The Science of Self

The Mindset of Perseverance


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Surely you’ve heard enough comeback stories to last you a lifetime. Steve Jobs being fired from Apple, only to keep his head down, create a new technology, and come back to make Apple bigger than before. Kurt Warner working in a supermarket after a brief Canadian football career, only to come off the bench and lead the Rams to a Super Bowl championship. Tina Turner rebounding from an unthinkably abusive marriage to become a bigger star on her own terms than she ever was before. All three of them could have given up and maybe even had greater incentive to give up than most normal people. They were publicly shamed and embarrassed, and the levels to which they’d fallen were considered impossible to bounce back from. But none of them accepted failure as a viable alternative.
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Peter Hollins is a bestselling author, human psychology researcher, and a dedicated student of the human condition. Visit https://www.PeteHollins.com to pick up your FREE human nature cheat sheet: 7 surprising psychology studies that will change the way you think.
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