The line between grit and stubbornness is clearly bleak. You often don’t know if it’s your grit leading you through decisions or whether it’s the “stubborn stubbornness” getting you into places you don’t have to travel to…
Let me answer it for you in this episode of Unbox Yourself. Today, I will talk to you about a time in my life when I let my grit unknowingly manifest into stubbornness and the consequences of that. I break down everything about grit and stubbornness coming from my experience and from Angela Duckworth’s book, “Grit”, to help you refine and redefine your own understanding of them.
You might well ask me, “why does the difference matter”? It matters because knowing this difference helps you make your choices wisely, opt-in or opt-out of situations depending on whether they’re good for you or not. Listen in…
Sneak-peek:
Grit and Stubbornness – The difference: Grit is our ability to persist when we face obstacles. It's taking one more step when you think you cannot. Being stubborn is refusing to change an opinion or course of action in spite of the difficulty.
Grit would tell you when a situation isn’t good for you. It would help you see the purpose behind doing or not doing something, assess your passion for the same, and evaluate your actions.
Stubbornness doesn’t allow evaluation of situations or moments. It involves jumping in and then figuring things out. Stubbornness gets you to the start line of the race but doesn’t help you finish it the way you want.
Have the wisdom to know when you must give up.
Part of your stubbornness is driven by ego. And thinking that you're only as good as your outcome. Grit is made up of interest, passion, practice, purpose, and hope.
Stubbornness often causes burnout. It’s the friction that comes from not wanting to do something but still doing it.
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