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February 2022

CoachingParenting

Two Pilots

Which Pilot do you want to fly with? It's obvious, right? I might not be alone when I say that often when it gets tough, my natural inclination is to hunker down, and do what is most natural for me to survive, for me to make it through (pilot one). We know that our natural inclination is not always right,…
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February 21, 2022
CoachingGrowth MindsetNews

Institute for Excellence in Athletic Leadership

**This event happened on 2/18/22. If you missed it, please email Kevin at gritleadershipea@gmail.com for information about the recording and note packets. It is obvious that students are struggling, and that they need our help. But students do not need us to fix their problems for them. They need us to guide them, and teach them differently than how they…
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February 1, 2022
CoachingGrowth MindsetParentingVideos

Raising Resilient Kids: Part 3

PART 3: Effort Counts Twice - When it comes to building Grit, growth mindsets are the key. One of Angela Duckworth's keys to growth mindset development is understanding that effort counts twice. Listen as Kevin explains how research comes to life in this segment about building grit in those we lead. (runtime = 9:54) https://youtu.be/b9B8X4xwQ7M No one has to "get…
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February 1, 2022
CoachingGrowth MindsetParentingVideos

Raising Resilient Kids: Part 2

PART 2: What is Grit? Why do I need Grit? Do my kids or my team or my company have grit? What does it take to develop grit? Grit is a marathon, not a sprint. Grit is a slow consistent build. In a world built on immediate gratification, that celebrates rapid success and fast money, grit is unsurprisingly absent. We…
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February 1, 2022
CoachingGrowth MindsetParentingVideos

Raising Resilient Kids: Part 1

PART 1: Two ways to lead...the norm, the known, the easier more normal flow of society type of leadership or the rough, less traveled, more challenging alternative that we don't know much about. Both are good, both are done by well-meaning loving people. We have a choice. We get to decide what path we will choose each day. The fork…
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February 1, 2022