Tag: character



Friday, November 22, 2019

When a car accident prematurely ended his competitive skiing career, Jake Burton Carpenter hung up his sticks and went back to school. Yet Jake couldn’t quite get the rush of the downhill wind from his mind so, in 1977, he...

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

“Consistency of effort over the long run is everything” – Dr. Angela Duckworth – Just how important is grit to success? To help answer this question, Dr. Angela Duckworth studied the intelligence, physical ability (and grit) of 11,258 West Point...

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

“The phoenix must burn to emerge.” – Janet Fitch – Remember that time you flamed out early in your career and someone told you “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? Turns out that platitude is spot on. New research...

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