True will is quiet humility, resilience, and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised by bluster and ambition.
Ryan HolidayItโs okay to be discouraged. Itโs not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress youโve decided to lay siege to in your own lifeโthatโs persistence.
Ryan HolidayThe Germans have a word for it: Sitzfleisch. Staying power. Winning by sticking your ass to the seat and not leaving until after it's over.
Ryan Holiday