How do I deal with disturbances to my soul? The quickest answer is that I transcend the situation. This is, of course, easier said than done and it takes a lot of practice. I often think of the Apostle Paul because if anyone in this world has ever had to deal with disturbances to the […]
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I really enjoy the word grit. It’s a mix of tenacity, perseverance, a roll-up-the-sleeves-and-get-dirty-attitude, resilience, and the ability to get things done. In many ways, it’s the difference between success and failure, winning and losing. It tends to reveal itself after normal working hours on the job or beyond the normal human tolerance for suffering. It
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I taught my boys growing up that “it’s the last five percent that matters.” Allow me to explain. Whenever you’re engaged in an endeavor that requires endurance, there’s a disproportional weight placed on how you finish that decides the outcome. All four members of my family (my wife, my two sons, and me) were runners