Today I ran across an inspiring six-minute TED talk by psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth on the key to success. It isn’t talent or IQ. In my last post I called it persistence and determination, moving doggedly ahead. She calls it grit. Take a look.
I recently returned from a fun and relaxing cruise from Southampton, U.K., to the Canary Islands. The morning after we left Madeira the sea was rough. I was relieved to hear the captain say the wind would decrease and the ship would steady that afternoon. Throughout the voyage, when covering the greatest distances, the ship sailed at around 19 knots, a little faster than cars are allowed to drive going through school crossings in Colorado. It didn’t seem fast, yet... Continue reading →