Compassion — What She Said at the End
Dominic's mother is dying. He's at university, two hours away. His roommate Ben notices without being told — and responds in the only way that actually helped.
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Courage — Say It
A student thinks her professor wrote the wrong date on the board. Everyone else is copying it down. She's probably wrong. She raises her hand anyway.
Read →Honesty — The Reference
Jamie's colleague asks her for a reference letter. He's kind, reliable, and not good at the technical parts of the job he's applying for. She writes an honest letter anyway.
Read →Integrity — The Confession
An engineering intern catches his own mistake. No one else knows. The bridge is already fixed. He comes forward anyway — and loses his job for it.
Read →Patience — Still
Marcus finds a stock he likes at $18. The right price is $14. His friend buys in. Marcus watches and waits for four months. This is a story about doing nothing — and why that's the hardest discipline.
Read →Perseverance — Year Two
Sofia learns to code at nineteen. The first month goes well. The second month, she quits for three weeks. Then she comes back — not because she felt inspired, but because she'd already told people she was learning.
Read →Responsibility — The Launch
Kenji finds a bug at 11pm that corrupted data for 3% of users. He wrote the code. He could have spread the blame. He didn't.
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