But what exactly is grit, and how do we build it? Grit, literally defined, is mental toughness and courage. It’s the moment you pick yourself up after a failure and try again. It’s when you decide not ...

Have you ever heard the proverb, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?” This proverb hails from the American educator Thomas H. Palmer, in his work, Teacher’s Manual. In short, this proverb ...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.’ This is a common proverb. But do you know that it is actually a short poem entitled “Try (try) Again” written anonymously but popularly attributed ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If at first you don’t succeed, goes the old saying, try, try again. Good advice, up to a point. But let me ...

If at first you do succeed, you’ve probably set the bar too low. You’ve got excited, in that brand awayday workshop, by your first early thoughts, by that initial outpouring of inchoate ideas. And – ...

Life is not easy. Like building blocks, we try to build up a stable and secure future for ourselves and our loved ones. And then, “life happens,” and those building blocks can come tumbling down, and ...