What Are Resilience & Grit?
Resilience and grit are two intertwined qualities that play a crucial role in shaping our mental wellbeing and personal growth. Resilience refers to the ability to bounce back from adversity, setbacks, or challenges, while grit encompasses the determination and perseverance to pursue long-term goals despite obstacles. Both qualities are essential components of life and they enable us to navigate life’s inevitable ups and downs with strength and determination.
So how do you build resiliency? It involves developing coping skills, fostering a positive mindset, and cultivating a strong support network. It’s also about reframing challenges as opportunities for growth, learning from failures, and embracing change with positivity and adaptability. Grit, on the other hand, requires a commitment to consistency, hard work, and an unwavering dedication to your passion and goals. This week, we’re highlighting resources specifically picked to help grow your grit. Why? Embracing these qualities can lead to increased self-confidence, improved problem-solving skills, and a greater sense of accomplishment, all of which can help to foster a more fulfilling and enriched life!
GROW YOUR GRIT
What Is Grit And How Do You Get It?
by Tracey Marks M.D.Â
Grit is a trait that has been studied and determined to have two aspects: perseverance of effort and consistency of interests. It’s your ability to stick with something to the end even if it’s a hard road. Researchers have found that grit trait predicts future life successes like graduating from school, staying in a job, and even achievements with a sport or a skill. These are all things that take effort and stamina to see the end results.
Change Is Inevitable. Here’s How To Embrace It.
CredibleMind Insight
Change, however scary, is essential to help us learn and grow. If learning and growing are priorities for us, we must learn to step into uncharted territory and embrace the discomfort that usually comes with change.
Changes To Your Environment That Will Help You Build Mental Strength
The Verywell Mind Podcast
The best way to tackle some problems involves making a few changes to your environment. There are some simple changes you can make to help you build mental strength and preserve what strength you already have. You only have so much mental energy. The last thing you want to do is put yourself in a position where all your energy is wasted combating an unhealthy environment. Here’s how to create an environment that will help you be the strongest and best version of yourself.
Listen to the 14-Minute Podcast
Grit
by Angela Duckworth M.S., Ph.D.Â
Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.”
ASSESSMENT
Is Your Mental Health Flourishing?
When we think of mental health, we usually think of it in black or white, or binary terms, as either mentally ill or mentally healthy. There’s another way you can think about mental health. Beyond the usual exploration of issues like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and stress, we’d like to offer a fuller understanding of mental health that encompasses both wellbeing and functioning in life.
Dr. Corey Keyes, a professor of Psychology at Emory University, describes mental health using two spectrums. One that ranges from mental illness to no mental illness, and another that moves from languishing to flourishing. One of the key takeaways of his model is that even if you have a diagnosable condition like anxiety or depression, you can still flourish. On the other hand, you don’t have to be diagnosed with a condition to either be languishing or flourishing.
Take this assessment to find out if you are flourishing, languishing, or somewhere in between. Afterward, check out our recommended resources to enhance overall mental health, wellbeing, and personal development.
