Our world is seemingly obsessed with highlighting accomplishments. However, I think gritty people worry less about accomplishments because they feel most alive when they are working on something big, something challenging, something that pushes them to the edge of their abilities and slightly outside their comfort zone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qNGWjDzxpQ "I don't want to rest. I don't want to coast...I don't want…
Grit LeadershipSeptember 9, 2022
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…
Grit LeadershipFebruary 1, 2022
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…
Grit LeadershipFebruary 1, 2022
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…
Grit LeadershipFebruary 1, 2022
When we don't see immediate progress we often give up or say it's not worth it. When we don't see immediate results we worry people will think we are a failure or that we will never be good enough. It's simply not true. These thoughts and worries are lies. The chinese bamboo tree must be cared for, watered, and nurtured…
Grit LeadershipDecember 15, 2021
What is easy doesn't often last. If it is hard, that means it is worth pursuing. As they say, "Easy come, easy go." Instagram portrays "the good life" as sandy beaches, vacations, laying on a beach chair. That is vacation, not life. What if "the good life," one that makes a difference, is actually hard. What if instagram is wrong,…
Grit LeadershipDecember 14, 2021