Posts Tagged: tenacity

Digging Deep

June 6th, 2013
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I have previously written about people I know who are fighting the good fight against cancer.  Three of them at this point are in good health while one is gearing up for the fight of his life.
He is getting ready for surgery next week and after that he enters an intense, aggressive program aimed at totally killing this sucker in its tracks.  He has an amazing attitude towards this scary situation and I admire his calm and even demeanor.

 

Put in the same situation, I know I would not be faring so well and I don’t think I … Read More

The Art of Resilience

March 15th, 2013
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Being Proactive Can Strengthen Your Resilience The subject of resilience totally fascinates me. Resilience is being able to bounce back after being tossed around by life.  Trying to figure out why one person bounces back from a life trauma and another person breaks from the pain tells us something about the human condition don’t you think? It’s a roll of the dice. It’s the $64 million question. The ability to stay on track and keep your focus, the ability to develop an inner strength in the face of adversity is inspiring to me and in turn I draw strength from… Read More

Steve Jobs

October 6th, 2011
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I didn’t always understand the impact of the products Steve Jobs enthusiastically developed for his cutting edge company, Apple, but what I admired about Steve Jobs was his tenacity. He just never quit. He never quit battling cancer and he never quit inventing new tecky products that we didn’t realized we needed until we got his incredible Apple products in our hands.  Take an Apple iPod.  I can’t run or sit on my stationary bicycle without my iPod and I know lots of people who can’t live without their Macs! The way his mind worked was fascinating.  Talk about using… Read More