Yes, perseverance is also important; those who give up too quickly will fail. OTOH, Those who (metaphorically) ride a burning airplane all the way to the ground will also fail. Some times, you have to punch out before it’s too late and either try again or re-consider your life choices.
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absolutely!
I have a adopted child with a 130+ IQ who will bag hamburgers and be swing manager of bagging burgers for the rest of her life, she cannot persevere in any one course of study .
I have another adopted child who is at best average, walking towards his first million, because of his ability to persevere in his chosen field.
Don’t give up hope: Miss 130IQ may well realize, after some time bagging burgers, that there’s more to life than burger-bagging and managing burger-baggers ... and pursue some other direction in life. Some people, even very intelligent people, need to be slapped in the face with reality.