Over the past year, I’ve been sharing some of my thoughts about what are the critical things for Career Mastery. It’s a topic that is always top of mind for me when I’m coaching and working with senior leaders – What do they need to be successful here and now, plus in to the future? In…
Ten Ways to Be More Gritty
Today, we’re continuing our series on being more resilient, persevering for longer and having more grit. In particular, here are ten ways to be more gritty – derived from Caroline Adams Miller’s book, Getting Grit. 1 Strengths Can you start to see the overlap of some of the things we’ve been talking about in our…
Can you be innovative AND gritty?
Thanks again to everyone who responded with their Grit Scores. I really appreciate your replies and it pleases me to know that someone is actually reading! In response to our earlier email, ‘The Hollywood Effect’, Rob made a very interesting comment that I’d like to share my thoughts on. He said: “I generally stick at…
Why you shouldn’t tell your child they’re smart
Last week, we talked about the important of grit and resilience. And I asked you to take the Grit Test. I also offered to share my Grit Score if you would share yours. Some of you did – thank you! Pauline, Vivienne, Dale, Andrea, Andrea (yes, another one!), Ed, Margaret and Rob shared their scores…