{"id":39534,"date":"2024-11-15T23:55:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T07:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=39534"},"modified":"2024-11-15T23:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T07:55:54","slug":"a-piece-of-grit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/a-piece-of-grit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Piece of Grit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGrit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,\u201d by Angela Duckworth, has been rated 4.6\/5.0 stars on amazon.com and 4.1\/5 stars on 4.1\/5 stars on Goodreads. Is it a good read? The reviews I watched on YouTube agreed on the fact that it is a very practical book, and it is useful for self-improvement.<\/p>\n

Angela Duckworth, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, got her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology \u2013 Harvard, Master of Science in Neuroscience \u2013 Oxford University, and got her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to research, she works as consultant, and a teacher.[1]<\/a> There might be more that I failed to mention, but still impressive!<\/p>\n

What is Grit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Webster define grit as, \u201cfirmness of mind or spirit: unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger.\u201d[2]<\/a> Duckworth in her example of resilient, hard-working, determination and goal-oriented, or directed, defined grit as, \u201cthis combination of passion and perseverance that made high achievers.\u201d[3]<\/a> Psychology Today expand on it as, \u201cGrit is a construct that is said to summon both passion and perseverance in service of a long-term goal. It\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint, as they say. In other words, gritty people put in sustained effort over time to achieve a high level of success in their chosen domain.\u201d [4]<\/a><\/p>\n

Growing Grit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duckworth listed four essential ingredients to grit, which are interests, practice, purpose and hope. To be gritty, one should follow his\/her interest, practice to improve, have a reason for that interest, and not to lose hope but keep getting up after each fall.[5]<\/a> Having a growth mindset is essential to growing grit. As Dweck put it, \u201cThis growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through efforts, your strategies, and help from others. Although people may differ in every which way \u2013 in their talents and aptitudes, interests, or temperament \u2013 everyone can change through application and experience.\u201d[6]<\/a><\/p>\n

Micronesian Grit. <\/strong><\/p>\n

When I personalize \u2018grit\u2019 and try to imagine or think about how it applies to me, I think of how webster dictionary defines it, and uses it in a sentence, which is \u2018gritted his\/her teeth and faced the challenge.\u2019 In my culture, there probably more words for grit, one of them is, \u2018kutunaw,\u2019 which literally means gritting of one’s teeth. It is an expression when one is giving all and focus on the objective.<\/p>\n

Back in the island, the routine was going to church early morning, going to the farm before noon, and in the afternoon, going out fishing. Not everyone was doing it, but those who strive to get their family fed. These few that devoted to take care of their family are ones that showed some resemblance to what grit is. It may be a simple routine, but it is working against limited resources.<\/p>\n

Biblical Grit. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bible\u2019s term for grit are steadfastness (1 Corinthians 15:58) and endurance (Luke 21:19). Steadfastness is the determination to remain at your post come what may. Endurance is the determination to keep moving toward your desired goal despite external challenges and internal weariness.\u201d [7]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58).\u201d [8]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBy your endurance you will gain your lives (Luke 21:19).\u201d [9]<\/a><\/p>\n

While viewing Duckworth\u2019s grit in light of this, there\u2019s the resembles of passions as steadfastness and perseverance as endurance.<\/p>\n

Leadership Grit <\/strong><\/p>\n

What would be the connection between grit and leadership? \u201cGrit is an essential quality for leaders who want to keep themselves and their teams focused on achieving their most critical objectives. It\u2019s not enough to merely have fortitude; leaders must also be able to inspire and encourage their team members.\u201d [10]<\/a> To put all of these overlays together, I would say that Christian leaders, would have the advantage since the empowerment and promises is provided in God\u2019s word.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> https:\/\/angeladuckworth.com\/about-angela\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/grit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Duckworth, Angela. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (p. 8). Scribner. Kindle Edition.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/basics\/grit?msockid=2986ff463a4e6d9833b1f0453be66c16<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Duckworth, Angela. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Part II). Scribner. Kindle Edition.<\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> Dweck, Carol S. . Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (p. 6). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.<\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> Bloom, Jon. True Grit. August 15, 2014. https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/true-grit#:~:text=The%20Bible%E2%80%99s%20terms%20for%20grit%20are%20steadfastness%20%281,desired%20goal%20despite%20external%20challenges%20and%20internal%20weariness. (Accessed November 15, 2024).<\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> English Standard Version (1 Corinthians 15:58).<\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> Ibid (Luke 21:19).<\/p>\n

[10]<\/a> https:\/\/psychologyroots.com\/connection-between-grit-and-leadership\/<\/a>. Accessed November 15, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduction \u201cGrit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,\u201d by Angela Duckworth, has been rated 4.6\/5.0 stars on amazon.com and 4.1\/5 stars on 4.1\/5 stars on Goodreads. Is it a good read? The reviews I watched on YouTube agreed on the fact that it is a very practical book, and it is useful for self-improvement. Angela […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","cohort-dlgp03"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39535,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39534\/revisions\/39535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}