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characteristic became

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apparent as a

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major predictor of

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success. And it

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wasn't communication skill.

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It wasn't emotional

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intelligence. It wasn't

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emotional intelligence. Good

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looks or physical

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health. It wasn't even.

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To be successful

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at any determined.

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and willing to work

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for it. No shortcuts,

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integrity, purpose, determination, and

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discipline that it takes

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to be a champion

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in life. Grent is

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about persistence, resilience, and

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determination. It's about showing

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up day after day.

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It's about holding on to

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your dreams. Even when the road ahead

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looks dark and uncertain. grit

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is passion and perseverance. grit

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is having stamina. grit is

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sticking with your future, begging

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day out, not just for

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the week, but for years.

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It's the most important attribute.

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It's more important than intelligence.

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It's more important than domain

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expertise. That ability to grind

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through... even when you don't

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see immediate results. Even when

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it looks like you're going

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backwards. That ability to stay

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gritty and grind, that's the

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difference between winners and losers.

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You practice piano, practice math,

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you practice cooking, practice grit.

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Grit is work. Grit is

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a challenge of a lifetime.

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Grit is something that many people

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don't even know how to get through

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it. It's about living one on one

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balance. Try to fight, fight, this is

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our fight to fight. One in six

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doesn't define who you are. What's the

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highest in you are and what you

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do when you're one in six. Then

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everything you got today, fight your fight.

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First things you're going to find about

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being gritty is that it really has

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to be something that you're excited about

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this worthwhile to you for whatever reason

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to push through to the boredom the

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difficulties and all that and I think

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that's the most underlooked part of of

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grit is that it needs to be

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something that you're compelled by it's got

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to be like cool and exciting and

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interesting to you. We often hear stories

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of people who succeed seemingly without effort.

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Those who make it look easy. But

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what we don't see is the grit

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behind their success. The

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couple is ours. They

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spent practicing, family, trying

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again. The times they

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wanted to quit, but

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didn't. We don't see the

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struggle. They faced or the

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sacrifices they made. And yet

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through it all, they held

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on. If I'm telling you

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from experience, I got a

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GED. I lived in the

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band and built out a

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trash can. I got a

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PhD now and that ain't

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on, that ain't on IQ.

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That's on, that's on grit.

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PhD is on grit. Master's

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degree, all grit. Took me

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20 years to get a

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four-year-old degree. That's on grit.

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So I can't teach you

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how to go in there

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and murder some other team.

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Not with talent. Just out

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doing so much, so I'm

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talking about endurance. Just having

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more stamina than they got.

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Let me tell you something

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about grit. Let me tell you

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about what it really means. Grit.

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It's when you're hurting so bad.

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Grit. It's where you're hurting so

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bad, but you know you've got

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a job to do. Grit. There's

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something that pushes you in a

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total different direction. Now I'm not

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talking about those naysayers. I'm not

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talking about those individuals that

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cry and moan and groan

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because they're not getting what they

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want right now. How do you get

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through something? You gotta keep

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climbing. It's gonna hurt, it's

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supposed to hurt. If it

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doesn't hurt how you're growing.

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The greatest minds, the most

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successful entrepreneurs, and the most

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accomplished individuals, didn't get to

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where they are. without failure.

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They didn't get to where

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they are without learning, adjusting,

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and keeping at it when

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things got tough. You see?

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Grit requires a shift in how

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we perceive challenges. We must begin

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to see difficulties, not as threats,

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but as opportunities. Talk about grit,

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right? That ability to grind and

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stick with something, even when you're

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not seeing progression, even when

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you don't see results being made.

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So it's a really important attribute,

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right? Don't look for any games

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where there's been no sacrifice. Don't

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look for your game to improve.

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Don't look for the record

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to improve, without sacrifice, there

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are no games. It's easy

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to get discouraged when things

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don't go as planned. It

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is easy to quit when

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success seems so far to

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reach. But if we embrace

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grit, we shift from being

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passive observers of our circumstances

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to achieve creators of our

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own futures. You think this

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is tough? So the fact

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that he's riding you, the

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fact that the coaching stuff

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is riding you and saying

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no short-cussing, do it the

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right way, do it over,

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do it over, do it

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over, why? Because in

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practice you get to

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do it over in

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the game you don't.

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They write that stuff

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down. It's recorded. Everything

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we do takes time.

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It takes the will.

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It takes a reason.

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It takes knowledge. Ladies

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and gentlemen, climb. And

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you slip up. Get

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up. When you feel

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like you're going to

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quit, don't quit. Know

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that you have to

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do these things. Know

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that you have to

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do these things. Know

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that you have a

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responsibility. to yourself, to

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the people that depend

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on you and love

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you. Climb. Climb. Climb

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up. Consider the story

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of Michael Jordan. Jordan

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didn't make his high

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school varsity team on

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his first trial. He

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was cut from the

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team. Tote wasn't good

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enough. Many would have

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given up. But Jordan

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didn't. Instead, he chatted

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his disappointment into relentless

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drive to improve. His

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failures became his motivation.

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And the result? Six

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NBA championships, five MVP

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awards, and a legacy

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that inspires athletes worldwide.

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But grit isn't conformed

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to the world of

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sports. It's present in

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every field, from business

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to education, from science

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to the arts, to

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the arts. Take J.K.

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Roland, for example, before

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writing the book, Harry

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Potter, series Roland, faced

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numerous rejections from publishers.

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She was living on

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welfare, struggling as a

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single mother, but she

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refused to give up

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on a story. Today,

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the Harry Potter book

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have sold over 500

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million copies. It has

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been translated into 80

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languages. Her success. Not

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just a tale of

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talent, but a story

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of grit. The courage

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to preserve despite overwhelming

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odds. So why am

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I passionate? Because I

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got a chance to

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control my own life.

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You have a chance

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to control your destiny.

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That my friend is

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the American dream. Not

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a Cadillac. Not a

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big house. The American

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dream is all men.

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Grit is the bridge

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between dreams and reality.

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It's the strength to

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keep going, no matter

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what. So when you

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face obstacles in your

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life, in your own

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journey, remember that the

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greatest accessories aren't built

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on talent alone. They're

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built on grit, the

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ability to preserve, the

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courage to rise, and

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the unshakable belief that

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no matter what, you

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will reach your goal.

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Great! Hey

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folks, it's Mark Maren from WTOF. It's

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spring, a time of renewal, of rebirth,

11:10

of reintroducing yourself to your fitness goals.

11:12

And Peloton has what you need to

11:14

get started. You can take a variety

11:17

of on-demand and live classes that last

11:19

anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour.

11:21

There are thousands of Peloton members whose

11:23

lives were changed by taking charge of

11:25

their fitness routines. Now you can be

11:27

one of them. Spring into action right

11:29

now. Find your push. with Peloton at

11:32

one peloton.com. They say opposites attract. That's

11:34

why the sleep number smart bed is

11:36

the best bed for couples. You can

11:38

each choose what's right for you. Whenever

11:40

you like. You like a bed that

11:42

feels firm, but they want soft. Sleep

11:44

number does that. You want to sleep

11:47

cooler while they like to feel warm.

11:49

Sleep number does that too. Why choose

11:51

a sleep number smart bed so you

11:53

can choose your ideal comfort? on

11:55

either side. Sleep number

11:57

smart start at at $999.

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Prices higher in is higher

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in Alaska and

12:04

Hawaii, exclusively at a

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sleep number store

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near you. you. See store or.com

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for details. details.