Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As part of our ongoing series "Kindness 101," Steve Hartman and his kids are sharing stories built around themes of kindness and ...

Kids have a lot coming at them, experts say, but some are getting help navigating the world. Mankato’s Cindra Kamphoff is the author of “Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the ...

What is grit? How does it help people? And why is it an intergenerational flashpoint? A recent event at the University of St. Thomas gathered Minnesota Vikings defensive player Josh Metellus; Tommie ...

"The rising sun breaks through the clouds as climbers near the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania." Given how much our ‘courage and resolve’ is being tested right now, it’s fair to ask how we can ...

What do teachers get wrong about grit? I answered this question recently, along with others, for Character Lab in a Tip of the Week: How do you define grit, and what makes it special? I define grit as ...

What baseball’s toughest player can teach business leaders about purpose and perseverance. You don’t get the nickname the “Iron Horse” for nothing. That’s what they called Lou Gehrig, the famed Major ...

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I recently spent a week in Alaska. There were six of us. We were hiking a mountain called Gold Star Peak about an hour outside of Anchorage. Three of us are Gold Star family members and three are ...