Angela Duckworth had a rough start with her first class in neurobiology – she failed the first two exams. She was advised to drop the course. But she refused to quit. Instead she believed that she could figure it out if she worked harder and got more help. It was … Read More
Tag: Grit
“More often than we think, our limits are self-imposed.”
I once asked the director of our program for non-traditional college students what the biggest challenge was for these students. Was it ability? “No,” she said. “It’s their perception of their abilities. They don’t think they’re smart enough. Then they give up because they think they won’t make it.” These … Read More