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“Why are you sitting on your ass?”

As is true with many people, Shawn Callahan learned much about what he thinks about work from his earliest job. Only unlike most people, Shawn’s first boss was a former United States Marine, and his father. Shawn’s dad served in the Vietnam War, after which he was assigned a post […]

By |2015-08-10T20:22:43-07:00August 10th, 2015|Blog|0 Comments

Persistence, grit, and the presidency

The psychologist most responsible for the study of grit, Angela Duckworth, defines it as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals.” It’s a combination of zeal and persistence even in the absence of encouraging feedback. So grit isn’t just about trying hard. Anyone can try hard . . . once. Grit […]

By |2015-07-27T13:48:26-07:00July 27th, 2015|Blog|0 Comments

Finding curiosity through the gift of discovery

Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I have only been passionately curious.” Despite the obvious understatement, being passionately curious clearly does something for us as humans by paving a strong path to learning, which often leads to success. It’s akin to necessity being the mother of invention. […]

By |2015-06-30T14:53:33-07:00June 30th, 2015|Blog|0 Comments
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