by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn
I
recently read a fascinating book, Grit - The Power of Passion and
Perseverance. Dr. Angela Duckworth has studied successful students,
athletes, soldiers, and even spelling bee champions in an effort to determine
why some people succeed and others, well, don’t.
As
you might guess from the title, the
difference is grit. Grit is that intangible combination of passion and
perseverance that ultimately trumps talent (your natural ability) and even
skill (ability developed over time with practice). It’s the idea that someone
less talented and less skillful could someday be on par, or even eclipse the
achievements of their more innately talented and skilled peers because they
were willing to put the effort into getting better.
