True Grit

One of the qualities I often see in small business owners is grit. Angela Duckworth is a leading authority on the science of grit, which she describes in her popular book by the same title. Duckworth did her research on grit among cadets at West Point, all of whom endure a 7 week summer initiation program called "The Beast," 'which is engineered to test the limits of new cadets. In this podcast you'll get some insights into Duckworth's "grit scale" that may surprise you. You'll also learn about the applicability of true grit to running a business from a husband and wife team who runs a Greek market. You'll enjoy hearing how they took on their landlord to launch a small--and highly successful--business.