5 - Introducing “Grit” and no, this ain’t a cowboy joke or breakfast dish. This is what cuts it.

Motivate Me Book Club

Grit is up next on the Motivate Me Book Club challenge. We introduce University of Pennsylvania psychologist, Angela Duckworth, and her notion that the power of passion and perseverance are more important than talent alone. It’s called “grit”. The grittier a person is or becomes, the more successful that person ends up being according to her research. How gritty are you? Take the Grit Scale test. Can we acquire grit if we don’t have it already? Apparently there are two ways to do so! We are intrigued to say the least. Let’s read this book and see if there’s something in here that works for us. “Psychologists have spent decades searching for the secret of success, but Duckworth is the one who found it” - Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness