Angela Duckworth on Building Grit
Develop the habits of perseverance and identify your passion in order to achieve your goals
Angela Duckworth on Building Grit
Learn How To
Identify your animating passions and top-level goals
Reframe challenges and build a growth mindset
Implement deliberate practice in your life in order to master a new "hard thing"
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Course Syllabus
Introduction to Grit
Video: Welcome to the Course from Angela Duckworth
Preparation: What You’ll Need
Video: The Difference Between Grit and Talent
Video: Characteristics of Grit Paragons
Video: An Example of a Grit Paragon
Exercise: Quick Check for Understanding
Video: Who Can be Gritty?
Video: Goal Hierarchies
Exercise: How Gritty are You? Use the Grit Scale
Exercise: Build Your Goal Hierarchy
Uncovering Your Interests: The Foundation of Grit
Video: The Connection Between Interest and Grit
Video: The Connection Between Play and Passion
Video: Practical Tips for Uncovering Your Interests
Exercise: Interest Inventory
Deliberate Practice: The 2nd Building Block
Video: The Deliberate Practice of World-Class Experts
Video: Case Study: What Differentiates a Spelling Bee Champion
Video: Practical Strategies to Implement Deliberate Practice in Your Daily Life
Exercise: Plan Your Deliberate Practice
Purpose: The 3rd Building Block
Video: The Connection Between Grit and Purpose
Video: Find Meaning in What You are Already Doing
Video: Job Crafting
Video: Find a Purpose Role Model
Exercise: Job Crafting Journal Prompt
Hope: The 4th Building Block
Video: The Connection Between Grit and Purpose
Video: Find Meaning in What You are Already Doing
Video: Job Crafting
Video: Find a Purpose Role Model
Exercise: Job Crafting Journal Prompt
Lessons on Grit for Social Entrepreneurs
Video: Debunking Myths Around Grit and Poverty
Video: Concluding Lessons for Social Entrepreneurs
Leverage real-world expertise
Apply breakthrough insights from today’s leading thinkers to your social enterprise.
Adopt best practices
Learn tried and true methods to amplify your impact from the best in the business.
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