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Grit

1/20/2015

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In a Tumblr post last week, YA author, Maggie Stiefvater, said: "If you fail in writing, you’ve failed once. Get up. Do it again. Wipe your nose if you have to, but for God’s sake. Get up. You’re getting grass stains on everything." What she's really talking about here, is grit.

Psychologists have been studying the roots of human motivation and success for years. Angela Lee Duckworth, Ph.D. is an American Psychologist who's research focuses on  a construct she calls "grit." 

No matter our goals, it's way too easy to become discouraged, to feel we don't have the intelligence to succeed, to compare ourselves to others.

Researchers like Angela Duckworth and Heidi Grant Halvorson are defining constructs that change the landscape in terms of how people view potential. Their work, and the work of so many others, is setting the foundation of proof that hard work and a "get-better" mindset (vs. "be good" mindset) are the driving factors for goal-attainment. 

In the end, the best predictor of any success - whether we're talking getting a book published, a grant accepted, or acing that hole-in-one - is the number of tries we make. And here's a secret: tries=practice. Practice leads to mastery.

To quote Brian Johnson, "grit is willpower squared, soul food."  How about a nice, big bowl ...?



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Crystal link
1/20/2015 04:31:38 am

Great way to phrase it! I definitely need more grit in my life this year, though I have been using the word ‘diligence.’ Get better = major goal. Better with my writing, better with taking care of myself, better at seeking out peace.

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Jessica
1/20/2015 08:28:22 am

I hear you, Crystal. And I definitely need regular reminders.

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