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Building motivation through developing grittiness

Building motivation through developing grittiness

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Building motivation through developing grittiness

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- Think about the last time you accomplished a goal or stuck with something when it got difficult. What motivated you to keep going? Very likely, your grit and resilience. Grit is passion and perseverance for long-term goal achievement. Resilience is the ability to overcome daily challenges and cope with adversity. Knowing how to develop grit and resilience in yourself and your team matters. Social psychologist, Angela Duckworth and other scholars have found that grit matters more than IQ, SAT scores or income in predicting success and retention for students, the military and employees. So as a manager, here are four ways to develop grit and resilience. Reflect on and share your failures. In spite of our best efforts as humans, the only way to get better at something is by failing. In the words of Michael Jordan, "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. "I've lost almost 300 games. "26 times, I've been trusted "to take the game-winning shot and missed. "I've failed over and…

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