This rerun episode of the Money JAR features Cody Coleman, who found his passion and worked hard. Psychologist and author Angela Duckworth describes Cody as a “paragon of grit.” He overcame significant barriers through mentorship, courage and grit. Cody has used the power of passion and perseverance to discover success – he now holds two degrees from MIT and is a PhD Candidate at Stanford University. Todd and Evan hear his story of achievement through resilience through perseverance.

In this rerun episode of the Money JAR, gratitude takes center stage. We interview psychology professor Thomas Gilovich, who discusses the headwinds/tailwinds asymmetry and his research. He talks with Todd and Evan about how gratitude is so important and what that means for young people.