Please join us for the next Grit Group Discussion on November 15th. The suggested materials are included below. This is a 30 minute conversation that starts and ends on time. We are holding space for connection with the goal of growing our grit and growth mindset. Come as you are, read as much as you have time for, and gather for discussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hUybmqUVmM
Listen to Alison Levine’s TED Talk:
“Lessons from the ledge.”
Alison Levine served as the team captain of the first American
Women’s Everest Expedition. Her TED Talk focuses on the grit of
leading this all women Mount Everest expedition.
https://safire-rose.com/books-and-media/poetry/she-let-go
Read the poem, “She Let Go” by Safire Rose
https://www.best-poems.net/danna-faulds/allow.html#google_vignette
Read the poem, “Allow” by Danna Faulds
https://www.shinetheory.com/
Read about Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman’s
Shine Theory
Shine Theory is an investment, over the long term, in helping
someone be their best self—and relying on their help in return.
Not directly about grit, this focuses on lifting each other up
and providing support to one another - which fuels grit and
growth mindset.
https://youtu.be/zq7CfAlgDfI
Listen to Dr. Katheleen Ciez-Volz’s TED Talk:
“Risk-taking, mistake-making and lifelong learning”
Dr. Katheleen Ciez-Volz draws on personal anecdotes to explain why we need to reject fear and embarrassment, take risks and embrace the possibility of mistakes for the sake of lifelong learning. She argues that we need to reframe our perceptions of failure in order to reach our full potential.