Ted Talks Education presents Angela Lee Duckworth and her talk on the subject of Grit. This talk originally aired April 2013
In under six minutes, if you are willing to not count the thanks you and applause, Professor Angela Lee Duckworth speaks before a TED Talk audience and presents her finings on how people succeed. She briefly runs through the students she researched, the West Point cadets she observed, the teachers and private companies she partnered with, all to try and answer the question, why does one succeed when another fails to thrive. What her talk suggests, it is no the education, IQ, money, strength, or social intelligence. Rather, the key component found among all high achievers was their Grit.
Spend the next couple minutes (it is only six minutes long), listening to what Angela has to say. If you are inspired for more try Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.