Good Morning Larry. I have the “Grit”.

#GLADTOBEHERE

that was a good one for me tonight . I have been working very hard and sometimes its so tough but I have passion and I know I have grit !! New England Young at Heart is my life I love it and it never seems like work …

Larry is spot on. Tomorrow comes sooner than you think. Take it from me.

I don’t think “life is passing me by”. I think a better terminology is that “life is passing by”. I am almost 77 and have tried to enjoy each and every day. Yes, the clock is ticking, but each day is filled with wonderful friends, things to do, plants to grow, and causes to help. Each night I focus on gratitude for all that I have, and I look forward to what tomorrow may bring. I look back at my career with great satisfaction and pleasure. Hope all you “youngsters” can do the same. Aunt Donna

well said! Absolutely!

The reality is that there are things that must die within us in order to really come to a point of living. I won’t get ‘preachy’ I try to ask myself daily “What must I get rid of that is blocking my clear pathway to being in God’s perfect will and how can I accomplish the dispatching of the same?”

Love the thought today…thanks.

This is the true definition of the abundance mentality. There is no limit to love or friendship. The more you give away the more you can receive in return.

Yes always loved that idea Whatever you want be it Thanks Larry Have a great day

I wholeheardly agree. Looking for happiness in money or things is a fools earned. Happiness is all around us we just need to look and recognize it. For prospective the US as a nation is 5% of the worlds population and we use 25% of the worlds resources even our poorest are kings when looked at in a world view.

Amen!!

hi there,
who is the author of the book Pursing the Good Life? I would like to get a copy to read. Have a great day 🙂

Angela Lopez

This is spot on Larry! Lately I heard in an interesting presentation that social media reactions to your personals posts make your brain emits the same hormones that an addict’s brain emits when facing preferred intoxicating substances. The presenter said that uncontrolled social media consumption is equal to sitting in front of an open bar all day. Indeed, it takes willpower to regain control.

Steve thank you for messages they are so spot on. Started taking a peak at your Baja experience and it’s awesome. It’s really nice to see your relationship with your son.
Thanks for sharing. Chris

Marie and I really enjoyed the Movie!

Finally had time to watch this whole movie! What an awesome experience for you and Tanner to experience together. The movie was really well made and very intense at times! Great job and congrats again to you guys on your accomplishment!

Amen

Always enjoy your Think Daily. Found this one on the internet (Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast) and thought it would apply to many of the things you talk about…

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This Week’s Broadcast
March 5, 2017 | Broadcast Number 4564

Grit
Why is it that the most successful people are not always the most gifted or talented? So often, exceptional students, accomplished writers, and championship athletes acknowledge that it isn’t natural ability that sets them apart from their peers—it’s their grit. And what is grit? One researcher defines it as “a combination of passion and perseverance in the pursuit of a long-term goal.”1 She offers a few examples: a cartoonist who submitted some 2,000 drawings to the New Yorker magazine before one was finally accepted; a below-average high school English student who became a best-selling novelist; a Super-Bowl quarterback who, after a disappointing first semester in college, wanted to quit and come home, but his strong but loving father told him, “You can quit…But you can’t come home because I’m not going to live with a quitter.”2

According to this research, grit is a better predictor of success than innate ability—and ability does not make a person more likely to have grit. In fact, the research found that the higher a student’s test scores, the less gritty the student tended to be.3 As any teacher or parent can tell you, the child who has to work harder usually gets further ahead in the long run.

And that’s good news for all of us, because while innate ability can’t generally be taught or acquired, grit can. No matter what we have achieved or have not achieved in the past, we can start where we are right now and do something that makes us stretch. Whether it’s learning a new language, developing a hobby, eating a little healthier, or reaching out in friendliness to others—whatever it is, if we keep at it, then it can help us develop grit. In time, what at first seemed so challenging becomes easier. That’s the blessing of doing hard things.

So ask yourself, “What am I passionate about?” Then pursue it with perseverance. Stay with it and keep trying. Don’t worry if you aren’t the best or brightest, because it’s your grit, more than your talent, that will carry you through to success.

1. Angela Duckworth, in Emily Esfahani Smith, “The Virtue of Hard Things,” Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2016, wsj.com/articles/the-virtue-of-hard-things-1462313591.
2. In Smith, “Hard Things.”
3. See Smith, “Hard Things.”

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