Maintaining Grit at Work

In today´s episode of the ‘Professional Success Podcast’, your host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli, a Professor Master Certified Career Coach, Recruiter, and Talent Development Leader talks about ‘Grit at Work’. One common thing most successful and famous people have is that they keep going even after multiple failures. It's like they have the feeling of grit and determination that they would succeed.

Episode Highlights: 

• JK Rowling was rejected by more than 10 Publishers who just didn't see that magic of Harry Potter and Oprah was fired from her first-ever Anchor job on TV.
• Angela Duckworth, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania introduced the concept of grit in her 2016 book ‘Grit - The power of passion and perseverance.
• If you're striving to grow in your career, Grit, definitely matters, and there are a few key ways that we can cultivate it.
• When most people practice, they focus on the things they already know how to do but deliberate practice looks a little bit different. This is because it entails considerable specific and sustained effort to do something that you can't already do well.
• One tactic that works well is to keep a journal of your progress somewhere where you're writing this down in a consistent way.

3 Key Points:

1. Sheila talks about a few successful people who even in their moments of setback or even feeling a little bit devastated kept going because there's one thing that they all have in common which is Grit. She refers to this concept of grit as a leading force behind what it takes to stick to it.
2. Grit is the quality that allows an individual to work hard and maintain focus and this is not just for weeks, or months, but for years. It's that will, it's that commitment, and it's that perseverance to keep pursuing excellence at something even in the face of multiple setbacks.
3. By developing an ability to commit and persevere, starts with our motivation to do this. We have to begin with something that we care about improving. When we talk about developing Grit, it means practicing something that you're striving for. We have a chance to improve Grit, so what you want to do is look for the people around you who can cheer you on, because the power of that collective can help us to all standpoints.

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website   Podcast