A short Heroic Plus One podcast episode (hosted by Brian Johnson, published Feb 19, 2023) that presents Darren Donnelly’s"15 Rules of Grit"—a numbered list of practical maxims for persistence and character—and leads listeners through a concise self-practice (awareness + one consistent behavior to pursue). The episode closes with encouragement to apply "old school grit" in daily life and a CTA to Heroic.us.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. Continuing our tour through Darren Donnelly's Sports for the Soul series. Today we're going to talk about some more ways to cultivate old school grit. In his fable about a retiring NCAA coach sharing wisdom with his grandchildren during his final March Madness, Darren has his hero guide share 15 rules of grit. Here they are. Rule number one. Don't accept your fate. Create your destiny. Rule number two. You'll only achieve what you believe you can achieve. Rule number three. Embrace the pressure. Rule number four. Finish strong. Number five. Find something you love to do and stick with it. Number 6. Keep moving forward. Number 7. Put the needs of others above your own. Number 8. Live for a purpose greater than yourself. Number 9. Eliminate negative influences. Number 10. Effort trumps talent. Number 11, focus only on the things you can control. Number 12. Don't waste day. Rule Number 13. Life is a series of wins and lessons. Rule number 14, don't put off pursuing your dreams. Rule number 15, don't quit. Don't ever quit. And that's today's plus one. Now it's time to move from warm and fuzzy and inspiring theory to the hard work of practice to the even harder gritty work of mastery. Together today let's open up our heroic toolbox and practice some heroic self encouragement. Plus one link. Please reach into that toolbox and grab a flashlight and a hammer. First, let's shine the flashlight of awareness on what's working and what needs work. Question number one. Which of those rules of grit are you dominating? Pick one. Awesome. Go you celebrate it. Question number two. Which of those rules of grit are you weakest at? Pick one. Perfect. You're human needs. Work it. Now put the flashlight to the side and pick up the hammer. What's one thing you know you could be doing? That if you did it consistently would most powerfully change your life. Pause. Reflect. What is it? Let's state it clearly. If I did this, fill in the blank specific behavior more consistently, I would change my life. Now go do it with old school grit backed by modern science today.
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