The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed
– Ernest Hemingway
Category Archives: Resilience
Someone…
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realising that you can make a choice to take the good
– Brooke Shields
Life…
Life throws challenges but with patience and resilience you can convert every challenge into a new opportunity to grow
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Character…
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved
– Helen Keller
Your mind…
Your mind and attitudes create either barriers or bridges to good outcomes
– Al Siebert
We all…
We all encounter hardships. Some we see coming; others take us by surprise. It can be as tragic as the sudden death of a child, as heartbreaking as a relationship that unravels or as disappointing as a dream that goes unfulfilled. The question is: When these things happen, what do we do next?
– Sheryl Sandberg
Life…
Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next
– Gilda Radner
In order…
In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.
– Albert Bandura
Strength…
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
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No matter…
No matter how you define success, you will need to be resilient, empowered, authentic and limber to get there
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