![]() Parenting in this context just means supporting the next generation, whether it’s a niece, junior co-worker, son, intern or goddaughter.ĭuckworth goes on to say that we all need to role model passion and perseverance and pursue our own goals in order to mentor grit in others. Hope that you can achieve your goals, that is resilient to setbacks. – finding a problem that you personally have the skills or ideas to solve Purpose, knowing that your work is important. – pushing yourself beyond your current skill level – giving new interests time, viewing challenges as fascinating rather than annoyingĪ deliberate practice, focusing on improvement. – experimenting with different interests and figuring out what you like and don’t Be loyal to your top-level goals and make sure any short terms goals you create are in service of one of your topĪdditionally, you need these four ingredients to develop grit:Īn interest in what you’re doing or striving for. Think about how your top five goals are related. You can use these four steps to prioritize and align your goals:Ĭompletely avoid the 20 goals that you didn’t select – don’t waste time or energy on them FocusĬlear goals are vital to developing grit. An obsession with talent distracts us from that simple truth. What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit-our passion and perseverance for long-term goals. We love to indulge in the mystery of effortless talent so that we won’t feel so bad if we don’t reach our goals. She also notes that many of us have a bias towards ‘natural talent’. You put effort into building skill, but without an extra push, you won’t be able to turn those skills into achievements in an often unpredictable world. Talent x effort = skill…skill x effort = achievement In her observations, effort is paramount. Gritty people have the ability to feel satisfied being unsatisfied, resting in the squirmishness many of us feel when we’re not a natural at something. She finds that some people feel they don’t need to work hard if they’re naturally gifted. In her work analyzing why West Point college had such a high drop-out rate, Duckworth noted that the aptitude-based “Whole Candidate Score” entry tests weren’t indicative of a student’s long-term potential or stick-at-it-ness. We thought it’d be useful to round up some of her research and advice, and fill you in on what we took away from the book. Throughout the book, Duckworth explores the lives of grit paragons, people who exemplify grit. According to Duckworth, the ability to focus on a task and see it through despite challenges that arise is a stronger predictor of high achievement than talent or intelligence. Grit is a combination of passion and determination. This month’s read was Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth. ![]() A chance for us all to expand the way we think about our approach to work inside and outside the office. As an agency, education is the cornerstone of everything we do. ![]()
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