{"id":3902,"date":"2019-07-09T01:43:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T01:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess2\/?post_type=chapter&p=3902"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:21:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:21:38","slug":"whats-grit-add-videos","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess3\/chapter\/whats-grit-add-videos\/","title":{"raw":"What's Grit?","rendered":"What’s Grit?"},"content":{"raw":"The concept of grit was introduced by Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist who\u00a0began exploring this concept when she was teaching math to seventh graders. She realized\u00a0IQ wasn\u2019t the only factor separating successful students from those who struggled, and that grit\u2014holding steadfast to a goal through time\u2014was highly predictive of success. She then spent years analyzing the short- and long term effects of grit on people\u2019s performance in school, at work, and in personal relationships, and published her research in\u00a0Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance<\/em><\/a>, a New York Times bestseller documenting how grit predicts long-term success in nearly every realm of life.\r\n\r\nDuckworth suggests that there are 5 characteristics of grit. How many of these do you posses?\r\n
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  1. Courage<\/strong>: Gritty people are not afraid of failure. They welcome failure as part of the growth process. They brush themselves off and try again using what they learned from the experience of failure. Many people freeze up because of they fear failure. Gritty people live by the words of Eleanor Roosevelt: \u201cDo something that scares you everyday.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Conscientiousness:\u00a0<\/strong>Gritty people are meticulous while also achievement-oriented. They strive do the best they possibly can and are tenacious. Gritty people do not complete just the minimum requirements of any task, they put their all into what they do and deliberately make the best effort possible at all times.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Commitment and f<\/strong>ocus on\u00a0long-term goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Gritty people find value and meaning in the effort that it takes to reach a long-term goal. They zone in on their goals and have the stamina to reach them.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Resiliency<\/strong>: Gritty people bounce back from setbacks and continue bounce back until they have reached their goals. They are hardy and do not easily give up.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Focus on excellence:\u00a0<\/strong>Gritty people focus on achieving excellence, not perfection. The former is a state of mind in which you continuously strive and grow to be the best that you can be. The latter is a unachievable status where better is never enough.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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    GOT GRIT?<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWatch Angela Duckworth explain her theory of grit.\r\n\r\nDo you relate to the ideas that she explains in this TED talk?\r\n\r\nIf so, how? If not, what explain your disconnect.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

    The concept of grit was introduced by Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist who\u00a0began exploring this concept when she was teaching math to seventh graders. She realized\u00a0IQ wasn\u2019t the only factor separating successful students from those who struggled, and that grit\u2014holding steadfast to a goal through time\u2014was highly predictive of success. She then spent years analyzing the short- and long term effects of grit on people\u2019s performance in school, at work, and in personal relationships, and published her research in\u00a0Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance<\/em><\/a>, a New York Times bestseller documenting how grit predicts long-term success in nearly every realm of life.<\/p>\n

    Duckworth suggests that there are 5 characteristics of grit. How many of these do you posses?<\/p>\n

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    1. Courage<\/strong>: Gritty people are not afraid of failure. They welcome failure as part of the growth process. They brush themselves off and try again using what they learned from the experience of failure. Many people freeze up because of they fear failure. Gritty people live by the words of Eleanor Roosevelt: \u201cDo something that scares you everyday.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n
    2. Conscientiousness:\u00a0<\/strong>Gritty people are meticulous while also achievement-oriented. They strive do the best they possibly can and are tenacious. Gritty people do not complete just the minimum requirements of any task, they put their all into what they do and deliberately make the best effort possible at all times.<\/li>\n
    3. Commitment and f<\/strong>ocus on\u00a0long-term goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Gritty people find value and meaning in the effort that it takes to reach a long-term goal. They zone in on their goals and have the stamina to reach them.<\/li>\n
    4. Resiliency<\/strong>: Gritty people bounce back from setbacks and continue bounce back until they have reached their goals. They are hardy and do not easily give up.<\/li>\n
    5. Focus on excellence:\u00a0<\/strong>Gritty people focus on achieving excellence, not perfection. The former is a state of mind in which you continuously strive and grow to be the best that you can be. The latter is a unachievable status where better is never enough.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      GOT GRIT?<\/span><\/h3>\n

      Watch Angela Duckworth explain her theory of grit.<\/p>\n

      Do you relate to the ideas that she explains in this TED talk?<\/p>\n

      If so, how? If not, what explain your disconnect.<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n