by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 12, 2021 | Grit, Obstacles, Perseverance, Persistence, Perspective, Success
Today, I want to keep it simple and short but powerful and helpful. What is the obstacle in front of you right now? You know—it’s the thing that keeps you up at night, or drains you of your energy during the day. You think about this a lot, and likely, to no...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 30, 2021 | Character, Courage, Goals, Perseverance, Persistence, Resilience, Self-Confidence, Success
I was on my Peloton yesterday doing a 30-minute ride with Christine D’Ercole. She is a World and National Champion Track Cyclist. Rather impressive set of credentials, right? I really wasn’t feeling so great about this ride, physically, to begin with, and...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jun 4, 2021 | Grit, Hard Work, Perseverance, Resilience
“Don’t tell me how talented you are. Tell me how hard you work.” Arthur Rubenstein My friend, Jen, sent me this quote the other day and I love it! The interesting thing about hard work is that I don’t believe you can teach it. I believe hard...
by Beth FItzgerald | May 25, 2021 | Bravery, Courage, Determination, Fear, Inspirational, Obstacles, Perseverance
I was on a call yesterday and I listened to a woman tell the story of the phoenix, which was in a book her young daughter was reading. As you know, the phoenix is the long-lived bird from Greek mythology that cyclically regenerates itself, and out of the ashes, a new...
by Beth FItzgerald | May 10, 2021 | Determination, Perseverance, Persistence
I was watching a documentary about Coach Dawn Staley, the head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of South Carolina. I only know of Coach Staley from a friend of mine who played for her a number of years ago and could not say enough nice...
by Beth FItzgerald | May 6, 2021 | Determination, Goals, Grit, Inspirational, Perseverance, Persistence, Resilience, Success
Are you an athlete? Maybe you were an athlete in high school or college. The great thing about being an athlete is you learn how to win and you learn how to lose—there’s really no in between. Yes, occasionally there’s a tie, but that’s rare. And as...
