Awareness leads to better choices, and better choices lead to better results. So why not be aware of our quality traits that shape our future and help create personal mastery? Grit, one of the keys to success and happiness. The person who perseveres is the one who will surely reach the goals. "Success does not come from giving up, it comes from believing in yourself and continuously working towards the realization of a worthy ideal," - says the author of Grit, Angela Duckworth.
Last Friday evening SARGOI community members were more than happy to learn about the power of grit through an episode from TED talk: Grit: power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth.
“Grit is a combination of two things: perseverance over the very long term, and then passion,” says Duckworth. “So, not only working on something very hard, and being resilient in the face of setbacks, but working on something that’s meaningful to you about which you can say, “I LOVE this. I’ll never be bored by it.”
Watch the TED talk here
Here are some more powerful ideas worth spreading from Angela Duckworth:
"In education, the one thing we know how to measure best is IQ. But what if doing well in school and in life depends on much more than your ability to learn quickly and easily?"
"We studied rookie teachers working in really tough neighborhoods, asking which teachers are still going to be here in teaching by the end of the school year, and of those, who will be the most effective at improving learning outcomes for their students? We partnered with private companies, asking, which of these salespeople is going to keep their jobs? And who's going to earn the most money? In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ. It was grit."
"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."
"To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, "How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?" The honest answer is, I don't know."
"What I do know is that talent doesn't make you gritty. Our data show very clearly that there are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitments."
So what quality traits will help us identify how gritty we are? Forbes offeres to consider 5 characteristics:
- Excellence versus perfection
- Courage versus fear
- Resilience:Optimism, Confidence, and Creativity
- Conscientiousness: Achievement Oriented vs. Dependable
- Long-Term Goals and Endurance: Follow Through
Read more about 5 characteristics of Grit here and about overall ideas how grit work
Watch more video from Angela Duckworth here
Do not ever give up on what you want most. You know what you truly want. Believe in your dreams and goals, be persistent and focused, and take daily consistent action in order to make your dreams a reality.
In the photo: SARGOI members while brainstorming ideas what grit is and after the session.
