grit presentation 6.12.14
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Improving our grit at workDefinition
Grit is the quality that makes us
willing to commit to long-term goals
and see them through despite
adversity.
It is tenacity and a meld of other
qualities like optimism, discipline
and self-motivation.
It is a positive trait and feeling, based
on an individual’s passion for a
particular long-term goal.
Researchers at the
University of Pennsylvania,
who have extensively
studied successful people,
say that GRIT is even more
important than intelligence
or talent when it comes to
succeeding in school, work,
and many other tasks. Victory
Grit
Improving our grit at workImportant - Grit and Success
GRIT
Improving our grit at workImportant questions
Does a good educational
background matter?
Does DNA
matter?
Does a good physical
condition matter?
Does
IQ matter?
Does
money matter?
GRIT plus all these
characteristics help spell
success
Improving our grit at work“The True Grit”
“True Grit” was a famous movie with
John Wayne. It teaches the necessity of
persevering what you want regardless of
the obstacles.
Another example is demonstrated each
summer, when the Army puts recruits
through a brutal training program.
They know that many recruits will quit
when facing a set of terrible physical,
emotional and psychological tests.
But, some of them will overcome all the
challenges and tasks.
But why some and not others…GRIT!
Improving our grit at workTip 01 – Pursue your passion
It is important to pursue
our passions with
activities that are essential
to our professional and
personal achievements.
Our passions give us
elements that can inspire
us and drive us to success.
Passion stimulates us to
persevere and carry on.
Improving our grit at workTip 02 – Build in practice time
We must remember that sometimes
when we want to accomplish
certain things that we must be
prepared to practice besides
making a lot of effort and work
hard.
Sometimes practice is enjoyable
but sometimes it can be
challenging and tedious.
People who have the necessary grit
can always succeed and the result
is extremely satisfying.
Improving our grit at workTip 03 – Stick to it
In order to achieve our goals in life
we need to persist and persevere or
stick to our objectives.
There will always be days when we
want to quit, but, by pushing on, even
when we feel like throwing in the
towel, we will become stronger.
When facing any adversities we
always need to dig a little deeper in
order to realize our goals and stay
inspired so as to maintain the
necessary energy to keep us going.
Improving our grit at workTip 04 – Find support
When you have a difficult or
challenging task or goal, try not to get
discouraged or confused.
Find a trusted friend whom you can
talk to and who can give you support.
Their support can help you to rethink
and analyse professional and personal
thoughts.
Ultimately, this can also help us to
improve our grit-building behaviors,
having more energy to carry out our
plans.
Improving our grit at workTip 04 – Develop a constructive mindset
People who have constructive / flexible mindsets (instead of fixed-mindsets) tend to have more grit because they believe that their success is based on their effort and their own talents, not just luck or fate.
So, when “gritty” people find something challenging or difficult, they believe that they can and will improve through their hard work and persistent effort.
Improving our grit at workTip 05 – Take action
Identify an area of your life
where you tend to quit in the
face of difficulty and prepare
an action plan to deal with it.
Research shows that if we are
prepared to take action and
even practice something,
especially if we have good
strategies to direct our efforts,
our performance will improve.
Improving our grit at workOur History - Gritty people try harder
A classic example of grit is summed up in Thomas Edison's reply to critics who asked him what it was like to fail so many times:
"I didn't fail,"
… he said…
"I learned 100 ways not to make a light bulb."
Improving our grit at workOur History - Gritty people try harder
The arts are also full of stories
of grittiness.
Among his many
accomplishments,
Michelangelo laboured on The
Pope's Tomb for 40 years!
It took him four years to paint
the “Frescos” in the Sistine
Chapel.
Improving our grit at workOur History - Gritty people try harder
J.K. Rowling toiled at The
Philosopher's Stone between
1990 to 1996, in spite of job
changes, moving, marriage, a
baby and difficult bouts of self-
doubting.
But, she persisted with her
writing because of her passion
and belief in “Harry Potter”, thus,
she wrote whenever she could
find a few free moments.
The rest is history!
Improving our grit at workConclusion
We can develop our own
levels of GRIT and apply it
to creating results that really
matter for both our private
and professional life.
However, we need to learn
the art of perseverance and
make a commitment to
ourselves, away across
depression, low results and
performance.
The following are referenced in this
presentation:
Polly Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/polly-
campbell/perserverance-and-
grit_b_2638698.html
Dan Reiner http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/
2013-07-15/The-Real-Secret-to-Success-
Building-Personal-Grit-in-Students.aspx
Michael Horn http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2013/0
1/10/building-motivation-instilling-grit-the-
necessity-of-mastery-based-digital-learning/
Christine Carter http://www.christinecarter.com/community/blog/
2013/02/happiness-tip-develop-grit
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