Monthly Archives: May 2025

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𝗚𝗿𝗶𝘁 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹–𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿  Grit isn’t some magical trait you’re born with – 𝗶𝘁‘𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽.  Think of it like training for a marathon when you’ve never run more than a block.  𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘆? 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲? 100% 𝘆𝗲𝘀. Grit is that weird cocktail of passion and stubbornness that keeps you moving when everything…

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻‘𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 Picture you’re standing at the edge of a challenge that looks like an impossible mountain.  Most people would turn around. But not you. Not anymore. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻‘𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.  It’s about 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻‘𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 to obstacles.  When sports legends like Michael Phelps or Serena…

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿    

𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. You know that voice in your head that’s constantly criticizing?  Yeah, that one.  𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰.  Small wins aren’t just participation trophies – they’re rocket fuel for your confidence. In March, I bombed…

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𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆       

𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻  Remember that time you spectacularly crashed and burned? Yeah, me too.  But here’s the wild secret: that crash isn’t a dead end – it’s a GPS rerouting your entire journey. Analyzing failure isn’t about beating yourself up. It’s about becoming a detective of your own life, dissecting what happened…

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𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆

A𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 Ever feel like you’re trying to climb Mount Everest in flip-flops?  Welcome to the world of unrealistic expectations, where dreams die and disappointment thrives.  What if I told you there’s a smarter way to chase your goals without setting yourself up for an epic face-plant? Those massive, intimidating goals that make…

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𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗼 Failure isn’t that scary monster hiding under your bed. It’s your most brutally honest coach.  𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁!  Every time you’ve fallen flat on your face, you’ve learned something your success-addicted brain would never have discovered otherwise. I’m not here to sugarcoat failure or turn it into some Instagram-worthy motivational poster. …

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