Sisu : The Finnish Art of Courage

ISBN
9780762465064
$17.00
Author Nylund, Joanna
Format Trade Cloth
Details
  • 7.2" x 5.5" x 1.0"
  • Active Record
  • Individual Title
  • 160
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After you've cultivated the coziness of the Danes (hygge) and achieved the Swedish way of moderation (lagom), then what's next? How about developing your Sisu--an "untranslatable" Finnish term referring to a mixture of courage, resilience, grit, tenacity, and perseverance. It's a trait that has shaped not just the fate of a nation but continues to be a guiding principle for how Finns live their daily lives. Now it can offer lessons to us all, helping us to: discover our inner strength resolve conflicts at work and home raise kind and resilient children achieve our fitness goals fight for what we believe in And much more