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Module 1: Gritty Goals

and Growth Mindsets –

The What, Why, Who, How,

Where and When

The PACER Presentation Team: Ludolph Botha, Charl Cilliers and Alten du Plessis

Copyright © 2016, Stellenbosch University. All Rights Reserved.

Outline (1/2) - Grit


1. What is grit?

2. Why grit?

3. Who is the experts on grit?

4. How do we measure grit?

5. How do we develop grit? (Hands-on)

6. Where can I recap how I have worked on

my grit, e.g. the WhyTry exercise?

7. When should I Grok, Gauge, Grow & Track my

grit? (Your plan)

Outline (2/2) – Mindset


1. What is a fixed and a growth mindset?

2. Why your mindset is important?

3. Who is the expert on mindsets?

4. How do we measure fixed & growth mindsets?

5. How do we develop a growth mindset?

(Hands-on activity plus hints)


my mindset, e.g. “Is Your mindset fixed?”

exercise?


mindset? (Your plan)

What is Grit? (1/2)


Grit is “the” greatest predictor of success. Angela

Duckworth describes it as intense passion plus

intense persistence. She tells us: “Grit entails

working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining

effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity,

and plateaus in progress. The gritty individual

approaches achievement as a marathon; his or her

advantage is stamina.”

Grit, therefore, is a combination of a passion for long-

term goals and perseverance.

What is Grit? (2/2)


“GRIT Definition: Your capacity to dig deep and do

whatever it takes - even sacrifice, struggle, and suffer -

to achieve your most worthy goals in the best ways.

GRIT is the defining element in what it takes to realize

your most important and rewarding ambitions. If AQ is

about defense - how you respond to whatever comes

your way - GRIT is about offense. It defines the

degree, duration, and quality of effort you invest to

make good things happen.” (Stoltz, 2015)

Note: AQ = Adversary Quotient

Why Grit? (1/3)


Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania

and her fellow researchers found in a series of

scientific studies that higher levels of grit were more

highly associated with cumulative grade point

average in an Ivy league sample when

compared to those with lower grit levels; that grit

predicted retention after their first summer in two

classes of cadets at the United States Military

Academy; and that participants in a National Spelling

Bee with higher grit scores typically work harder

and longer than less gritty peers, ultimately

resulting in better performance.

Why Grit? (2/3)


“According to independent studies, GRIT predicts:

Goal Magnitude — The difficultly of goals one sets

Goal Fulfillment — The likelihood of a person achieving their goals

Job Level — What level or rank one achieves on one’s job

Growth Mindset — The propensity to seek new, fresh, alternative ideas and perspectives

Agility — The tendency to and speed with which one can re-assess, reroute or adjust one’s

approach to any given objective

Effort — The duration and magnitude of effort one puts into one’s pursuits

Engagement — How engaged one tends to be in anything one pursues

Persistence — The degree of tenacity, relentlessness, and fortitude one demonstrates

Performance — The comparative level of results and achievement

Value — The measurable value one brings to the job, or any commitment.” (Stoltz, 2015)

Prediction Power!

Why Grit? (3/3)


“A series of independent studies conducted in collaboration with researchers from Cornell University

and the Educational Testing Service reveal some groundbreaking findings, including:

Rising Above — GRIT predicts one’s ability to improve one’s station (socio-economic status)

in life. Those who score higher tend move up. Those who score lower tend to fall, or get

stuck.

Fully Employed — GRIT predicts how employed a person tends to be. Those with less GRIT

are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed. Those with more GRIT tend to be fully

employed.

Happiness and Health — GRIT predicts a person’s quality of life and overall health. The

greater one’s GRIT, the fuller, healthier, and more satisfying one’s life tends to be.” (Stoltz,

2015)

Grit is Powerful!

Who is the Experts on Grit?


Follow & Learn

Göran Kropp, West Point &

Spelling Bee


How Do We Measure Grit?


Self evaluations to cultivate awareness!

How Do We Develop Grit?


WhyTry Exercise (1/6) (Stoltz, 2015)


Do if the Why and Try of your first goal is misalligned.


Do if the Why and Try of your second goal is misalligned.


Do if the Why and Try of your third goal is misalligned.

Where Can I Recap How I Have Worked

on My Grit , e.g. the WhyTry Exercise?


Journal Entry for “WhyTry Exercise”

When Should I Grok, Gauge,

Grow & Track My Grit?


Days 3, 4, 5 & 6 proposed

GROK GAUGE GROW TRACK Done?

