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 | Dec 8, 2020 | Action Steps, Determination, Goals, Inspirational, Ownership, Persistence, Success
What is your plan for 2021? When one full year passes by, and you are drinking your coffee on a Tuesday morning in December of 2021, what do you want to be different? What are you committed to making happen between now and then? Is it work related? Does it have to do...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 23, 2020 | Determination, Grit, Persistence
On Friday morning, Doug and I took our two dogs, and our daughter’s new puppy, for a walk. That sounds like it’s an average day for most people, but to us—it was extraordinary! We rarely walk our dogs, let alone three, all at once. The truth is, we got...
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 mile—and 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 22, 2020 | Burdens, Goals, Happiness, Inspirational, Persistence
Doug and I were in Vermont over the weekend and we completed two hikes. The hike we chose on Saturday was the Weathersfield Trail on Mount Ascutney. The description of the hike included: heavily traveled trail with a roundtrip distance of 6 miles, rated moderate in...
