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    Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up
    Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up
    Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up
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    Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up

    By Martin Meadows

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    Tempted to Give Up? Here’s How to Keep Going

    If you browse through the interviews with some of the most successful people on Earth, you’ll find one common piece of advice shared by virtually all of them:

    They never give up on their big goals.

    Research shows that grit is a better predictor for success than any other factor. The ability to keep going despite setbacks is more important than your IQ, character or other external factors like your upbringing or surroundings.

    But what does it really mean to “never give up”? What exactly is grit? How do you persevere when faced with larger than life difficulties? How do you keep going when you’re at the brink of exhaustion and all your hard work hasn’t been rewarded yet?

    I wrote this book to explore the subject of persistence from a more scientific point of view than cliché self-help sayings. I want to share with you how exactly to stick to your goals according to peak performers and science – not vague motivational advice that assumes we have unlimited strength once we’re motivated enough.

    Here are just a couple of things you will learn from the book:

    - A crucial piece of advice you can learn from the first people who reached the South Pole. If you make the wrong choice, you’ll burn out – guaranteed.

    - What famous American comic Jerry Seinfeld did in his early days of career to keep going. It’s a simple trick that provides huge results.

    - What a study on top musicians, athletes, actors and chess players can teach you about achieving results and persistence. The elite performers practice much fewer hours than you believe.

    - Five of the most common ways you lead yourself to self-sabotage. Usually, you’re not even aware of how many of your efforts go for naught simply because of the five things I discuss in this book.

    - According to studies, this one trait is strongly associated with grit and persistence. Learn what it is and how to develop it in five different ways.

    - Five focusing questions to keep going. Asking yourself these questions will help you boost your motivation when you’re at the brink of giving up.

    - How listening to others whining makes a part of your brain shrink and affects your ability to persevere when faced with setbacks.

    - Six bestselling authors and bloggers share their best techniques on how to keep going when you want to give up: Stephen Guise (author of “Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results”), Joel Runyon (blogger at ImpossibleHQ.com), Serena Star-Leonard (bestselling author of “How to Retire in 12 Months: Turning Passion into Profit”) Derek Doepker (bestselling author of “Why You’re Stuck”), Michal Stawicki (bestselling author of “Trickle-Down Mindset: The Missing Element In Your Personal Success”), and Hung Pham (bestselling author of “Break Through: 12 Powerful Steps to Destroy Your Mental Barriers and Achieve Success”).

    There’s no reason why you should give up if you’re working on the right goal. Learn how to make sure you’ll reach your objectives. Scroll up and buy the book now.

    For more free resources, sign up for my self-improvement newsletter:

    http://www.profoundselfimprovement.com/grita

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMeadows Publishing
    Release dateMar 25, 2015
    ISBN9781507061183
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    • 4/5
      My favorite part of the book is that one with the examples of successful people that have got through difficulties. Helpful if you feel in the point of no return like in halfway your life. ?‍?‍?‍?
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      it's ok, so to say. I would find it more useful if I was younger.
    • 5/5
      Awesome little book. A quick read full of practical and easy to implement tips. I'm already using the tip about fatigue only being in our heads. I highly recommend reading this.
    • 5/5
      Simple and great book , Thank you , I would love anyone to read it

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    Grit - Martin Meadows

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    Table of Contents

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    Table of Contents

    Prologue

    Chapter 1: Should You Even Keep Going?

    Chapter 2: Routines – the Key to Persistence

    Chapter 3: How to Develop Mental Toughness

    Chapter 4: When You’re Trying Too Hard

    Chapter 5: How You Sabotage Yourself (and What to Do about It)

    Chapter 6: How to Develop Psychological Resilience

    Chapter 7: Five Techniques to Be Relentless

    Chapter 8: Seven Common Mistakes to Avoid

    Chapter 9: Six Experts Share Their Top Techniques to Never Give Up

    Epilogue

    Watch Free Video Lessons about Self-Discipline

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    About Martin Meadows

    Extended table of contents is available at the end of the book.

    Prologue

    If you browse through the interviews with some of the most successful people on Earth, you’ll find one common piece of advice shared by virtually all of them:

    They never give up on their big goals.

    Research shows that grit is a better predictor for success than any other factor¹. The ability to keep going despite setbacks is more important than your IQ, character or other external factors like your upbringing or surroundings.

    But what does it really mean to never give up? What exactly is grit? How do you persevere when faced with larger than life difficulties? How do you keep going when you’re at the brink of exhaustion and all your hard work hasn’t been rewarded yet?

    I wrote this book to explore the subject of persistence from a more scientific point of view than cliché self-help sayings. I want to share with you how exactly to stick to your goals according to the peak performers and science – not vague motivational advice that claims we have unlimited strength once we’re motivated enough.

    By making it the goal of this book, I assume you already have a powerful motivation to work on your goals, yet you find yourself rapidly approaching the point of giving up. Together we’ll explore how to push through obstacles and stay tough even when you’ve yet to get the taste of the reward you’re after.

    I supplement scientific advice with my personal experience in various areas such as fitness, business and learning new skills. Some of the things I achieved thanks to persistence include losing over 30 pounds in 12 weeks (and no, I’ve never gained it back), creating several businesses, learning two foreign languages, and overcoming crippling shyness.

    We’ll start with asking the most important question (nothing else matters if your answer to this question is no), and then proceed to seven chapters dedicated to various aspects of persistence. In the final chapter, you’ll get advice from six other self-help authors to get different perspectives.

    When you finish this book, you’ll possess a whole slew of tips and tricks to keep going when you want to give up. You’ll understand which behaviors will threaten your goals and which ones will help you stay on course.

    Last but not least, you’ll be ready to tackle challenges that would make an average person yell with frustration.

    Chapter 1: Should You Even Keep Going?

    Grit serves you no purpose if you’re performing the wrong action. Blind persistence sometimes holds you back from achieving your goals.

    Bestselling author Seth Godin points out in his book The Dip: The Extraordinary Benefits of Knowing When to Quit (and When to Stick)² that if you’re not going to put in the effort to do your best, you might as well quit.

    Consequently, the most important question you should ask yourself before you even start learning how to keep going is, Should I even keep going or should I give up? If you want to find the correct answer to this question, we first need to explore the concept of the dip a little bit more.

    Understanding the Dip

    The graph below illustrates the concept of the dip:

    When you start out, you enjoy a short-term period of rapid growth. You lose your first couple of pounds, you make your first sale, you say your first sentence in a foreign language, or you drive the first mile on a motorcycle.

    After the initial gratifying period, things get harder. You no longer improve so quickly, or even worse – you feel stuck, unable to push through the obstacles.

    In his book, Seth Godin says that if something is worth doing, there’s probably a dip to experience. The dip creates scarcity, which in turn leads to exceptional value possessed by the few people who endure it.

    The longer you endure the dip, the closer you are to success. Yet, most people who have found themselves in the dip give up before they can get out of it.

    In some cases, they

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