Sentences with phrase «fortitude as»

Became the consummate team player, working with terrific coaches, training and developing mental fortitude as well as my body to deliver outstanding performance on and off the baseball field

If my attitudes condemn me as a technological luddite then I shall have to bear that characterization with such fortitude as I can command.

Test your fortitude as you drive back large droves of formidable enemy aircrafts while avoiding the massive amounts of projectiles in the newest installment of this bullet hell series, «Astrowings Gold Flower.»

Jenn's methodology helps women access their voice, make sense of their emotions, own their feminine power, and create a foundation of strength and fortitude as they move towards business success, financial empowerment, thriving relationships, and their most significant life goals.

Women can have as much fortitude as men, or more or less.

The church has long taught fortitude as the virtue of adversity and as a fruit of the Spirit (Gal.

They showed fortitude as an investor and believed in the eventual opportunity to defend the world from advanced cyber attacks even when there were insufficient market proof points.

Not exact matches

One of the qualities employers most value now is called grit — the fortitude, insight, and ability to adapt on the fly that often comes from overcoming adversity or disadvantage in life, as Ellen McGirt explains in the feature «How Your Life Experience Could Help You Land a Great Job.»

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

On her podcast, she features accomplished guests such as New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau and high - performance coach Lacy Kirkland, who share how mental fortitude — and a dismissal of one's supposed limitations — can help oneself and others prevail.

However, whether as a result of fortune or fortitude, Millennials bring a different approach to work — maybe sometimes a better one.

We must learn to manage the degree to which we are always on the edge of losing our mental fortitude to emotions such as fear, anger, frustration or even excitement.

As a (now) early - stage investor, I invest in businesses when I believe that 1) the founder has the passion and fortitude to stick with it through the tough times; 2) I have experience that can be helpful in propelling the business to first revenue, cash flow positive or exit; and 3) I will be engaged throughout the early days of the company.

Predictably, gold and bond prices are seeing advances as people try to flee to relative safety, but that could just mean equities are becoming a better value bet for those with greater intestinal fortitude.

Mental fortitude is defined as the ability to focus on and execute solutions when in the face of uncertainty or adversity.

His bulletproof mental fortitude, so unmistakable at this year's Masters and U.S. Open, will stand out in high relief at the British Open, too, what with Spieth having been put in the same Thursday - Friday threesome as the extravagantly talented but disastrously flaky Dustin Johnson.

After you do it, you realize it's not nearly as painful or difficult as you thought — that is, when you develop the fortitude to experience it without allowing yourself to associate unpleasantness with badness.

Clearly there is a disconnect, and as the legendary investor Sir John Templeton once said, «To buy when others are despondently selling and sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards.»

It takes prudence and wisdom, as well as fortitude, on a woman's part to see it as adistinctive feminine privilege.

The true lights of the Church, those who are most important for the eternal salvation of mankind as well as of individuals are not the Pope, the bishops or the cardinals in their red cassocks, but those who possess and radiate most faith, hope and love, most humility and unselfishness, most fortitude in carrying the cross, most happiness and confidence.

But some Bunyan, writing Pilgrim's Progress in a prison where it was so damp that, as he cried, «The moss did verily grow upon mine eyebrows»; some Kernahan, born without arms and legs, but by sheer grit fighting his way up until he sat in the House of Commons; some Henry M. Stanley, born in a workhouse and buried in Westminster Abbey; some Dante, his Beatrice dead, he himself an exile from the city of his love, distilling all his agony into a song that became the «voice of ten silent centuries», or some more obscure and humble life close at hand where handicaps have been mastered, griefs have been built into character, disappointments have been turned into trellises, not left a bare, unsightly thing — such incarnations of fortitude and faith have infectious power.

One man wrote this: «Our patience is improved, by bearing calmly the indignities he strives to load us with; our charity is enflamed by returning good for ill, and by pardoning and forgiving the injuries he does us; our prudence is increased by wisely managing ourselves in our demeanor, so as not to give him opportunity to wound us; our fortitude is strengthened by the manful repelling of scorns, and by giving occasions for the display of an undaunted courage in all our actions; our industry is strengthened and confirmed by watching all his attacks and stratagems; and by our contriving how we may best acquit ourselves in all our contests.»

Particularly admirable was Colson's fortitude in pressing ahead with Catholics as brothers in Christ even when this was not a popular position in all sectors of the Evangelical world.

