GRIT: HOW TO

BOUNCE

BACK FROM

ADVERSITY,

CHALLENGE,

AND FAILURE

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DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?

Mindset Success

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NEW PARADIGM

Mindset GRIT Success

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HTTP://WESAIDGOTRAVEL.COM/DO-YOU-HAVE-GRIT-I-DO-AND-

YOU-CAN-TOO/

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Angela DuckworthProfessor of Psychology, University of

PennsylvaniaAuthor, “Grit: The Power of Passion and

Perseverance

“GRIT IS STICKING WITH YOUR FUTURE

DAY IN, DAY OUT AND NOT JUST FOR THE WEEK, NOT JUST FOR

THE MONTH, BUT FOR YEARS.”

TEACH A COURSE 7

HOW

MUCH GRIT

DO YOU

HAVE?

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• Setbacks don’t discourage me. I don’t give up easily.

• I am a hard worker.

• I finish whatever I begin.

• I am diligent. I never give up.

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ON THE OTHER HAND…

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• New ideas and projects sometimes distract me

from previous ones.

• I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project

for a short time but later lost interest.

• I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a

different one.

• I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects

that take more than a few months to complete.

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Source: https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/

WHY DO YOU

NEED GRIT?

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Graduation from

West Point.

National Spelling Bee.

College GPA.

Career stability.

Achievement in

general.

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5 TRAITS OF GRITTY PEOPLE

Courage

Conscientiousness

Perseverance

Resilience

Passion

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COURAGE

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CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

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PERSEVERANCE

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RESILIENCE

Often termed as ‘bounce-back’, resilience is the ‘grit’ to keep going when we face adversity or stress.

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PASSION

TECHNIQUES TO BUILD

YOUR RESILIENCE

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TECHNIQUE

#1: GROW

ENDURANCE

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TECHNIQUE #2: DIVIDE & CONQUER

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TECHNIQUE #3: REWARD YOURSELF

TECHNIQUE

#4:

USE MANTRAS

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TECHNIQUE

#5:

FORGET THE

“HATERS”

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TECHNIQUE

#6:

SMILE!

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TECHNIQUE #7:

FOCUS

BREATHING

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TECHNIQUE

#8: VISUALIZE

SUCCESS

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BUILDING

RESILIENCE

PAYS BACK

Feel less stress,

depression and anxiety.

Get less fatigued.

Feel more capable =

self-efficacy.

Perform better on the

job.

Attain more personal

goals.

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BOTTOM LINE?

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Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, J.D., M.Ed.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Kelley School of Business

Indiana University-Indianapolis

cfwester@iupui.edu

THANK YOU!