Grit

Grit
DEVELOPING THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Prepared by: Demuel O. Montejo, RPm

Grit: Developing the Key to Success
Activity: The Grit Scale

Time Frame: 10 minutes

Objectives:
 The primary objective of this test is to measure trait-
level perseverance and passion for long-term goals.
Instructions:
 On a ¼ sheet of paper, write down your answers for
the 8 questions. Please be as honest as possible with
your answers.





Do you stick to your long-term goals? Or do you

constantly get distracted by new ideas and projects?
Do you keep showing up when things get difficult? Or

do you procrastinate and give up?
Your answers to these questions are IMPORTANT

because they say a lot about the level of success
you’re likely to experience in life!
 Grit:
 In short, grit is “perseverance and passion for long-
term goals.”
 The psychological definition of grit contains two
components:
 1. The ability to stick to long-term goals.
 2. The ability to keep going despite adversity.
 Grit:
 Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology and
pioneer in grit research.
 In study after study, she has found that “where talent
counts once, effort counts twice.”
 She explains that finding with this formula:
 TALENT x EFFORT = SKILL
 SKILL x EFFORT = ACHIEVEMENT
 Grit:
 When you apply effort to a talent, you get a skill. And
when you apply effort to a skill, you get achievement.
 Without effort, your talent is just untapped potential.
 And without effort, your skill is just something you
could’ve done, but never did.
 That is why grit counts twice, and that is why it’s
such an important factor.
Angela Lee
Duckworth is an
American academic,
psychologist and
popular science author.
 Grit:
 Grit is the best predictor of success that researchers have
found.
 It helps kids do better in school, high-school students
graduate, university students get higher grades, soldiers
follow through on demanding military training, and
adults succeed at work and stay in their marriages (5).
 No matter what long-term goals you’re trying to achieve,
you need grit to get there.
 And the good news is that you can grow your grit.
 By looking at life as a marathon rather than a sprint, and
by developing certain factors that are indirectly
connected to grit, you can realize your potential.
How do you develop your grit?

1. Pursue your interests

 Pursue your interests:

 You’re going to have a hard time sticking to goals that
don’t fascinate you.
 So, the first step to growing your grit is to find
something interesting.
 But that doesn’t mean sitting around thinking about
what your passion is.
 According to Angela Duckworth, it’s much more efficient
to get out there and try different things until you’ve
found something you’re passionate about.
 Once you’ve done that, it’s time to find a role model,
mentor or coach to help you improve.
2. Practice, Practice, Practice.

 Practice, Practice, Practice:

 Hard work leads to competence, and we’re much more
likely to stick with things we’re good at.
 The most gritty people always want to improve, no
matter what it takes or how good they already are.
 So, when you’ve found your interest, put in the work
to get a little bit better every day.
 Compete with who you were yesterday.
 Do a slightly harder workout. Meditate a little longer.
Stick with a boring task even though you don’t want to.
 Consider these challenges mental resistance training.
3. Connect to a Higher Purpose.

 Connect to a Higher Purpose:

 People who connect what they do to a higher purpose are
grittier.
 It’s not enough to have a compelling interest.
 You also have to take a step back and understand how
what you do contribute to the well-being of others.
 That is not only useful for increasing your grit. It also
helps you enjoy the task more.
 So, reflect on how what you do benefit the people
around you.
4. Cultivate Hope.
 Cultivate Hope:
 If you want to reach your goals, you first need to believe it’s
possible.
 Limiting beliefs about your abilities being fixed and
unalterable affects your grit negatively.
 And they are also plain wrong.
 Research has shown that you have the possibility to change
your brain and learn new skills throughout your life.
 Your brain is “plastic”(6), and you can reshape it through
effort and experience.
 So, go after your goals with the belief that you can
improve if you work hard at it.
 Because you can.
5. Surround Yourself With Gritty People.

 Surround Yourself With Gritty People:

 The people around you have a huge influence on your
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
 When you spend enough time with a particular group of
people the way, they do things become the way you do
things.
 Their norms and values will rub off on you and become
your new standard.
 So, one of the most efficient ways to grow your grit is a
kind of positive peer pressure.
 Surround yourself with gritty people, and it’s
only a matter of time before you’re just as gritty
yourself.
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DEVELOPING THE KEY TO SUCCESS

Prepared by: Demuel O. Montejo, RPm

Activity: The Grit Scale

Activity: The Grit Scale

Time Frame: 10 minutes

Activity: The Grit Scale

Activity: The Grit Scale

Activity: The Grit Scale

Activity: The Grit Scale

Activity: The Grit Scale

Activity: The Grit Scale

Do you stick to your long-term goals? Or do you

Do you keep showing up when things get difficult? Or

Your answers to these questions are IMPORTANT

How do you develop your grit?

1. Pursue your interests

 Pursue your interests:

2. Practice, Practice, Practice.

 Practice, Practice, Practice:

3. Connect to a Higher Purpose.

 Connect to a Higher Purpose:

5. Surround Yourself With Gritty People.

 Surround Yourself With Gritty People:

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