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5+ Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset Using Grit and Resilience

By Kori D. Miller — 2020

Grit, resilience, and growth mindset are intertwined. Some believe these traits are innate, but others . . . believe they can be developed.

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Building Resilience

Seligman has spent three decades researching failure, helplessness, and optimism. He created a program to help young adults and children overcome anxiety and depression, and has worked with colleagues from around the world to develop a program for teaching resilience.

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Martin E.P. Seligman
2011
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Meditation: The Key to Resilience in Caregiving

Meditation broadens our perspective and deepens our courage. The spaciousness of mind and greater ease of heart that arise through balanced awareness and compassion are fundamental components of a resilient spirit.

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Sharon Salzberg
2010
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How to Hardwire Resilience into Your Brain

We’ll be better prepared for life’s challenges if we cultivate these 12 inner strengths.

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Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson
2018
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How Praise Became a Consolation Prize

Helping children confront challenges requires a more nuanced understanding of the “growth mindset.”

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Christine Gross-Loh
2016
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Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives

How to fine-tune the internal monologue that scores every aspect of our lives, from leadership to love.

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Maria Popova
2014
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Why Millennials Struggle for Success

So, why are millennials at the bottom of the heap in grit?

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Angela Duckworth
2016
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Why Grit Isn’t Everything

Interview with Professor Angela Duckworth

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Michelle McQuaid
2017
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The Virtue of Hard Things

A study of Ivy League undergraduates showed that the smarter the students were, as measured by SAT scores, the less they persevered.

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Emily Esfahani Smith
2016
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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Tara Brach on How Meditation Brings Healing to Workplace Fears During Turbulent Times

During the global pandemic and racialized unrest, we all need pathways to calm, clarity and openheartedness. While it’s natural to feel fear during times of great collective crises, our challenge is that fear easily takes over our lives.

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Bryan Robinson
2020
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