Hearing this, a man uses determination and perseverance to take on the thing that “couldn’t be done.” After hard work, the man eventually does the thing that “couldn’t be done.” After somebody scoffed at the man and said that “it couldn’t be done”, “the first thing we knew he’d begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it.” (12-16) The man never got discouraged by the remarks of the people, but instead started the thing very positively without any regrets. He started to smile and sing during the thing which made him more eager to face it. The man worked hard and persevered until the end, where he did the thing that “couldn’t be …show more content…
Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals, meaning that a person endures and determined until the end. When Angela Duckworth found out that social intelligence, physical health, and IQ were not contributed to being successful, but grit was, she defined grit as, “having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, 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. Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.” (3:00) Having grit is very beneficial to people because it is persevering for the long run, which is your future and accomplishing goals that were just a dream before. Grit is not giving up in the middle, but working hard and persevering through obstacles until the end. Grit is what makes a person successful in life and in their