5 Keys to Developing Your Grit

Some people persistently chase their long-term dreams while others tend to get distracted by new projects or ideas along the way. This concept plays a huge role in predicting how successful each one of them will be in life. The people who strike out of their long-term goals for new ideas often get stuck while those that pursue their passions obstinately advance steadily and get actual results. This is what separates these two groups of people. According to Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology, effort counts twice as much as talent. When you put effort into talent, you get a skill, and when you put effort to a skill, it results in achievement. This is why Grit counts twice and is such an essential factor in achieving your goals.

Grit is the passion and persistence for long term goals. It’s psychological meaning has two components; the aptitude to stick to long-term objectives and the aptitude to stay going in spite of harsh conditions. According to researchers, Grit is the best forecaster of success. You need the Grit to help you achieve your long terms goals no matter what they are, and the good thing is that it is possible to develop your Grit. You can apprehend your full potential by observing life as a long marathon rather than a short sprint and by refining particular factors that are indirectly linked to Grit. Here is an exclusive look at 5 tips to develop your Grit. 

1.   Chase Your Interests

Pursuing goals that do not captivate, you will give you a hard time. The first step in developing your Grit is identifying what your interest is. This, however, does not mean just sitting around and thinking about your passion. It is more efficient if you get out there and try out different things until you find one thing that you are most passionate about. Once you know your interest, it’s time to get a role model or mentor to help you get better.

2.   Relate to A Higher Purpose

A compelling interest is not enough in developing your Grit. People who become grittier are those that connect their interests to a higher purpose. You need to take a step back and reflect on how the thing that you are passionate about contributes to promoting the well-being of other people. This is useful in helping you grow your Grit and also enjoy what you are doing more. So, it’s essential you connect what you do to a higher purpose of benefiting the people around you.

3.   Stay Around Gritty People

The people around you influence your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors greatly. If you spend much time with a group of people, you begin doing the things that they do. Their values and norms will rub off on you and become your new ways. This means that surrounding yourself with positive peer pressure is an effective way of developing your Grit. Stay around gritty people, and you will be gritty yourself in no time.

4.   More And More Practice

Hard work brings competence and practice, practice makes perfect, and the higher chances are that we will stick with the things that we are good at. We should always want to improve no matter how good we already are. Once you know what you are passionate about, put in more effort to get better by competing with how good you were yesterday. Consider doing challenging mental resistance training such as mediating a bit longer, carrying out harder workouts and sticking with the tedious task more.

5.   Believe in Yourself

In anything that you do, the first step of achieving it is believing it is possible. Otherwise, having limiting beliefs about your abilities being unalterable and fixed will only affect your Grit negatively. According to research studies, you can change your brain and continuously learn new skills throughout your life. You can hence pursue your goals believing you can improve if you put in hard work because you can.

Conclusion

In summary, grit is the persistent refusal to quit. Successful people always stick with their long-term goals and keep following up even during challenges without getting distracted. These five tips will help you effectively grow your Grit. These will guarantee you eighty percent success.

Gregg Swanson is a peak performance consultant and human potential coach and has authored several books and numerous articles on peak performance. Gregg specializes in developing mental strength in individuals that desire to reach their full potential. He has developed a unique online training program “Develop the Mental Strength of a Warrior.” You can also pick up your free eBook,” Why Change is So Hard” by going HERE.