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Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

Let me ask you a question. What would you rather have? Intelligence or grit? Now, before you

answer, I want you to look around. There are a lot of really smart

people on this planet, many of which who are broke, lonely, and despondent. Having been around

a lot of high achievers, I can tell you the common characteristics to their success isn't

intelligence, advanced degrees, suavness, or even sabbiness. The most important attribute that I've

seen for success is grit. Webster's Dictionary defines grit as firmness of character,

an indomitable spirit. I like that. Firmness of character and an indomitable spirit. In a joint

study from the University of Pennsylvania,

University of Michigan, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,

researchers define grit as the combination of perseverance and passion for long-term goals.

That's a good one, too.

They found that as a trait, grit had better predictability for success than IQ.

It is a measure of emotional intelligence and well-being.

Gritty people tend to stick to their goals, despite numerous setbacks and failures.

It is the trait that tells you to keep grinding at something when everybody else has given up or given up on you.

Grit is basically an attitude, a steady state of mind and an unwavering resolve, a personal

creed and a belief that you can conquer anything if you just put your whole head, heart,

and body to it. It is putting your best into a project and sticking with it

until it's done. It's not giving up, nor giving in until you win. As you can probably tell,

I love me, some gritty people. The good news is anyone can become gritty. Grit comes from within,

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