The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

703: Angela Duckworth - Why Grit Isn't Enough, Situation Over Willpower, How Belief Gets Borrowed, John Wooden's Socks, and How the Right People and Places Bring Out Your Best

August 30, 2026·1h 4m·6-min readinterviewself improvement
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Grit alone isn’t enough to achieve greatness—your environment, or 'situation,' plays a powerful and often overlooked role in determining success. True achievement comes from exercising 'situational agency': intentionally shaping the people, places, and routines around you to bring out you

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Angela Duckworth

interview on The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

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Angela DuckworthRyan HawkLeon MarchandBob BowmanMichael PhelpsJohn Wooden

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SituatedGritMan's Search for Meaningby Viktor Frankl

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Career DevelopmentHabitsLeadershipProductivitySelf Improvement

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