#ThisIsGRIT is a video campaign showcasing stories of people just like yourselves, who have faced hurdles, challenges and hardships in pursuing their collegiate, professional or development education. They come from widely diverse backgrounds, their ambitions lie in different directions, but they all share something in common: they leveraged GRIT to press through their hard times and onward to success. Years of research from world experts in psychology show GRIT to be an absolute essential element in success. This presentation was given at the White House Datapalooza on Jan. 15th, to showcase the amazing work that our team did in just under a month, to take concept from idea to functional web product.

2. Let me tell
you a story…

3. ThisIsGrit.Us

5. GRIT Stories Matter
“…We support the
#ThisisGRIT project and
are eager to collaborate
in collecting and sharing
stories that show how
much struggle is
involved in success.”
--Angela Lee Duckworth, MacArthur Genius
Fellow and Assistant Prof. of Psychology, UPenn

6. #GRIT is the story of all of us

7. Team GRIT
Rafiki Cai
Joe Black
Max Song
Chris Gervang Lori McGlone
Omoju Miller
Lingbo Li
Yukhi Yamashita
Ryan Atallah

8. THISISGRIT.US