Category: Grit

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Age and Experience Don’t Matter. Mindset Does.

From Entrepreneur, Maite Baron discusses two mindsets which she describes as SUPER– an Super+.  These mindsets lead to…

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Turning Setbacks Into Successes

From Forbes,  Brett Steenbarger writes a terrific article on how to build resilience.  He begins with a…

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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Talent

From the New York Times, Benedict Carey discusses the debate between the relative importance of practice and…

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8 Ways to Raise Kids With Grit 

From the Huffington Post — Barbara Greenberg writes:  “I talk to parents almost every day and have…

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The one thing you need to achieve any goal

From Quartz — Jess Whittlestone writes about the importance of feedback in improving one’s performance.  While feedback…

Megan Van Sant
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Fixed mindset vs. growth mindset

From the  Ukiah Daily Journal — Ukiah Board President  Megan Van Sant writes about the importance and value…

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25 Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset

From InformED — Saga Briggs writes about the importance of developing a growth mindset and offers 25 ways to…

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Best Advice: Start With Your Passions, Grow Through Hard Work

From LinkedIn, Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors discusses the importance of hard work. She writes: “The…

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A Navy SEAL Explains 8 Secrets To Grit And Resilience

From Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Erik Barker (if you follow only one blog, you should follow…

Emotional IQ and You
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Emotional IQ and You

Not only can you improve your intellectual abilities, you can improve your emotional IQ.  Emotional IQ is…

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The Dangers of Believing That Talent Is Innate

From the Wall Street Journal, Alison Gopnik writes about the differences in the demographics of the professors…

Growth Mindset
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Grit to Great 

From the Huffington Post — Devishobha Ramanan writes:  “Fixed mindset focuses on natural abilities. You can either…