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Why Angela Duckworth Thinks “Gritty” Leaders Are People to Emulate

By Jena McGregor — 2016

In recent years, Duckworth’s concept, which says that a combination of perseverance and passion helps predict a person’s success, has become both a popular and controversial idea in the education world. Some schools have even rushed to adopt ways of measuring it and testing for it—an idea to which Duckworth, a former teacher herself, is opposed.

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Feeling Weighed Down by Regret? What Helps Me Let Go

If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.

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As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Also Grapple with the Mental Toll of Activism

Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.

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Alex Smith
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Esteemed Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Talks Leadership at MU

Focusing on past U.S. presidents, Goodwin highlights key traits of a successful leader. “Even though problems change over time,” Goodwin says, “there are indeed traits that are held inalterable by our most successful leaders.”

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Bennito L. Kelty
2017
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5+ Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset Using Grit and Resilience

Grit, resilience, and growth mindset are intertwined. Some believe these traits are innate, but others . . . believe they can be developed.

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Kori D. Miller
2020
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