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Grit & passion

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled.

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Among Grit’s most valuable insights: any effort you make ultimately counts twice toward your goal; grit can be learned, regardless of IQ or circumstances; when it comes to child-rearing, neither a warm embrace nor high standards will work by themselves; how to trigger lifelong interest; the magic...

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How to Develop Grit (And What Is Grit?)

What is "grit" and how can you get grit (and go beyond grit)? It's all here in this episode of The Charged Life.

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FindCenterBut there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for.

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What Quality Do the Most Successful People Share? True Grit

What makes a person successful? For Professor Angela Duckworth, the answer is grit, an intangible trait that motivates passion and perseverance. In a study at West Point, Duckworth found that grit mattered more for success than leadership ability, intelligence and physical fitness.

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Angela Duckworth with Amy Cuddy: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research, Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit.

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My Shot: Balancing It All and Standing Tall

Elena Delle Donne, 2015 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, shares her inspirational story of being a young basketball prodigy who gave up an impressive basketball scholarship for family and self-discovery.

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The Virtue of Hard Things

A study of Ivy League undergraduates showed that the smarter the students were, as measured by SAT scores, the less they persevered.

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Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit—the Power of Passion and Determination

Definitions of “success” typically include one or more of the following: achievement, accomplishment, attainment and triumph. Each word is positive and uplifting, evoking a sense of satisfaction and worth.

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Pivot with Purpose: The True Stories of How 18 Female Entrepreneurs & Business Owners Pivoted During One of the Most Unprecedented Times in History

This collaborative book of essays recounts the heartfelt experiences, insights, and lessons that 18 women of unique walks of life shared during one deeply challenging and deeply bonding experience—launching, scaling, and managing their small businesses during a global pandemic.

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