My first Magazine Creative Minds | Page 31

Those who are gritty can not be easily discouraged, and are typically good at putting off instant gratification in the pursuit of longer-term goals. Those who are gritty understand that not only is failure an option, it may be a necessary step in the progress to their long-term goal. Grit is simply the perseverance, courage and drive that supports endeavors like long-term goals. A motivation towards long-term goals that does not easily burn out. You can definitely still succeed even if you do not measure high on the gritty- scale. A gritty person may simply be more predisposed for focus on a long-term goal, but that does not mean that grit is the only determining factor of success. That being said, grit still plays a very important role in achieving success because it supports talent and helps keep it afloat. Talent without some form of grit rarely succeeds, thus maintaining some form of grit it vital for long running goals. To be more gritty, you need to practice, have purpose and interest in projects which you are conducting. Being gritty will not only help you with long-term goals, but it will also aid you in your journey of creativity. Since gritty means being on task with things, this will help you focus on your thought process as well as idea formation. While grit can be summed up as perseverance and passion, there are many other components. Grit is simply a combination of traits that helps people to be more focused and driven towards their goals. Typically, those who are highly conscientious with strong cautiousness, self-efficacy, orderliness, dutifulness, are more achievement striving and self-disciplined are also much more likely to have a high grit score.Basically, these traits support resilience and drive, which are necessary for obtaining long term goals. One’s optimism must also be taken into consideration while measuring grit.Yes, conscientiousness is important, but it is also very important to have courage and a highly effective management of failure. In order to exercise your creative thinking, you need to first be able to piece together and fully organise your project. To do this, you need to be fully aware of the time that this will most likely take and you need to develop the patience to wait for it. To be more gritty, you need to have an optimistic view on your project. You need to assure yourself that everything will run smoothly. Stop worrying and try to stick with the idea which most resonates with you. Be yourself and don't copy the others around you. Stick with your own ideas because if you wander off and do what others would do, you might feel lost and hopeless as you would end up comparing yourselves to others.