Moving along with our Single Tasking Friday on every Aloha Friday. I wanted to create a piece of motivation to end the week strong, and start the weekend stronger.
In today’s show, I talk about the One Key to Success. I share a story that was told to me by a Team Kū member about a football player he coached who showed the one key characteristic for success.
Also, we go into a TED Talk by Angela Lee Duckworth who shares her research of finding what exactly does it take to be successful?
I really connected with this because throughout my education, I was under the impression that your grades are a direct correlation to how successful you will be. As much as I tried I just could never get those outstanding grades that teachers strive for their students to achieve.
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Question(s) of the day: What do you think is the key to success? How do you measure success?
Strength Quote of the Day : ʻŌlelo Noʻeau (Hawaiian Proverb)
‘A’ohe mea nana e ho’opuhili, he moho no ka lā makani
There is no one to interfere, for he is a messenger of a windy daySaid in admiration a of person who lets nothing stop them
from carrying out the task entrusted to them.
Important Links
- 12-Item Grit Scale Test, Test Your Grit
- Angela Lee Duckworth TEDtalk, The Key to Success
- ‘Olelo No’eau : Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings
(book)
- TED talks
Show Notes
- Shoutout to Team Kū member, Ryan Oda for the inspiring story
- Story about football player
- Four-a-days during the summer with football and marching band
- Angela Lee Duckworth and her TED Talk
- Her research at West Point, National Spelling Bees, Public School Teachers, etc.
- What was the main key for success in all those places?
- Not good looks, physical health, degree, or how cool you think you are
- Grit
- Defining Grit, Angela and Ryan’s definition.
- Angela’s deifnition: “Passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is about having stamina. Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”
- Ryan’s definition: “The ability to truly understand that failure is temporary. Grit and passion go hand-in-hand.”
- Building a Kū body and living a Kū life takes – Grit
- Constant effort of becoming stronger and breaking through barriers
People and Places Mentioned
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