Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog post based on yesterday’s (7/17) seminar about grit! Hopefully I also manage to respond to the actual blog prompt at some point. To start, let me give a brief history/timeline of my “passions” and interests over the past few years. My first few passions were American Girl and Harry…
Category: #8 Opportunities and Challenges
Reflecting back on the growth mindset presentation (Joe Salvatore 7/17) in addition to your personal experiences, what are your goals, what are you looking forward to, and what is something that you recently learned about yourself? What do you expect to be your biggest challenge? What challenges and triumphs have you experienced so far? Tell us about a lesson you’ve learned or a mistake you’ve made, and about some successes that you’ve had. What do you think made these a successes?
The Gritty Stick of Growth
I think it’s safe to say that a lot of us had heard the whole “failure is the key to success” line, but yesterday’s presentation made me think about certain aspects of my life differently. Starting with my goals, I think they’re the reason that I had a really high perseverance score on that sheet.…
Becoming Gritty and Sticky: An Introspective
[su_quote cite=”Natasha Bedingfield”]Release your inhibitions. [/su_quote] When I first came to this university, I thought I was going to major in Environmental Studies. I wasn’t super passionate about it, but I liked it enough and I figured it was my only option. That all changed when I took my first coding and stats classes, something…
Working My Ways Towards Growth, Grit, and Stick
What have I learned about myself recently? Well, surprisingly enough, I’ve learned that I actually truly enjoy physical activities like exercise and yoga. This was quite the revelation to me because I’ve typically been self-conscious about exercising and always felt silly whenever I tried. Now, however, I’ve come to appreciate how I am able to…