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PERSEVERANCE
The notion of grit underscores the value of a sustained creative
process over time.
“For many people nowadays, the most important thing in
life is daring to live one’s ideas and dreams and achieving
self-fulfillment. To have a dream, and idea ad realize it—
TO CREATE.” (Michanek & Breiler, 2014, p. 97).
Whenever any of us feel discouraged or defeated, we should
remind ourselves of this part of our readings as well as
Duckworth’s notion of grit and how that can be developed over
time.
As Thomas Carlyle once said, “Nothing stops the man who
desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to
develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of
his powers of accomplishment.” (Thomas Carlyle Quotes,
n.d., ⁋ 1)
