Success requires not only hard work and persistence, but also patience. Success usually takes more time than you thought.
Wisdom Blog
Character and Success
Becoming a person of good and strong character is a foundational development for achieving success in life.
Courage and Owning Up to Your Faults and Mistakes
Owning up to your faults and mistakes can be quite challenging, requiring the courage to overcome your fears such as embarrassment and shame..
What is Courage?
Courage is sometimes misunderstood as a quality of being fearless, but in reality it involves experiencing fear and then being able to overcome it.
The Heartfelt Effects of Kindness
It is the heartfelt character of kindness that makes it stand out from other important, though less emotionally impactful forms of sociality.
Expect Some Bumps in the Road
A successful and meaningful relationship almost never develops without going through a shared experience of pain or crisis.
The Best Minds
Education should encourage both openness and receptiveness to new ideas, but also confidence and understanding in shared knowledge and values.
Resisting Temptation
Resisting temptation can be very challenging, but the better you are able to do it, the stronger you can become.
Doing Kindness
Being kind in your actions is worth a great deal more than simply intending to be kind, but not actually doing it.
Choosing This and Not That
Our choices have opportunity costs. When we choose one thing over another, we forgo the possible benefits of the path we did not take.