Steady

The moral of the story of the tortoise and the hare is "slow and steady wins the race", right? So what is meant by that, exactly? Does it mean that you actually need to go slow in order to win a race? Obviously not.

The key is "steady", not slow. Come up with a plan that gives you the best chance of success, believe in it and stick to it. Don't get upset when things aren't going your way, and don't get too excited when things are working well. Stay focused. Steady.

Example: Tiger Woods. Watch him and see what it means to be focused and determined. Tiger Woods never deviates from his game plan. He never really gets upset (yes, he might cuss when he makes a bad shot, but he forgets about it right away and focuses on the next shot) and he never gets really excited. In a sport which demands mental toughness, he will go down in history as the greatest golfer ever.

Reality TV example: TK and Rachel from the Amazing Race. One of the reasons this show is fun to watch is that you get to see normal people in stressful situations and see how they handle it. The teams that get stressed out and who's partners start yelling at each usually don't win. The partners that handle stress the best and support each other through good times and bad usually do well. This couple handles stress really well.

TK and Rachel stick to their plan. They don't get upset. They don't worry about what other teams are doing but focus only on what they are doing. Two episodes ago, they won a stage. When they were told, they were shocked. "We were so focused on what we were doing, we had no idea where everybody else was," said TK. They're a good example of how to handle stress and manage a relationship.