RESULT that you want.
Courage is an action; binary in that you either did the action, or not. THE RESULTS of the action is a separate topic in that you don’t always get what you want. The action and risk you take is definitely a step in the right direction.
Also, sometimes you might feel absolutely downright no good, and you still take the action that you need to do. Maybe it’s just getting out of bed. THAT IS A LOT OF COURAGE.
Where I’m getting at with this is there is no “Feeling courageous enough” or “Ready enough”. There is no meter that fills up, and when filled, then you can take the actions you need to. You might be going at a slower or faster speed, but what matters is that you’re going.