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Develop personal perseverance

Personal perseverance involves staying motivated and passionate despite setbacks.

In other words, develop your 'grit'.

Videos

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Grit: the key to your success

This animation introduces the concept of 'grit' and how it could be the key to your success at university.

https://youtu.be/uwsZZ2rprqc
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Sarah Lewis: Embrace the near win

Sarah Lewis takes to the TED Talk stage to discuss how embracing little failures can help us grow and learn, and ultimately lead to much greater successes in the future.

https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_lewis_embrace_the_near_win
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Passion, grit and resilience get you from ordinary to extraordinary

Dr Shelley Ball talks about how a bit of grit and lots of passion are key ingredients to getting through challenges and leading a fulfilling life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd6ZfzF9wTE&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

Podcasts

Getting to grips with self-compassion
Dr Kristin Neff shares her advice on how to develop self compassion and work at being kinder to yourself.

Further reading

Next steps

Now you have explored resources to help with developing a stronger sense of personal perseverance, the next step is to complete our activities to help you set some goals.

Activities to develop perseverance