How do we maintain our religious and spiritual passion AND persist in our mindful, intentional, daily spiritual practices? One answer to this difficult question is…GRIT…
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s “Education at a Glance Report” ranked the U.S. number 19, out of 28 developed countries in college graduation rates
- Follow-through (or Grit) is one of the greatest predictors of college success
- According to Angela Duckworth and previous research done by Warren Willingham after you control for high school grades and SAT scores, follow-through appears to be the greatest predictor of success in college (and in life after college)
- Grit can be useful to achieve goals, but also in dealing with inevitable failure
- Grit can be built, it can be practiced and developed, and research shows that part of getting “grittier” is being part of a gritty culture
- Grit and Resilience – they both play a role
- Grit > Talent or Intelligence