<p>Grit is more important to success than intelligence or talent. This episode discusses the new book "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" to show how you can develop grit in your life. It features an interview with the gritty new World Scrabble Champion, the story of how a young Benjamin Franklin went from a below average writer to a world-class one, and much more.</p>

Grit is more important to success than intelligence or talent. This episode discusses the new book "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" to show how you can develop grit in your life. It features an interview with the gritty new World Scrabble Champion, the story of how a young Benjamin Franklin went from a below average writer to a world-class one, and much more.

#20: Grit: How and Why to Get it in Your Life

The news keeps getting darker. The world seems to keep getting bleaker. But Solomon wrote, “the sun also ariseth.” The Sun Also Rises transmits the true, the bright and the beautiful, glints of light in a world going black. Each week, host Jeremiah Jacques brings you stories of refreshing accomplishment, intriguing science and inspiring lives—glimmers of hope that hint at a better world to come.

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The news keeps getting darker. The world seems to keep getting bleaker. But Solomon wrote, “the sun also ariseth.” The Sun Also Rises transmits the true, the bright and the beautiful, glints of light in a world going black. Each week, host Jeremiah Jacques brings you stories of refreshing accomplishment, intriguing science and inspiring lives—glimmers of hope that hint at a better world to come.

The news keeps getting darker.&nbsp;The world seems to keep getting bleaker. But Solomon wrote, “the sun also ariseth.”&nbsp;The Sun Also Rises&nbsp;transmits the true, the bright and the beautiful, glints of light in a world going black. Each week, host Jeremiah Jacques brings you stories of&nbsp;refreshing accomplishment,&nbsp;intriguing science&nbsp;and&nbsp;inspiring lives—glimmers of hope that hint at a better world to come.

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#20: Grit: How and Why to Get it in Your Life

#20: Grit: How and Why to Get it in Your Life