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Grit & motivation

Below are the best resources we could find on Grit and motivation.

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What Quality Do the Most Successful People Share? True Grit

What makes a person successful? For Professor Angela Duckworth, the answer is grit, an intangible trait that motivates passion and perseverance. In a study at West Point, Duckworth found that grit mattered more for success than leadership ability, intelligence and physical fitness.

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From ‘D’ Grades to ‘A’ Grades—Student Motivation

In the latest videos on my second channel, I show you how I went from a GPA of 1.3 at high school to graduating with a 4.0 GPA at university. I lay out 5 simple daily habits that I implemented into my life that completely transformed my grades—and how you can do exactly the same.

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The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer

There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Roddick.

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FindCenterYou’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.

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Why Grit Isn’t Everything

Interview with Professor Angela Duckworth

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Monday Motivation 14 years in the Making, Connecticut College Student Gets Diploma

NEW HAVEN – Family, friends, and faculty came to Engleman Hall on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University to celebrate the achievement of Charles Vaughan. Vaughan, who is on the autism spectrum, has worked, grade by grade, class by class to earn his college degree.

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Michael Phelps Went Five Years Without Missing a Single Day of Training | Forbes

Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, sits down with Forbes’ Kurt Badenhausen and discusses the highs and lows of his illustrious career.

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FindCenterHope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.

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Beneath the Surface: My Story

In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder, the trauma of his parents’ divorce, and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight.

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Parenting as a Spiritual Quest

Sage’s birth brought unseen blessings and I’d surreptitiously become a devotee of his teachings. I don’t believe I was his parent so much as he was my teacher. He taught me that love and a mission to serve will move obstacles from any path.

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