When Greitens took what he gained in different parts of his life (the attitude and skills he had acquired as a boxer, the knowledge and insight gleaned from his time as a humanitarian worker, the ability to teach others that effort dedicated to building strength leads to greatness) and used it to pursue a goal that mattered to him in another part – founding The Mission Continues – he demonstrated the skill of:

 
 
 
 
 
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