Do you have passion and perseverance towards what you work for? Do you set goals and stick to them? Do you have the ability to become successful by working hard regarding your job? If you answered yes to these questions, then you have grit. As Angela Lee Duckworth states in a TED talk, "...It wasn 't social intelligence, it wasn 't good looks, physical health, and it wasn 't IQ: It was grit. Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals...". Grit is an amazing quality where you have the drive and motivation to work for what you believe in without letting anyone or any setbacks get in your way. To me, having grit means that one does not believe in having good looks or wealth to become successful. It is about putting in effort for what you love to do, and having the
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It is creating long term goals and sticking to them. The world would be different if people thought grit was not important in the way that no one would have goals to achieve and nothing to work toward. People would not know to overcome obstacles and rejection, and continue to work for what they believe in. For example, my mother may have not been able to get a job and be motivated to further herself in her career if she thought grit was not important. My mom has demonstrated grit throughout her search for work, and during work as well. Also, Miley Cyrus shows great amounts of grit during her career when she received large amounts of hate, but she did not get discouraged. Last but not least, Walt Disney also displayed grit when he got fired from an amazing job opportunity, but he kept working and his business became remarkably successful. Grit is an important characteristic to have and is easy to achieve, as long as goals are set and you have passion and perseverance for work. The significance of this claim is to show how grit can completely change one 's life and lead them in the right direction for their
It is creating long term goals and sticking to them. The world would be different if people thought grit was not important in the way that no one would have goals to achieve and nothing to work toward. People would not know to overcome obstacles and rejection, and continue to work for what they believe in. For example, my mother may have not been able to get a job and be motivated to further herself in her career if she thought grit was not important. My mom has demonstrated grit throughout her search for work, and during work as well. Also, Miley Cyrus shows great amounts of grit during her career when she received large amounts of hate, but she did not get discouraged. Last but not least, Walt Disney also displayed grit when he got fired from an amazing job opportunity, but he kept working and his business became remarkably successful. Grit is an important characteristic to have and is easy to achieve, as long as goals are set and you have passion and perseverance for work. The significance of this claim is to show how grit can completely change one 's life and lead them in the right direction for their