And if the suffering and despairing Jesus on the cross is accepted in one's heart and soul as a virtuous human being» if we can still, staring into our own abyss, wistfully hope to have his fortitude and compassion despite our enduring weaknesses» then is salvation really that far off?

As God's child also I must bear what comes by the divine plan with the fortitude of faith, knowing that the very hairs of our heads are numbered and we are of the greatest value in the sight of our Heavenly Father.

For sheer fatuity, on this score, it would be difficult to surpass Martin Kettle's pompous and platitudinous reflections in the Guardian, appearing two days after the earthquake: certainly, he argues, the arbitrariness of the destruction visited upon so many and such diverse victims must pose an insoluble conundrum for «creationists» everywhere» although he wonders, in concluding, whether his contemporaries are «too cowed» even to ask «if the God can exist that can do such things» (as if a public avowal of unbelief required any great reserves of fortitude in modern Britain).

According to virtue ethics, the cultivation and formation of character through virtues such as temperance and fortitude is the essential aspect of the moral life.

• the fortitude of not going with the crowd; 7 • the fortitude of knowing that caring for the world is a nobler task than that of mastering it; • the fortitude of knowing that a successful woman is not the same as a successful man; • the fortitude of realising that money is less important than character; that you are worth more than your salary is worth; • the fortitude of preparing yourself for a worthwhile commitment and sticking by it (self - worth is empty without self - commitment); • the fortitude of being proud to aim at being a woman of character, and to resist the pathetic envy we are all capable of towards a man or woman with more power but with a weak character.

Golden State's fortitude last Friday was a good sign for the Warriors inasmuch as Richmond had been their toughest player.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

I agree with some that he shouldn't have let Gabriel go as I for one thought despite having a some erratic episodes in games, he was a good defender and provided that solidity at times when he applied the qualities of robustness and fortitude to defending.

The players are too blame as well from lack of hunger, discipline, focus, mental fortitude and leadership but too much of the same problems are recurring just listen to most of his interviews after losses to big teams.

Using the previous example, Roger's success at the math skill is not based on some innate «intelligence» or «talent» with math - as we said, he and Tory are equally skilled - but rather occurs because he has greater fortitude to learn the skill, whatever it takes.

Danessa credits her internal strength as a person, the addition of her loving husband to her life, and her absolute commitment to the daughters she placed as giving her the fortitude to stay connected.

It may give you the fortitude to continue to blanket your child with unconditional love even as you are being pushed away.

We might as well have a Republican represent us if the Democrat that we elected doesn't have the fortitude to stand up to the TeaBaggers and the GOP.

Spitzer twice referred to Cuomo as «presumably» the next governor, but said he won't endorse the AG until after he answers questions about issues like health care and charter schools and» shows the fortitude to answer them the right way.»

Skipper of the Ghana Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has stated that he works with spiritual fortitude, admitting that he consults Mallams as well as Pastors when playing football matches.

The governor prayed Allah to grant Audu eternal rest and the family as well as the good people of Kogi State the fortitude to bear the loss.

«Our responsibilities are great, but our city is one that has endured as a symbol of fortitude, perseverance and pride,» the mayor said to end his hour - plus address.

«It is my prayer that God will give all enough strength and fortitude to survive this time as we bid farewell to the jewel of the Aregbesola dynasty and wish her peaceful rest with her creator,» he added.

«May God grant friends and family of the deceased the fortitude to bear this great loss», The Capital quoted him as saying.

Shehu quoted Buhari as describing the death as painful while wishing Fika the fortitude to bear the loss.

It was my first experience with acupuncture and I'll admit that it took a lot of mental fortitude to lie there, willingly, as my Chinese naturopath prepared to stab me with needles, swabbing the areas with a cool pad drenched in rubbing alcohol.

This new mental fortitude will naturally transfer to your life outside the gym and make you more effective at reaching other life goals as well.

Oftentimes our struggles with medical illnesses are seen as signs of fortitude and strength, but emotional illnesses not so much.

For example, it asks whether or not the word «strong» applies to us, but it could just as easily be considered to be physical strength as much as emotional fortitude — and it failed to disclose precisely which it could have been.

Some one with compassion and fortitude and and a yearning to become better as they grow and mature.

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The film presents her not as a victim, however, but as someone with the inner strength and fortitude to overcome and bend circumstances to her liking.