![]() ![]() Duckworth’s work, whether she is studying the power of praise or how to embrace a growth mindset (believing you can improve your abilities), is science. So, working very hard…and being resilient in the face of setbacks.” Passion for long-term goals is caring about something so much that even when you don’t have to be thinking about it, you’re thinking about it…The perseverance part goes with it. “The common denominator I find as a psychologist is that they have this combination of passion and perseverance for very long-term goals,” she added. “I interview and study Nobel Prize winners and Olympic gold medalists and Grammy-award-winning musicians,” said Duckworth, during her 30-minute interactive discussion with students in Wharton’s Jon M. ![]() How does she reach those conclusions? By studying high achievers. Duckworth’s research focuses in part on how to live a happier and more successful life. She is also author of the bestselling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, a theme she addresses in her popular 2013 TED talk (see photo above for a Learning Day student showing off her book). Duckworth is founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit that advances scientific insights that help children – including teenagers - thrive. The next morning those same students – belonging to 10 teams of aspiring asset managers - would be competing against each other in the investment competition’s 2022 Global Finale, in hopes of becoming international investment- strategy champions (Check out the competition results HERE).īut this day, they came ready to network with fellow competitors, explore Wharton’s campus and learn business from the experts.Ī session with Angela Duckworth, a Wharton and Penn psychology professor, provided some of the day’s deepest insights. On April 22, 2022, more than 50 high school students from as nearby as Northern New Jersey and as a far away as Indonesia traveled to the campus of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, for the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition Learning Day. BEPP 0001: Business Economics and Public Policy.HCMG 0001: Introduction to Health Economics.STAT 0002: Introduction to Statistics and Data Science.STAT 0001: Introduction to Statistics and Data Science.FNCE 0002: Essentials of Personal Finance. ![]() FNCE 0001: Introduction to Financial Markets and the Global Economy.Cambridge, UK: Strategy and International Management.San Francisco, CA: Innovation and Startup Culture.Management & Technology Summer Institute. ![]()
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