What lessons has difficulty taught you?
"The lesson I can draw is that people can always learn, come through tough times and persevere and grow.”
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Michael Edmondson
Nov 2, 2019
How often do you gather strength from distress?
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Michael Edmondson
Sep 24, 2019
Do you multiply opportunities?
As the old adage goes “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”
Michael Edmondson
Sep 16, 2019
Do you know that ability is not enough?
“Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with m
Michael Edmondson
Sep 11, 2019
How do you respond to adversity?
Albert Einstein noted “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
Michael Edmondson
Sep 9, 2019
Do you remind yourself to never quit?
"So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.”
Michael Edmondson
Aug 26, 2019
Do you believe you belong?
Cena told a crowd after one of his matches that “Sometimes you can try so hard at something and still fail. But every time you fail it's
Michael Edmondson
Aug 7, 2019
Can you drive past the pain?
Bannister noted “The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”
Michael Edmondson
Jun 25, 2019
Can you help yourself get out of the depths?
As Michael Powell said in his New York Times story on Grunewald “To receive a serious cancer diagnosis is to feel an overpowering desire to
Michael Edmondson
Jun 6, 2019
How do you get out of slumps?
For baseball players like Hank Aaron a lack of hitting over an extended period of time is called a slump. Aaron’s motto was “always keep swi
Michael Edmondson
Mar 11, 2019
How long can you persevere?
His success in Dahmer helped him land S.W.A.T. in 2003 but it was still another five years before he landed the role that would catapult him
Michael Edmondson
Feb 8, 2019
How often do you take a detour?
On March 1, 2016, at 29 years of age, Derek Ryan made his professional ice hockey debut with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey
Michael Edmondson
Jan 11, 2019
How many rejections could you tolerate?
After operating Starbucks for 15 years, the original owners sold the small coffee shop with just six stores to former manager Howard Schultz
Michael Edmondson
Dec 25, 2018
How often do you handle the valleys and hills?
‘It’s not how you handle the hills, it’s how you handle the valleys.’”
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