https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643 A Resource to Understand the Power of Perseverance en-us 2019-02-04 18:41:06 UTC 2026-02-23 22:01:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574083 3 Ways he showed grit: 
*was rejected from local newspapers for "lack of creativity"
*created Laugh-O-Grams with his brother, that failed
*Went on to create Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney animated movies
Quote:
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
Video:

]]> 2019-02-04 22:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574083 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574224 -Asked University of Washington if he could access their computer even though he wasn't a student. 
-Wrote the computer BASIC language on a whim.
-]]> 2019-02-04 22:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574224 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574440 *Rowling was a jobless single mother living off unemployment benefits.
*She faced rejection by 12 different publishers. 
*She fought depression.

]]> 2019-02-04 22:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574440 MKF6 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574478 "Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision."

3 Ways Showed Grit:
- He never let his blindness stop him from anything.
-Signed when he was 11, had hit songs, but when he turned 13 his voice changed, so his next songs weren't as popular.
-Survived a terrible car accident that left in a coma for four days which caused partial lost of sense of smell and taste.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjdM5Wd6Kg



]]> 2019-02-04 22:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574478 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574542 Quote: "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

WWII - Artistic expression did not fit the Nazi Ideal. Often harrassed by Gestapo.

Tried to become a French citizen, but the govt but was banned on his ideas leaning towards Communism.



]]> 2019-02-04 22:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574542 whollis https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574738 1)Did not make the Varsity basketball  team , tried out the next year and made the team
 2) Quit basketball for a couple season  tried out for baseball, went back to basketball and won 3 more championship
Came out of retirement, joined the Washington Wizards helped them  earn a spot in the playoffs

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.



]]> 2019-02-04 22:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574738 kescobar1 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574764 Lack of formal education, humble beginnings, ended slavery despite current beliefs

Quote:
You can not fail in any laudable object, unless you allow your mind to be improperly directed.
--July 10, 1848 Letter to William H. Herndon

]]> 2019-02-04 22:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574764 ctapetillo https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574855 3 ways showed Grit:
1. Wrote himself a check for a million dollars three years in advanced.
2. He had dyslexia and pushed himself to achieve more. 
3. Carrey’s perseverance in his belief of positive affirmations, visualization, and manifestation techniques
Quote: 

]]> 2019-02-04 22:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327574855 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327575411 "Fear kills your ability to see beauty."
Gave up a MIT education to pursue rap.

]]> 2019-02-04 23:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327575411 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327575508 Breath, let go....

Queen of all media.

]]> 2019-02-04 23:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327575508 ctapetillo https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576337 2019-02-04 23:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576337 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576404 2019-02-04 23:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576404 MKF6 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576510 2019-02-04 23:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576510 https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576522 2019-02-04 23:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sborba2/16a5asgs1643/wish/327576522