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Angela Duckworth Adderesses Students at the 2017 Aspen Challenge Philadelphia

By Angela Duckworth — 2017

Keynote speaker at the Aspen Challenge: Philadelphia Competition 2017

47:11 min

06:43

College Is Hard, But Nobody Talks About It

Hi, I’m Tiffany and I studied Computer Science and Classics at Stanford. This video was filmed a year before I graduated. Now I look back on this and see how much I’ve grown from the experience!

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02:59

Famous Failures

Inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life. This video mentions well known people who had failed, but kept pressing on until they became successful.

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15:36

Never, Ever Give Up | Diana Nyad

In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida—at age 64. Hear her story.

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29:37

The Traits You Need to Become Successful Like Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon

Angela Duckworth, professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Grit, explains to Inc. reporter Zoë Henry what great leaders like Jeff Bezos, Bill Clinton, and Jamie Dimon have in common.

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01:01:29

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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Grit