In creating Project Passion I had compiled a great selection of strategies for getting more done. (Many of them are in my book Done) When I read this book I realized I’d made a really big mistake – I’d left out perhaps the most important and probably the least sexy of them all: grit.
That was my attempt to find easy ways to get things done. That’s important. And at some point – probably more often than I’d like to admit – you simply need to tough it out to get things done. Essentially, you need grit.
Upon reflection, grit might just be the most important strategy of all for getting things done.
Surprisingly, this wasn’t the first book I’ve read about grit and resilience. I’ve probably read 6-8 other books. Some were by Navy Seals, others by academics and even a collection of articles from Harvard Business School.
Getting Grit by Caroline Adams Miller is the best of all of them.
Three things stand out for me about this book:
Caroline’s pathway to Getting Grit includes:
Plus she elegantly discusses the difference between Stubborn Grit, Faux Grit, Selfie Grit and Authentic Grit.
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