Came across this very nice article.
Also, watch this TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/an
Why does every Ivy Leaguer not become successful and why is every successful person not necessarily from an ornate background?
Also, success is not just success in your career - it's success in life - a wholesome, happy, well-rounded life - read "How will you measure your life" by Clayton M Christensen (V, thanks for giving me this book).
Yes, we have various factors like IQ, enterprise, street smarts, intelligence, aptitude in various genres, but what demarcates an achiever from the others is the mindset. And both the article and video talk about the mindset in two different ways - one calls it "growth mindset" and the other - grit.
I like the word 'grit'. It shows resolve, there is an undercurrent of struggle. It reeks of perseverance. And it always ends into a win, at least in the stories I read and the films I watch!
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