Leaving a high-flying consulting job, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders at a New York City public school. She soon realized that IQ wasn't the only thing that separated successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.
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