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I believe tenacity can be "learned". I don't know if I'd call it learning though and don't think it's like learning to ride a bike. Your environment can chisel
by migpwr 17y ago
I believe tenacity can be "learned". I don't know if I'd call it learning though and don't think it's like learning to ride a bike.
Your environment can chisel an "edge" into your personality. Something like a chip on your shoulder. Doesn't this happen a lot in small teams? You against the world? Soldiers in small military units, startups, and again, sports see similar "effects".
Adversity or emotional abuse might produce a similar result. A parent telling a child that something isn't good enough or to not let them down on a task.
Isn't this loosely related to all those posts about not telling kids they're smart?
- tonystubblebine 17y agoI read an interesting story about the family angle today: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/11562/the-essential-reggie-miller-documentary http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/11562/the-essenti... This is about probable NBA hall-of-famer Reggie Miller and how he turned into a renowned trash talker. Apparently a lot of the drive came from growing up under the thumb of his even more successful older sister. The day he scored 40 points in a high school game was the day she scored 105. He couldn't beat her one-on-one until he was an adult. Now trash-talking is not the same as success, but it takes some tenacity to keep challenging people no matter how the game is flowing. How many of us wish our parents and siblings were meaner?