DAY 0Register for

FlourishWell4Life @ Sport

EVERYDAYEngaging PERMA Questions,

Performance Analysis Journal

How You Invested in Core,

Everyday Activities

DAY 1Start: Well-being, Mental

Toughness and Intention to Grow

DAY 2PERMA Profiler,

Weinberg's Mental

Toughness Questionnaire

DAY 3Module 1: Develop Your Grit and a

Growth Mindset (Grit part)

Personal Growth Initiative

Scale

DAY 4Grit and Growth Mindset

AssessmentQuestions to Grow Your Grit

DAY 5Goal Orientation

QuestionnaireGritty Goals

Module 1: How You

Invested in Gritty Goals

and Growth Mindsets


Growth Mindset (Mindset part)WhyTry Exercise

Module 1: How You


and Growth Mindsets

DAY 7 Expand Your Mindset

Module 1: How You


and Growth Mindsets

Fixed & Growth Mindsets


1. What is a fixed and a growth mindset?

2. Why your mindset is important?

3. Who is the expert on mindsets?

4. How do we measure fixed & growth mindsets?

5. How do we develop a growth mindset?

(Hands-on activity plus hints)



exercise?


mindset? (Your plan)

What is a fixed and a growth

mindset? (1/2)


“Put simply there are two mindsets: if you have a fixed

mindset you believe that your personal qualities (such

as intelligence) or abilities (such as musical talent or

sporting prowess) are carved in stone, whereas if you

have a growth mindset you believe that your personal

qualities and abilities can be changed or developed

over time.”

(Grenville-Cleave, 2016) summarising Carol

Dweck’s findings – spelled out in more detail next.

What is a fixed and a growth

mindset? (2/2)


“For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects

the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and

whether you accomplish the things you value. How does this happen? How can a simple belief have

the power to transform your psychology and, as a result, your life?

Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove

yourself over and over. If you have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a

certain moral character—well, then you’d better prove that you have a healthy dose of them. It

simply wouldn’t do to look or feel deficient in these most basic characteristics.

“In this mindset, “ (growth mindset) “ the hand you’re dealt is just the starting point for

development. The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can

cultivate through your efforts. Although people may differ in every which way—in their initial talents

and aptitudes, interests, or temperaments—everyone can change and grow through application and

experience.” (Dweck, 2006).

“Your mindset profoundly affects the way you lead your life.”

- Carol Dweck

Why your mindset is important?

Important: Notice the link with process goals and deliberate practice.

Why your mindset is important? Prediction Power


Numerous studies have demonstrated a causal link between

a growth mindset and academic achievement, and students

possessing it have a distinct advantage over those with a

fixed mindset, especially in challenging situations.

Mindset has also been used to predict academic achievement

in math and science, and mindset interventions have been

demonstrated effective in improving academic performance

over time and reducing intergroup differences in math and

science achievement.

(Dweck, 2006) and (Halvorson, 2010).

Who is the Expert on Mindsets!


Follow & Learn

Fixed versus Growth Mindsets

How Do We Measure Fixed &

Growth Mindsets?


Self evaluations to cultivate awareness!

How Do We Develop a

Growth Mindset?


Effort

needed!

"Is Your Mindset Fixed?“ Exercise (1/3)

How to Shift from "Be-good" to "Get-better"

"Be-good“ associated with a fixed mindset and "Get-better“ with a growth mindset

Where can I recap how I have worked on


exercise?


Journal Entry for “Is Your mindset fixed?” exercise?

Two options available

Select a specific

submission

Explore and review

your answers –

observe a change in

mindset?

When Should I Grok, Gauge,

Grow & Track My Mindset?

Copyright © 2016, Stellenbosch University. All Rights Reserved. Days 6 & 7 proposed

GROK GAUGE GROW TRACK Done?

DAY 0Register for

FlourishWell4Life @ Sport

EVERYDAYEngaging PERMA Questions,

Performance Analysis Journal

How You Invested in Core,

Everyday Activities

DAY 1Start: Well-being, Mental

Toughness and Intention to Grow

DAY 2PERMA Profiler,

Weinberg's Mental

Toughness Questionnaire


Growth Mindset (Grit part)

Personal Growth Initiative

Scale

DAY 4Grit and Growth Mindset

AssessmentQuestions to Grow Your Grit

DAY 5Goal Orientation

QuestionnaireGritty Goals

Module 1: How You


and Growth Mindsets


Growth Mindset (Mindset part)WhyTry Exercise

Module 1: How You


and Growth Mindsets

DAY 7 Expand Your Mindset

Module 1: How You


and Growth Mindsets

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