Letting Go Of The Idea That Grit Is All You Need | Angela Duckworth
Ryan Hawk
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Angela Duckworth wrote Grit, gave the TED talk that has been watched 55 million times, and teaches at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance has sold more than 5 million copies. Her new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, makes the argument she never expected to make: grit is not wrong, it is just not sufficient. She and Ryan get into what actually makes hard work pay off, why willpower is the worst tool a leader has, and how the best mentors and managers build belief in people who do not have it yet.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
❖ Why grit is an incomplete recipe, and what the other half of it actually is
❖ Why willpower is the worst way to change behavior, and the move that beats it
❖ How Leon Marchand went from sixth in Tokyo to four gold medals in Paris
❖ Where self-confidence really comes from, and how leaders create it in other people
❖ What she does with every rejection email, and why her whole team has to see it
❖ Why she called her publisher to quit this book, and what getting back up taught her
CHAPTERS
00:00 Why grit couldn't save her mother
08:08 Why willpower is the worst tool you have
13:21 The email that made him a gold medalist
23:00 Why nobody gets great on their own
28:34 Where belief actually comes from
35:08 Why her team sees every rejection
41:59 Why helping one person beats the numbers
51:41 The book she called her agent to quit
58:30 Why she hopes to be surpassed
❖ Get Angela's new book "Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best" → https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...
❖ Get "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" → https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...
❖ Angela's website → https://angeladuckworth.com/
❖ Follow Angela on X → https://x.com/angeladuckw
❖ Subscribe to Ryan's newsletter → https://ryanhawk.kit.com/profile/posts
❖ Join The Learning Leader Academy → https://learningleader.com/academy/
❖ Watch all full episodes → The Learning Leader Show Full Episodes
The Learning Leader Show is hosted by Ryan Hawk, author, keynote speaker, and advisor. Every episode features the world's most thoughtful leaders sharing what it takes to sustain excellence, build winning cultures, and lead with purpose. New episodes weekly.
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Letting Go Of The Idea That Grit Is All You Need | Angela Duckworth
Ryan Hawk
14,534 views
Angela Duckworth wrote Grit, gave the TED talk that has been watched 55 million times, and teaches at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance has sold more than 5 million copies. Her new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, makes the argument she never expected to make: grit is not wrong, it is just not sufficient. She and Ryan get into what actually makes hard work pay off, why willpower is the worst tool a leader has, and how the best mentors and managers build belief in people who do not have it yet.
The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk
www.LearningLeader.com
My New Book: The Price of Becoming
www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
❖ Why grit is an incomplete recipe, and what the other half of it actually is
❖ Why willpower is the worst way to change behavior, and the move that beats it
❖ How Leon Marchand went from sixth in Tokyo to four gold medals in Paris
❖ Where self-confidence really comes from, and how leaders create it in other people
❖ What she does with every rejection email, and why her whole team has to see it
❖ Why she called her publisher to quit this book, and what getting back up taught her
CHAPTERS
00:00 Why grit couldn't save her mother
08:08 Why willpower is the worst tool you have
13:21 The email that made him a gold medalist
23:00 Why nobody gets great on their own
28:34 Where belief actually comes from
35:08 Why her team sees every rejection
41:59 Why helping one person beats the numbers
51:41 The book she called her agent to quit
58:30 Why she hopes to be surpassed
❖ Get Angela's new book "Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best" → https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...
❖ Get "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" → https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...
❖ Angela's website → https://angeladuckworth.com/
❖ Follow Angela on X → https://x.com/angeladuckw
❖ Subscribe to Ryan's newsletter → https://ryanhawk.kit.com/profile/posts
❖ Join The Learning Leader Academy → https://learningleader.com/academy/
❖ Watch all full episodes → The Learning Leader Show Full Episodes
The Learning Leader Show is hosted by Ryan Hawk, author, keynote speaker, and advisor. Every episode features the world's most thoughtful leaders sharing what it takes to sustain excellence, build winning cultures, and lead with purpose. New episodes weekly.
#AngelaDuckworth #Grit #Situated #Leadership #PersonalDevelopment
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00:00 Why grit couldn't save her mother
08:08 Why willpower is the worst tool you have
13:21 The email that made him a gold medalist
23:00 Why nobody gets great on their own
28:34 Where belief actually comes from
35:08 Why her team sees every rejection
41:59 Why helping one person beats the numbers
51:41 The book she called her agent to quit
58:30 Why she hopes to be surpassed