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A to Z

Find a Mindset

Start with the problem you are carrying. Each entry takes you to the issue that teaches it.

When the effort is long and there is no shortcut. → Issue #1 · Sisu (Finnish): Finnish Resilience

When you want to quit before the work is done. → Issue #1 · Sisu (Finnish): Finnish Resilience

When conditions stay hard and you still have to function. → Issue #1 · Sisu (Finnish): Finnish Resilience

When no one is watching and cutting a corner would be easy. → Issue #2 · Bushido (Japanese): Way of the Warrior

When your word and your conduct have started to drift apart. → Issue #2 · Bushido (Japanese): Way of the Warrior

When discipline has to hold on an ordinary day, not a heroic one. → Issue #2 · Bushido (Japanese): Way of the Warrior

When fate has not asked your permission. → Issue #3 · Viking Grit (Norse): Norse Perseverance

When the outcome is uncertain and you must act anyway. → Issue #3 · Viking Grit (Norse): Norse Perseverance

When a long season of adversity is wearing down your resolve. → Issue #3 · Viking Grit (Norse): Norse Perseverance

When your reputation and your character tell different stories. → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus (Roman): Roman Excellence

When duty to others competes with comfort. → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus (Roman): Roman Excellence

When you want excellence to mean conduct, not image. → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus (Roman): Roman Excellence

When starting was easy and continuing is not. → Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela (Zulu): The Decision to Keep Going

When progress is slow and stopping feels reasonable. → Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela (Zulu): The Decision to Keep Going

When a commitment needs a fresh decision, not fresh motivation. → Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela (Zulu): The Decision to Keep Going

When fear is present and the action still has to be taken. → Issue #6 · Apache Courage: Warrior Spirit

When someone weaker depends on your steadiness. → Issue #6 · Apache Courage: Warrior Spirit

When standing up will cost you something real. → Issue #6 · Apache Courage: Warrior Spirit

When people trust your judgment and you feel the weight of it. → Issue #7 · Māori Mana (Māori): Prestige and Authority

When influence could serve you instead of the people who granted it. → Issue #7 · Māori Mana (Māori): Prestige and Authority

When you want authority that leaves others more capable. → Issue #7 · Māori Mana (Māori): Prestige and Authority

When the work is invisible and no one will check it. → Issue #8 · Pracowitość (Polish): Diligence in Useful Work

When hard work is expected to be endless and rest feels like failure. → Issue #8 · Pracowitość (Polish): Diligence in Useful Work

When your “finished” leaves someone else carrying the confusion. → Issue #8 · Pracowitość (Polish): Diligence in Useful Work

When being the dependable one has become a trap. → Issue #8 · Pracowitość (Polish): Diligence in Useful Work

By problem

authority → Issue #7 · Māori Mana
burnout → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
bushido → Issue #2 · Bushido
commitment → Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela
courage → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus · Issue #6 · Apache Courage
determination → Issue #1 · Sisu · Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela
diligence → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
discipline → Issue #2 · Bushido
duty → Issue #2 · Bushido · Issue #4 · Roman Virtus
effort → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
endurance → Issue #1 · Sisu · Issue #3 · Viking Grit
excellence → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus
fear → Issue #6 · Apache Courage
finishing → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
grit → Issue #3 · Viking Grit
handoff → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
hard work → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
hardship → Issue #1 · Sisu
hidden work → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
honor → Issue #2 · Bushido
influence → Issue #7 · Māori Mana
integrity → Issue #2 · Bushido
keep going → Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela
leadership → Issue #7 · Māori Mana
loyalty → Issue #2 · Bushido
mana → Issue #7 · Māori Mana
not giving up → Issue #1 · Sisu
overwork → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
perseverance → Issue #1 · Sisu · Issue #3 · Viking Grit · Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela
pracowitość → Issue #8 · Pracowitość
resilience → Issue #1 · Sisu
responsibility → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus · Issue #7 · Māori Mana
self-control → Issue #2 · Bushido
service → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus
sisu → Issue #1 · Sisu
trust → Issue #7 · Māori Mana
ukuzimisela → Issue #5 · Ukuzimisela
virtus → Issue #4 · Roman Virtus
work ethic → Issue #8 · Pracowitość

Or browse the full journey by book: see the hub on the Newsletter page.

New entries arrive with each new issue, every Tuesday.

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