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“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.”  ~Thomas Foxwell Buxton
Perseverance - to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
As has been written previously here in Failure plus Persistence equals [...]

Editor’s Note: This article is written by the brilliant, amazing, and true Marina Tsipenyuk.
It seems that we are always searching for what is sensible, logical, and politically correct. The older we become, the more such formalities encompass our thoughts and, surely, become us—our identities and traits are unshakable, arguably as they were, have been, and [...]

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Obedience — Willingness to obey, to be controlled when necessary, to carry out orders.
“There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey.”
~William Edward Forster
There exists a special dynamic between a master-servant, leader-follower, and dominant-submissive. In order to be effective at wielding [...]

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Love (noun) – A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
Love (verb) – To give of oneself, and ones time, energy, and resources fully to another person [...]

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Just getting back from Israel I’ve learned some incredible lessons from some of the worlds most renowned Rabbis. Unlike the birthright trip to Israel that I went on last year, this wasn’t about sight-seeing, it was about having a spiritual experience and acquiring ancient wisdom.
Honesty — Truthful; [...]

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Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lewis Howes.
“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul [...]

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Marina Tsipenyuk.
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.”
Patience – an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with [...]

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Bill Riddell.
It seems extremely counter-intuitive, but being a failure is one of the greatest keys to success. The power of persistence is just as vital, fail then try again until success takes hold.
Rather than my thoughts on the issue let’s look at some of the world’s [...]

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“The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues, And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from”
~Joanna Baillie
Bravery — A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without [...]

Each post in this series will focus on just one virtue. I’ll mix it up with some definitions, quotes, virtuous people, and why I think the particular virtue is important.
You can look through all the virtues, decide which one you already are and which one you would like to take up.
Do to high volumes of [...]