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chances of achieving your goals have just increased dramatically.
If you endorsed the second question in the groupings, grit is not a
strong characteristic of your mindset towards golf. However, like any
skill, grit can be nurtured. Read the first questions in the groupings
again, and begin thinking about ways you can start incorporating
those ideas into your game. At minimum, work towards seeing “fail-
ure” as an opportunity to learn.

Do you have grit, in general? Take Duckworth’s survey to find out: GRIT Scale

For a more in-depth look and grit and golf check out Golf Digest’s 2014 article,
The Grit Factor, which applies Duckworth’s findings to our game, and Duckworth’s book, Grit.

In your plan for 2018 make grit the final ingredient. To review, your list is:

(1) Have a plan and set goals

(2) Focus on your weaknesses

(3) Prepare your body—it is the foundation of your success

(4) Meditate and breathe

(5) Practice purposefully

(6) Develop a gritty mindset
Angela Duckworth’s famous Ted Talk on Grit
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