10. Persistence. It’s so easy to give up all the time. Every moment, it’s easier to just throw in the towel and say, “this is too hard, I don’t want to do this anymore” rather than stand your ground and say, “this is hard as hell, but what the heck, I’m here now - I’m going to keep giving it a shot”. That takes guts. Standing in the face of every adversity that comes your way and making your way through it, proud of all your actions, and then, whatever the outcomes, being willing to toil on - that’s what it takes.