Ep. 33 - The Grit Scale

Excel Still More

Kris Emerson

Self-improvement, Increase, Jesus, Achieve, Spiritual, Health & Fitness, Best, Goals, Faith, Religion & Spirituality, Excel, Christianity, Education, Grow

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🗓️ 13 May 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Send us a textJames Clear wrote an article titled: "The Science of Mental Toughness: Talent is overrated, mental strength is critical." It includes research proving that success is based more on grit than inherent ability or intellect. People who are passionate about something and persistent accomplish more. People who are committed to something in which they believe, and consistent in pursuing it, excel in it. Being strong or smart or both is helpful in the begi...

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the Excel Stillmore podcast.
0:09.2	I am your host, Chris Emerson, and we are here to talk about tips and strategies that you can employ to deepen your faith, improve your relationships, and just get the most out of your life.
0:19.9	Thank you for joining. Let's get started.
0:26.7	I am really excited to share something with you today. Just this morning, someone sent me a link to an article.
0:33.3	The article was written by James Clear. James is the author of a book called Atomic Habits and Excellent Read, so great at
0:41.5	habit building.
0:42.1	He wrote this article in February titled The Science of Developing Mental Toughness.
0:49.9	With the subtitle, Talent is Overrated, Mental strength is critical. This thing is jam-packed
0:57.6	with awesome information. I'm going to sum up some of it for you today, introduce some Bible
1:02.3	reads that will really amplify it, and then leave you with a mission or two at the end. He opens up
1:07.6	with things like, have you ever wondered what makes someone a good athlete, or a good leader, or a good parent?
1:14.0	Why do some people accomplish their goals when others fail? What makes the difference?
1:19.8	Well, we usually come up with what I would call cop-out answers. We say, well, that guy's better because genetically he's just built differently.
1:28.0	Or this guy's more successful because intellectually he just has a higher IQ.
1:33.3	Or maybe that guy over there has a different raising than me with different experiences and that's why he's more capable.
1:39.9	You see what we come up with sometimes to justify why we're not excelling?
1:44.0	We come up with things that we can't do anything about or can't do very much about.
1:48.3	And so we make an excuse for where we are.
1:50.7	Now, the research in this article, and I'm excited to share it with you in a second,
1:55.3	it reveals that while those things are factors, easily the most important factor on success and achieving goals
2:05.1	and reaching new heights is what's called the grit scale. If you have grit, determination,
2:14.0	if you're willing to fight for it, and really, based on the reading of the article, this is the term I would use.
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