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Do you hear:
‘I give up’
‘I quit’
‘It’s too hard?’
‘You can’t make me!’

Do they whine that it’s ‘too challenging?
‘too difficult’ or ‘it’s unfair’ regularly?

Then this eBook is for YOU.
Can you, or your child’s teachers, categorically predict your child’s
academic success or whether your child will graduate, run their own
business, achieve their dreams or fulfil their true potential?

The answer is ‘Yes’ you can, but not how you might think.

When psychologist Angela Duckworth the author of ‘Grit: The Power
of Passion and Perseverance’ studied people in various challenging
situations, including National Spelling Bee participants, newly trained
teachers in tough neighbourhoods, and West Point cadets, she found:
One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And
it wasn’t social intelligence. It wasn’t good looks, physical health, and it
wasn’t IQ.
It was grit.

Grit is tenacity, perseverance, resilience and the steadfast pursuit of a
task, mission, or journey in spite of obstacles, discouragement, or
distraction. Grit enables someone to persevere in accomplishing a
goal despite obstacles over an extended period.

I believe I have grit and it all started when my Dad used the word
‘tenacity’ to describe me, and I asked him what it meant. I think it has
actually defined my life.
From having to retake a couple of my ‘A’ Levels, to having to repeat
one of my Teaching Practices to constantly bouncing back after
disappointments both professionally and personally I get back up and
try again. I have grit.