by Beth FItzgerald | Feb 5, 2021 | Happiness, Hope, Inner Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, Resilience, Self-Care
“The only way to get rid of darkness is to add more light.” Unknown I know this quote sounds a lot like the famous quote from Dr. Martin Luther King’s, but he was talking about something completely different than I am today. I’m talking about...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 21, 2020 | Determination, Ownership, Perseverance, Persistence, Procrastination, Resilience, Success
Last week, while listening to an online conference, I heard a woman say, “Look, no one’s coming to rescue you!” OK, wow, that was like a punch in the face. That sentence made me think about all the things that I want to be different. And for each...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 11, 2020 | Determination, Grit, Hard Work, Perseverance, Persistence, Success
“Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.” Will Smith We all know the quote by Tim Notke, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard,” but Will Smith takes it one...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 12, 2020 | Obstacles, Perseverance, Persistence, Success
I read an article the other day that contained a few very interesting statistics about marathons. Apparently the LEAST number of people quit a marathon in the first mile and the last mileāand the MOST number of people quit during mile 20. I have not been able to...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 4, 2020 | Failure, Perseverance, Persistence
Tonight, I will host another meeting with my Emerging Leaders participants. Our topic for this evening is “Failing Forward.” Failing is an interesting topic. No one likes to fail and certainly no one wants to fail, but failing seems to be the way to...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 30, 2020 | Grit, Perseverance
This week my leadership class will be discussing perseverance. This word has a Latin root meaning “steadfastness or constancy.” Angela Duckworth, from The University of Pennsylvania, may be the person most famous for making perseverance or grit a household...
