Tag: grit

• From Arrested Development to Attested Development: 3 Simple Ways to Get Back on Track

  

  “You come to the gym more than the average member”, the gym employee commented. “Wow! Really? Thanks for the encouragement!”, I responded, feeling dissatisfied with myself all the same.    “I guess the problem”, I thought, as I drove home,” is that I’m not seeing any progress”. In fact, after a very cold winter which […]

  Claire Maria Ford

  June 15, 2019

  employee engagement, esl, goal-setting, growth, growth mindset, mastery, motivation, personal development, productivity

  angela duckworth, arrested development, deliberate practice, effort, grit, motivation, progress, skill, skill development

• Need a shot of chutzpah?

  

  I’m thinking I sure do! Chutzpah is that zingy Hebrew word that means gall, effrontery and sometimes outrageous audacity. It’s the stuff that entrepreneurs, politicians and every-day go-getters have loads of. What does it look like? How about not taking no for an answer, daring to ask why when everyone else is frozen in stunned […]

  Claire Maria Ford

  June 7, 2019

  motivation

  chutzpah, determination, entrepreneurship, grit, israel, start-ups, stick-to-it-iveness