Skip to main content

Grit




Grit is a concept in the book 'Grit' by Angela Duckworth. It means passion and perseverance. In the book Angela has many examples of people who kept trying despite difficulties. People who committed to things despite all the odds. People who are determined to achieve something no matter what it takes. It's really about taking the long road. In this article we will cover some of the characteristics of gritty people, so you too can be gritty and achieve everything you want to. 

Back-bone 

Backbone means strength of character. You are a good person, you do the right thing, you're conscientious, punctual, and you strive for excellence in all matters. 

Confidence

Confidence means being sure of yourself in everything that you do, it is competence, the belief that you can succeed at things and the ability to foster healthy relationships. You build confidence by experience and practice. 

Courage

Courage is the guts to embark on your projects and take risks. it is also sticking to your guns and standing up for yourself. 

Determination

Determination is being able to push forward and keep going, it is tenacity. 

Firmness

Is unwavering discipline and commitment to something. It is curbing vices such as laziness and doing what needs to be done. 

Fortitude

Is the courage to push forward. it helps if you have faith and a strong vision. 

Grit

Is perseverance and passion for long term goals. It is the ability to practice consistently until you succeed and master something. 

Guts

Is being able to listen to your instincts in life and in love. 

Hardihood

Is being stoic, which means to keep going and not complaining in the face of adversity. 

Heart

Is dreaming big and following your passion. 

Mettle

Is your level of resilience; the ability to bounce back after setbacks. It is not letting yourself be effected by things that you can't help, such as another person's anger or laziness.

Morale

Morale is having courage. It is the belief that you can do something. You use positive self-talk; practice strong sense of self-esteem and also praise and encourage others. 

Pluck

Is taking your opportunities. They say that opportunity only knocks once, so you need to be hot off the pan here. 

Resolution

Is making up your mind to do something, having goals and consistently working towards them. 

Spunk

Spunk is courage and determination, finding some work to do and doing it joyfully. 

Stamina

Is having the energy to endure the long road ahead. It is focused on long term goals and delayed gratification. 

Toughness

Being tough means to have a high level of frustration tolerance and the ability to withstand adversity. It is mental and physical strength and the capacity to be robust and healthy. 

Willpower.

The ability to delay gratification and focus on long term goals. 

So as you can see there are many angles to having grit. It's something you can learn and if you do it can turn your life around. You will be able to achieve greatness even if you do it little by little. Practice makes perfect and delayed gratification brings success. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Motivation Phrase Triggers

The following phrases are ways to kick-start your day and begin your tasks on time and help you beat the procrastination habit. As you accomplish more you will feel happier and more fulfilled. Don't forget, if you make something into a habit it will get easier and easier to practice every-day. I hope you feel really motivated from reading through these phrases and maybe choose a few that resonate with you to help you to get up and go!  Do It now Do it now, break the procrastination habit is a book by Dr William Knauss. In the book, Knauss has plenty of ways of getting inside of the procrastination mind-set and leading the reader to more rational behavior and better outcomes. In the introduction Knauss points out that if you like you can cut the gordians knot that procrastination is just by doing everything now, straight away, right now. It's a brilliant little book for getting unstuck and accomplishing more. 5 stars!  Eat that frog Eat that frog is a book by Brian Tracy on get...
Post a Comment
Read more

Foreign concepts for wellbeing and motivation.

Photo by Look Studio on Unsplash Sometimes looking at things from another point of view can be refreshing and enlightening. So what do other cultures say about motivation and well-being? Read on  to find out.  Willpower in Tao, mastery. If you act with vigor you will have willpower.  Mastering others is strength, mastering self is power.  Virya Virya is Sanskrit for energy, diligence, enthusiasm, zeal & effort.  It pertains to perseverance and vigor, It also stands for courage and strength. Virya is the antidote to Thina. Thina pertains to sluggishness, dullness and lack of drive. The Dalia Lama says that it is wise to be diligent.  Ppalli-Ppalli Ppalli-Ppalli  Is South Korean for the concept of speed. The phrase basically means  Quick quick, hurry hurry.  From serving in a restaurant in minutes to erecting buildings years before the deadline, Korean is a culture based on speediness. If you think about it, doing things with haste is more...
Post a Comment
Read more

Meditation

Meditation is the practice of focused attention. It can incorporate mindfulness, witnessing and clarity by using sitting, breathing, chanting and movement exercises. It is a form of relaxation and can improve mental and physical health and some say it can help you to reach nirvana, or enlightenment. It is particularly good for stress and anxiety. You can practice it as much as you like, once or twice a day, but 20 minutes in the mornings is a good place to start. There is a saying in Zen that 'You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you are too busy, then you should sit for an hour'. When you sit in meditation, you sit cross legged with correct posture and practice deep breathing.  Meditate, Definition verb (used without object), med·i·tat·ed,   med·i·tat·ing. verb (used with object), med·i·tat·ed,   med·i·tat·ing. to meditate revenge. to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect. to engage in  transcendental meditation , devout religious contempl...
Post a Comment
Read more