In 1997 he published Against the Odds (cowritten with Giles Coren), an autobiographical account of his persistence in the face of discouragement.
Relationship yoga requires us to stretch into our partner's world, and to persevere in the face of discouragement, frustration and even pain.
She was young in spirit, followed her intuition, took some risks, was willing to follow her own inner voice in the face of discouragement and active resistance by those who were dear to her, and reached out to get support at a critical choice point.
Ms. Munn said she has faced similar discouragement throughout her life, as far back as her childhood, when her mother, who is Chinese and emigrated to the United States from Vietnam, consistently tried to steer her away from an acting career.
I can well imagine that not everyone would keep going in the face of such discouragement.
In classical dance, female choreographers face even greater discouragement; no woman has been commissioned to choreograph a main-stage ballet at the Royal Opera House since the 1990s.
Proving your own worth in the face of outside discouragement.
In the face of much discouragement from other polar explorers, Nansen took his ship Fram to the New Siberian Islands in the eastern Arctic Ocean, froze her into the pack ice, and waited for the drift to carry her towards the pole.
So, having interviewed a number of bright, successful Japanese women, I now ask the same question; "What is Asian beauty?" Beauty is the above examples of women who have freely expressed their true selves and believed in their full potential, even in the face of strong discouragement.
