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Living a brave life is not always easy; stumbling is inevitable. So how do we push forward toward the goals we feel give our lives meaning? By cultivating grit: the ability to summon inner courage and strength of character. Grit is that extra oomph needed to have faith in ourselves and where we are in our process of achieving our goals, even if our goals seem farther away than ever. It’s what fuels the endurance of painful and discouraging setbacks, giving us trust in our own capacities to persevere and the passion to keep striving.

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Persistence and Patience Lead Young to Hall

Most of the milestones in Steve Young's life were reached only through an extraordinary amount of persistence and patience.

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How Important Is Passion? It Depends on Your Culture

Judging job candidates by their passion may be biased against certain cultures, a new study finds.

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Top Artists Reveal How to Find Creative Inspiration

Guy Garvey, Isaac Julien, Martha Wainwright and other artists give their top tips for unleashing your inner genius.

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The Sixth House: Personal Crises & Self-Improvement

It is only in crises that we can know the real self of our best friend or associate. But we actually come to know this self not so much by what the person achieves outwardly as by the way he approaches an emergency, by the quality of his response to lack and defeat.

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8 Stoic Secrets to Help You Build Mental Toughness

What distinguishes the greats is the will to keep going when others start dropping off and to see through what they believe in when it’s at its bleakest moment.

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15 Bulletproof Strategies for Achieving Your Goals

Mom used to tell me I could do anything I set my mind to. Mom was right.

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The Tony Robbins Trick to Push Past Complacency

We’ve all felt it. It starts when you have good a routine going and you get into a nice, comfortable rhythm. Newness and uncertainty, any kind of change really is scary, so we work to squelch them.

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The 3 Ways that Happy People Deal with Problems

Happy people are good at dealing with problems in ways that help them to maintain their mood, while still dealing with issues effectively.

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5 Traits of a Successful Social Entrepreneur

The definition of success often comes in different shapes and sizes. For most entrepreneurs, the measure of success is usually financial gains. However, the journey of a social entrepreneur is slightly different.

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How These Professional Athletes Overcame Lyme Disease

Athletes are at greater risk for tick-borne illness. They’re also less likely to recognize the symptoms.

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