Key to Success

In social science there is a concept called nature versus nurture. The concept questions the origins of  one's trait and hypothesizes whether it's one's environment or genetics that makes an individual  the type of person that they are. On the other hand, this TedTalk video demonstrates that beyond the uncontrolled world that surrounds us and the genetics that we were born with, we do have the power to attain success in our lives. This power comes from within us and is what the video calls "grit". It's a type of strength that is generated from our minds and is found along with our passions. Personally, I think the key to success is similar to the idea of trying to crawl out of a really large hole. Metaphorically, the hole represents all the disadvantages in our genetics and in the world that surrounds us. As for the individual that's in the hole, he represents the desire for success. His goal is to crawl out of this hole before it fills up and buries him underneath. Even though the idea sounds  traumatising ,  it shares a huge connection with what it means to be successful. Success is about struggling and having to break through obstacles that are in your way. More than ever, it's a feeling that is very uncomfortable and demands something better than nature and nurture, it's perseverance . People tend to get discouraged so easily by the hapless things  in their lives that they sometimes forget that the key to success is not made of  the things that surround them, but it's the passion that is inside  them.  A famous motivational speaker named Eric Thomas once said, "when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful." We don't need to search for the key to success, it's already in our pocket.