Grit

Grit
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“…doing one thing better and better might be more satisfying that staying an amateur at many different things.”

“…greatness is doable. Greatness is many, many individual feats, and each of them is doable.”

The above are some of my favourite quotes from the book “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth.

If you need a book to help you keep going, this book is for you.

#grit
#keepgoing
#motivation

This post was first posted on Linkedin on 13 January 2021.

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