“Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.” – Michael Schumacher Getting to the top in sport takes years of hard graft, and only those who persevere through the lows as well as the highs will succeed, so where does the ability to persevere and keep grafting come from? Well, a large part of […]
“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.” – John Ortberg What does it mean to have grit? Well, some would say it means having the ability to persevere and stick with a plan through tough times, others might call it mental toughness or tenacity, but one thing is for sure, it’s a […]
“Grit is sticking with your future day in, day out and not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years.” – Angela Duckworth Grit is a word that’s often associated with sport. Elite athletes need grit to get to the top of their game, not only in terms of maintaining the […]
“We define grit as perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress.” – Angela Duckworth We could debate where “talent comes from but I’m sure we can all agree that talent alone is not enough to succeed in […]
“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” – Leo Rosten What’s your life purpose? Maybe you have an answer, maybe you don’t, but something […]
“Most of us have two lives: the life we live and the un-lived life within us. Between the two stands resistance.” – Steven Pressfield Let’s cut straight to the chase: being busy doesn’t equate to getting stuff done. You might be doing a ton of stuff every day, week after week, month after month, but […]
“The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.” – Thomas Carlyle If you’ve ever questioned the point of it all or found yourself dragging your heels through life, asking, “Is this all there is?” then you may be living a life without purpose. In effect, your purpose is your reason for […]
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett Samuel Beckett clearly knew a thing or two about confidence when he said, “Fail again. Fail better.” You see, failure is generally viewed as a negative happening that knocks your confidence, but it can in fact be a positive confidence […]
Confidence is a state of mind, it’s all about the way you think and what you focus on. When you feel confident, you think and act positively, but when you don’t feel so confident, negative thoughts are never far from your mind, right? With negative thoughts at the forefront of your mind, self-doubt creeps in […]