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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. And sometimes the best way to achieve our long-term goals may be to give up on unproductive short-term goals. Recognizing how our goals line up can help us know when to quit and when to persist. Is what you’re pursuing worth the grit?

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Rohn: You Don’t Have to Love What You Do

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You can be inspired just by having found something, even though you are making mistakes in the beginning and even though it is not ideal to take on a new discipline that you haven’t learned yet. This article was published in September 2015 and has been updated.

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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In my research about “Wave Makers” for my book Make Waves , I discovered that those who started big changes were extraordinary because of their thoughts that drove optimism, resilience, belief in themselves and others, and the confidence to keep learning. You show up differently when your only objective is to contribute.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. They spent two admittedly short Swedish sailing seasons preparing for the inevitable roadblocks and learning how to co-captain on their own.

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5 Things to Do Before Your Next Job Interview

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Do your homework before the day and you will be more confident , because you’ll be prepared for your job interview. In the days leading up to your interview, the job description should become your best friend. Although you’ll learn a lot about the organization during the interview, be sure to do some investigating beforehand.

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5 Realistic Tips to Be More Positive

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Because when you feel confident in your abilities, you’re able to think creatively and solve problems. Look for a common thread of “wins” throughout the day, such as meetings that went well, key insights that were learned or performance metrics that were met. This article was published in June 2015 and has been updated.

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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

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It wasn’t the craziest idea that Valdes, at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds of almost all muscle, had ever heard, outside of the fact he grew up in Newport Beach, California, and knew absolutely nothing about the sport. After 18 months at Northwestern Mutual, learning the financial craft and jargon, he desired more freedom.

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