186. How To Be Awesome At Building Grit

<div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">On a scale of 1-10, what would you say is your level of GRIT? </span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span></div> <div class=""> <div class=""> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Everyone has a baseline of grit- your threshold- your mental toughness as it stands now. </span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Maybe you’re a 4 naturally - and you’d like to be a 9.  I have the best news.  You can work your way to a 9… by pushing yourself consistently, seeing failure as temporary and an opportunity to learn and by doing things consistently that make you uncomfortable.</span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">When you keep exercising your grit muscle - your number goes up and it never goes back down.  Put a little pressure on yourself.  Build that grit muscle.  It toughens you up and makes you more prepared for whatever life throws your way. </span></div> </div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span></div> </div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">And I’ve also learning that the best mindset for building girt is having a growth mindset.</span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Studies have shown that kids and adults are more likely to get up and keep trying when they fail because they believe that failure is temporary- we are alway learning. </span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span></div> <div class=""><span class="" style= "font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Today we are talking about