GRIT
Every wants it. And everyone wants it now. The quick fix. The fast sale. The get-rich quick scheme. The lose weight by some miraculous drug. What ever happened to hard work? Patience? Paying dues? Why is everyone is such a rush to “be” the future when the present is being completely ignored?
Every day when I open social media, I am bombarded with something. I feel like I’m living in Brave New World. The pill that will cheer me up. The drink that will make me skinny overnight. The scheme that will really sell my books. Ads upon ads upon ads. And it’s eating us alive until we are dead shells. The pressure. The noise. The friends grabbing the gold rings really made of straw.
We want to be the best. We want to look good. We want to succeed. But let’s work for it.
Sweat. Grab the yoga mat and get to the gym. Put on some sneakers and hike.
Eat what we wish to be. Grab an apple. Put color in your diet, green especially.
Work hard. Get up with work ethic. Set goals. Write them down if you have to. Check them off as you go. And don’t cut down people or corners.
Feed your mental health with reading and writing and healthy habits.
Surround yourself with friends who are there and stop worrying about those who always go absent.
Be alone too. And learn to like it.
Breathe.
There is no such thing as a quick fix. Not unless you want the huge crash afterwards. It won’t last. Angela Duckworth’s noteworthy book and philosophy GRIT lays out what really fosters success. And it’s not the most intelligent. “Grit is the perseverance and passion to achieve long–term goals” and “is a strong predictor of success and ability to reach one's goals.” In fact, “When comparing two people who are the same age but have different levels of education, grit (and not intelligence) more accurately predicts which one will be better educated” (https://jamesclear.com/grit). Grit isn’t talent. Grit isn’t luck. Grit isn’t how intensely, for the moment, you want something.
I recommend the book if you’re finding yourself in a constant downward spiral of chasing the quick fix. We are becoming, no HAVE BECOME, a nation of laziness. That is what’s killing our spirit. And I refuse to live that way.
Every day when I open social media, I am bombarded with something. I feel like I’m living in Brave New World. The pill that will cheer me up. The drink that will make me skinny overnight. The scheme that will really sell my books. Ads upon ads upon ads. And it’s eating us alive until we are dead shells. The pressure. The noise. The friends grabbing the gold rings really made of straw.
We want to be the best. We want to look good. We want to succeed. But let’s work for it.
Sweat. Grab the yoga mat and get to the gym. Put on some sneakers and hike.Eat what we wish to be. Grab an apple. Put color in your diet, green especially.
Work hard. Get up with work ethic. Set goals. Write them down if you have to. Check them off as you go. And don’t cut down people or corners.
Feed your mental health with reading and writing and healthy habits.
Surround yourself with friends who are there and stop worrying about those who always go absent.
Be alone too. And learn to like it.
Breathe.
There is no such thing as a quick fix. Not unless you want the huge crash afterwards. It won’t last. Angela Duckworth’s noteworthy book and philosophy GRIT lays out what really fosters success. And it’s not the most intelligent. “Grit is the perseverance and passion to achieve long–term goals” and “is a strong predictor of success and ability to reach one's goals.” In fact, “When comparing two people who are the same age but have different levels of education, grit (and not intelligence) more accurately predicts which one will be better educated” (https://jamesclear.com/grit). Grit isn’t talent. Grit isn’t luck. Grit isn’t how intensely, for the moment, you want something.I recommend the book if you’re finding yourself in a constant downward spiral of chasing the quick fix. We are becoming, no HAVE BECOME, a nation of laziness. That is what’s killing our spirit. And I refuse to live that way.
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