“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

- Winston Churchill

Challenging times require “resilience” and “grit”.

• “Grit” is consistent effort toward challenging goals.
• “Resilience” is our ability to bounce back from setbacks.

Setbacks are common and often uncontrollable. Bounce backs are less common but controllable. 

Setbacks don't define you. Your bounce backs do!

Let's build resilience and grit in yourself, your employees, your teams and your relationships. 

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life."

- J.K. Rowling

COACHING POINTS  

• Resilience is a personality trait, but anyone can develop the "grit reflex". LISTEN READ
• The grit reflex gets easier with practice, but so does the "quit reflex". LISTEN READ
• Resilience and the grit reflex are based on the "growth mindset". LISTEN READ
• You can practice the growth mindset and grit reflex. LISTEN READ
• Gritty pep-talks are based on empathy and meaningful direction. LISTEN READ 
• Use "comeback wins" to build resilient teams. LISTEN READ 
• Build resiliency into relationships from the start. LISTEN READ
• 3 FAQ's about the growth mindset LISTEN READ

"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."

- Maya Angelou

grit re·flex /ɡrit/ /ˈrēˌfleks/ noun

1. The conscious and unconscious thoughts, emotions and behaviors, triggered in times of difficulty, that allow people to overcome obstacles and perform difficult tasks. 
2. Perceives setbacks as temporary, isolated. 

quit re·flex  /kwit/ /ˈrēˌfleks/ noun

1. The tendency to disengage from difficult tasks.
2. Perceives adversity as permanent, pervasive and personal. 

growth mindset /ɡrōTH/ /ˈmīn(d)set/ noun

1. The belief in people that their most basic abilities can be developed through hard work and dedication. 
2. The belief that brains and talent are just a starting point. 

fixed mindset /fikst/ /ˈmīn(d)set/ noun

1. The belief that talent alone creates success 
2. The belief that intelligence and talent are fixed traits 

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

- Margaret Thatcher 

KEY RESEARCH FINDINGS 

Engagement and resilience are correlated, yet each is independent of the other. It’s possible to be fully engaged but not highly resilient, and vice versa.

• From the Global Study on Resilience and Engagement: Only 14% of workers were fully engaged, and only 15% of workers were highly resilient. (ADP Research Institute) 

MIT Sloan Management Review - "The Top 10 Findings on Resilience and Engagement" March 2021  

• It is almost impossible to be either engaged or resilient if you do not feel like part of a team. Those who said they are on a team were 2.6 times more likely to be fully engaged and 2.7 times more likely to be highly resilient than those who didn’t identify as team members. (MIT Sloan School of Management). 
• Resilient employees are more engaged and twice as motivated (Aon)

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

 - Winston Churchill

NOTE: Churchill used a simple rallying cry - "K.B.O." It stood for "keep buggering on". Learn more 

Scottish ballad -

"I am hurt, but I'm not slain; I'll lay me down and bleed awhile, and then I'll rise and fight again."

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