Ted Talk About Grit

Want to know what you must possess in order to be successful? Grit. The word is rarely used. However, grit is what the most capable and flourish people all have in common. In the Ted Talk, “The Key to Success? Grit.,” Angela Lee Duckworth describes grit: ”Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals. Grit is having stamina. 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. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint." (3:02-3:27) This excerpt means that someone with grit is incredibly passionate about their long term goals and will never give up on that goal through the hardest of times. They will
Voldemort is the most powerful wizard in the world, but he uses his powers for evil. He has killed many of Potter’s friends and family, including his parents. Potter will not stop at even his own life to kill Voldemort. This is his main goal in life, and he was as much motivation and passion as one can muster. Harry understands that he will not kill Voldemort right away. He survives, or perseveres through many of Voldemort’s attacks. Potter does not give up as he trusts he will be the one to kill Voldemort, and works through hard experiences to make that a reality. In the end of the series, after barely surviving, Harry Potter destroys Voldemort, so that he is dead for eternity, and lives on happily ever after. This is an example of grit in Harry Potter; furthermore, grit can be found in the real world as
Bill Gates is the world’s richest man. So what led Bill to be so successful? The one most important and absolutely necessary thing that got him up there is: grit. It is always engraved in people’s brains that going to a great college, and having a great job will lead you to make a great amount of money, and be successful and happy in life. Gates attended Harvard University, which is only a dream to most. Gates had the skill to attend this university and the confidence to drop out. That’s right, he dropped out of Harvard University. People would have thought Gates was insane. Gates had a different approach. He wanted to drop out so he could become an entrepreneur and pursue his dream of creating Microsoft. Gates would work day and night, seven days a week. There were times he didn’t even shower. He would personally read every line of code in each product he sold. Gates trusted the process during this whole time. As the story goes, Microsoft became the multi-billion dollar company it is today. As for Gates, he is still working. He reads 50 books a year. The difference between the unsuccessful and successful people is that the gritty ones are committed to learning. They constantly want to improve and not settle for less. They know that those that came before them were no greater than they are. So they take huge risks, and work incredibly hard because they trust the process. They are even willing to fail. Gates