Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose

Grow Your Grit―How You Can Develop the Critical Ingredient for Success

Grit is increasingly considered one of the key ingredients of success. It is defined as “passion and perseverance in pursuit of long-term goals.” How gritty are you? If you do not know, you are not alone. Some people are predisposed to be more resilient and optimistic than others; however, most don’t know how to identify and cultivate grit, and as a result don’t achieve their full potential in their work or personal lives.

In this audiobook Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, bestselling author and positive psychology expert, uses insightful scientific research, applicable examples, and powerful stories to help you understand why grit is so important and what you can do to cultivate it in yourself and others. With Getting Grit Caroline brings you a practical and information-rich guide for developing the qualities needed to persevere over obstacles―not just toughness and passion, but also humility, patience, and kindness. In this audiobook Caroline offers self-assessment tools, daily exercises, and life tips to help reinforce your capacity for courage, resilience and willpower―and inspire the same qualities in those around you.

Join Caroline as she shares research-based insights and practices on:

• Learning grit―how you can enhance your willpower and rewire your brain for resilience

• The key traits of gritty people―what the latest research reveals

• The three kinds of "false grit" and how to recognize them in yourself

• The courage to fail―tools for turning your setbacks into your greatest teachers

• Daring to dream big―guidance for building your capacity to take risks and aim higher

• No one succeeds alone―tips for gathering your support team and inspiring others

• The role of self-compassion, gratitude, and spirituality in building grit