Improving

our Grit at

Work

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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