{"id":23997,"date":"2022-11-27T07:08:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T06:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=23997"},"modified":"2022-11-27T07:08:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T06:08:52","slug":"grit-passion-and-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/11\/grit-passion-and-perseverance\/","title":{"rendered":"Grit: Passion and Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If one is put in a situation where they have to go after an impossible dream, how do they keep pushing through?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the face of very challenging situations, how can one say they are successful? What might have been the key factors to this success? Is it their stamina to keep going or their innate talent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about grit or the power of passion and perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H14bBuluwB8?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Share your thoughts on this statement, \u201cGrit is living life like it\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint.\u201d<\/li><li>What is your opinion on this, \u201cGrit is unrelated to talent.\u201d?<\/li><li>Talk about your biggest professional challenge. 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