IQ is not the only thing that defines intelligence or success. Typically, environmental factors, or the context in which we are placed, are the biggest influencers of our professional future. However, determination can be a useful tool to overcome the barriers imposed by the environment.
Determination is linked to what motivates a person to overcome challenges with emotional intelligence, meaning behaving rationally in moments of stress and change, seeking adaptability so that the current context of rapid transformations does not produce excessive anxiety.
In the video below, from the YouTube channel ‘TED,’ a channel that features the best TED Conferences by the world’s greatest thinkers, we see Angela Lee Duckworth, an academic, psychologist, and author, talking to us about determination as an indicator of success.
To complement the video, another way to deal with moments that generate frustration, undermining our determination, is by expressing this feeling.
Outbursts of anger usually don’t solve problems, but talking to friends, family, or a therapist can provide you with new perspectives and be an emotional release valve to deal with the situation more reasonably.
