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Hard work might not always pay off immediately, but it comes through in the long run.
Talent × Effort = Skill
Skill × Effort = Achievements
Talent improves with effort and after much effort is put in it turns into a skill.
Grit is about committing to the goal, no matter how difficult it becomes.
Your potential is just a dream if you don’t put in the effort required to make it work.
In the end, the reason why what you do will be successful is because you didn’t give up.
remember, the saying, “keep coming back it works if you work it.”
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Don’t be disappointed if you are not as courageous as you expect. GRIT grows, so give it some time.
Remember: you need to practice a thing for 10,000 hours to gain mastery.
To grow your grit, you need the following:
• Interest: your interest is tied to what you're passionate about. It makes you enjoy what you do
• Capacity to practice: when you constantly practice a thing, you become better at it
• Purpose: you must know that what you do matters a lot because it is connected to others
• Hope: this plays an essential role in grit. Hope is what keeps you going when things get tough
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Development requires growth, and you need a good environment to achieve that. Deepening is something you should do throughout your lifetime. It involves evaluating yourself to determine your progress.
Here are some way to be deliberate in practice:
• Set a challenging objective that is based on getting better in any area of weakness
• A combination of attention and effort is what will help you actualize your goals
• Seek feedback from others so you know the areas to improve on
• When you do these steps frequently, you will become more competent
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