Grit may sound like a bad word, a word that someone would not want to resemble, and a word that someone would not use to describe themselves. However, to be gritty is actually a great thing, for it shows how confident one is and to what extent that they believe in themselves. As said by Angela Lee Duckworth, “Grit is sticking with your future, day in and day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years; and working really hard to make that future a reality.” Angela Lee Duckworth, is a math teacher who wanted to see how gritty her students were and wanted to see how dedicated they were in what they were doing. She expressed her thinking on grit to other people during a TEDTalk to explain to everyone that grit is a good
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My middle school only has one lacrosse team mainly made up of 8th graders and some 7th graders. Since 5th grade, when I heard about the middle school lacrosse team, I wanted to be on it. Immediately, after I heard about the middle school team, I begun practiced almost everyday in my backyard and tried my hardest during practices and games. A lot of times it would be frustrating for me when I would practice a certain skill over and over and I would not be able to master it. After a lot of hard work, and from my determination and grittiness, I was able to master a lot of skills and make the middle school team in 7th grade. Grit has played a positive role in my life, and has also played positive roles in others lives as …show more content…
Elon Musk grew up in Africa where there was not that much technology and where it was hard for people to become successful. He was always determined to be the smartest that he can be, so he studied and read books and did all the things he could do to become better than others. After many years of success then failure, he is now settled as the CEO of two major companies and has others major roles in other companies. I believe that Elon Musk is a perfect example of grit because has always been determined to be successful and to do good in the world. To summarize, without Elon Musk’s grittiness, there would not be a reliable fully electric car or reusable
My middle school only has one lacrosse team mainly made up of 8th graders and some 7th graders. Since 5th grade, when I heard about the middle school lacrosse team, I wanted to be on it. Immediately, after I heard about the middle school team, I begun practiced almost everyday in my backyard and tried my hardest during practices and games. A lot of times it would be frustrating for me when I would practice a certain skill over and over and I would not be able to master it. After a lot of hard work, and from my determination and grittiness, I was able to master a lot of skills and make the middle school team in 7th grade. Grit has played a positive role in my life, and has also played positive roles in others lives as …show more content…
Elon Musk grew up in Africa where there was not that much technology and where it was hard for people to become successful. He was always determined to be the smartest that he can be, so he studied and read books and did all the things he could do to become better than others. After many years of success then failure, he is now settled as the CEO of two major companies and has others major roles in other companies. I believe that Elon Musk is a perfect example of grit because has always been determined to be successful and to do good in the world. To summarize, without Elon Musk’s grittiness, there would not be a reliable fully electric car or reusable