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1、WhenIwas27yearsold,Ileftaverydemandingjobinmanagementconsultingforajobthatwasevenmoredemanding:teaching.IwenttoteachseventhgradersmathsintheNewYorkCitypublicschools.Andlikeanyteacher,Imadequizzesandtests.Igaveouthomeworkassignments.Whentheworkcameback,Icalculatedgrades
2、.WhatstruckmewasthatIQwasnottheonlydifferencebetweenmybestandmyworststudents.SomeofmystrongestperformersdidnothavestratosphericIQscores.Someofmysmartestkidsweren'tdoingsowellandthatgotmethinking.Thekindsofthingsyouneedtolearninseventhgrademaths,sure,theyarehard:ratios,
3、decimals,theareaofaparallelogram.ButtheseconceptsarenotimpossibleandIwasfirmlyconvincedthateveryoneofmystudentscouldlearnthematerialiftheyworkedhardandlongenough.Afterseveralmoreyearsofteaching,Icametotheconclusionthatwhatweneedineducationisamuchbetterunderstandingofst
4、udentsandlearningfromamotivationalperspective,fromapsychologicalperspective.Ineducation,theonethingweknowhowtomeasurebestisIQ,butwhatifdoingwellinschoolandinlifedependsonmuchmorethanyourabilitytolearnquicklyandeasily?SoIlefttheclassroom,andIwenttograduateschooltobecome
5、apsychologist.Istartedstudyingkidsandadultsinallkindsofsuperchallengingsettings,andineverystudy,myquestionwasWHOissuccessfulhereandWHY.MyresearchteamandIwenttoWestPointMilitaryAcademy.Wetriedtopredictwhichcadetswouldstayinmilitarytrainingandwhichwoulddropout.Wewenttoth
6、eNationalSpellingBeeandtriedtopredictwhichchildrenwouldadvancefarthestincompetition.Westudiedrookieteachersworkinginreallytoughneiborhoods,askingwhichteachersaretillgoingtobehereinteachingbytheendoftheschoolyear,andofthose,whowillbethemosteffectiveatimprovinglearningou
7、tcomesfortheirstudents.Wepartneredwithprivatecompanies,askingwhichofthesesalespeopleisgoingtokeeptheirjobsandwho'sgoingtoearnthemostmoney.Inallthoseverydifferentcontexts,onecharacteristicemergedasasignificantpredictorofsuccessanditwasn'tsocialintelligence.Itwasn'tgoodl
8、ooks,physicalhealth,anditwasn'tIQ.Itwasgrit.Gritispassionandperseveranceforverylongtermgoals.Gridishavingstamina.Grit
