Psychologists talk about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. When you're motivated to do something, it can come from a different source or they can come from different sources. The most extreme form of intrinsic motivation is when it's the nature of the activity itself which is gratifying. But on the other end of the continuum, it's something that was purely external,. Like if I don't go to medicals, go, oh, my dad's going to stop loving me.
Angela Duckworth is the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a professor at the Wharton School of Business, and the author of the influential NYT bestselling book, Grit. She has received the MacArthur Genius Grant, co-hosts the No Stupid Questions podcast, and has delivered one of the most popular TED Talks of all time.
Angela joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about her journey to study psychology, why grit is so crucial to success, and how to use grit in life, business, parenting and much more.
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