Being determined is holding fast, pursuing dreams and goals despite obstacles and setbacks. ... Read More about Being Determined, Steadfast
5 Interlude
Persevering – Being Tenacious
Because we do not always succeed, persevering is an important value; it can be the only path to success. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try ... Read More about Persevering – Being Tenacious
Being Vigilant
It was so hard for me at first. I knew about three songs and when it was time for us to play onstage I was all shaky, so I had to play behind the curtains. I just couldn't get up in front. Then you ... Read More about Being Vigilant
Advocating – Championing
The task of pleading a case is not reserved for lawyers, who are not the only ones skilled in that art. Each of us is an attorney-in-fact: the parent advocating for a child, a student defending a ... Read More about Advocating – Championing
Being Motivated and Driven
Motivation is an internal striving, which can lead us to act. Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. [stated in several ways, and variously attributed] The only ... Read More about Being Motivated and Driven
Being Assertive
Often distinguished from aggressiveness, assertiveness is standing up for yourself without being abusive or overbearing. Most of the values in our model are assertive, for the simple reason that ... Read More about Being Assertive
Being Well-Rounded and Eclectic
To be well-rounded is to be well-grounded in many areas of study and practice. ... Read More about Being Well-Rounded and Eclectic
Acting with Urgency and Intensity
Urgency is the flip side of patience, and like patience, it has its time and place. We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of ... Read More about Acting with Urgency and Intensity
Acting to Alleviate Suffering
The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is. [Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States (1980), Chapter 1, “Columbus, the ... Read More about Acting to Alleviate Suffering