Ready, Set, Grit is your guide to identifying what you want out of life and how to get it. Whether you are just getting started in your career, reinventing yourself, or looking to break through barriers in your business, you MUST master the three tenets of this book: 

• Mindset – learn how to crush your own self-limiting beliefs
• Foundation – preparing for success by creating your support system and framework
• Action – taking action and practicing GRIT helps to stack the odds in your favor

Learn what is holding you back and how to rewire your thinking so that you can move forward and step into your full potential and turn your dreams into reality.

 

Excerpt from Ready, Set, Grit:

Have you ever heard the rumblings of your soul?

Maybe it begins as more of a whisper than a rumble, but it’s the kind of whisper that grabs your attention, if even for a fleeting moment. Perhaps you hear it when you’re in the middle of doing the dishes or driving the kids to school. Or while you’re in line checking out at the supermarket or at night when you’re drifting off to sleep. This type of whisper can seductively appear at the most unexpected moments. You could be sitting in traffic, running on the treadmill or working on that big report for your boss.

The timing may catch you off guard, but this is different from your ordinary, run of the mill whisper. This one is the kind that infiltrates your thoughts, tugging at them insistently until they turn into full-on daydreams.

It draws you towards something and excites you, making your spine tingle. When you allow yourself to imagine the possibilities you feel joy, peace and a sense of belonging. This voice is not easily silenced, which tells you that the message is coming from deep within yourself. When you’re quiet enough to hear it, you’ll begin to be drawn into alignment with your life’s purpose.

Kids are particularly skilled at hearing this voice, and at knowing – and acting upon – whatever will bring them joy in any particular moment. Whether they’re inspired to put on a puppet show, build the world’s most awesome Lego structure, or experiment with Mom’s makeup, you need look no further than your average 5-year-old if you want to see someone who’s following their bliss.

Yes, this quest for self-actualization can annoy the daylights out of the adults in the room, but there is so much we can learn from these pint-sized sages.

For example, a kid that age also wastes approximately zero seconds telling herself all the reasons she’s not going to be good at something. Can she be a doctor? Adventurer? Chef? Movie star? Teacher? Undersea explorer? Of course she can! 

The world is full of endless possibilities and each of them is a source of joy, excitement and an opportunity to truly live solely and fully in the present moment.

So, am I suggesting that we all regress into our five-year-old brains?

Not really.

But kind of.

See, our adult brains tend to overthink things, putting oh-so-much- pressure on coming up with the “right” answer. We psych ourselves into believing that the stakes are so high that we have to “get it right” or risk unthinkable (and highly unpleasant) consequences. Forget about painting a picture for the fun of painting a picture. We either tell ourselves that we’re horrible at painting or never give ourselves the opportunity to try.

The self-talk often goes something like this: “Our lives are very busy, and if we’re going to spend our precious time painting a picture, then we’d better be good at it. We should be paid – or at least widely praised and admired.”

This same principle stops us from doing any number of things.

Ignoring all of that self-talk and following your passion can lead to all kinds of interesting outcomes. As an added bonus you don’t have to worry about one day being on your deathbed, saying, “Gosh, I wish I would have…” or “If only I’d been brave enough…”

Your passion doesn’t necessarily have to become a business, but some of the world’s most successful entities were started in this very way. Successful business leaders don’t get caught up in worrying about what other people are going to think about their successes or failures. 

I recently saw Sir Richard Branson speak about his long, interesting and ultra-successful career.

Never one to mince words, he shared that one of his tenets of success has been his commitment to this mantra: “Screw it, just do it.”

 

 

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