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Principle #10 Just Lean Into It. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. What does this mean?. It takes a little effort to get the snowball going, but then momentum takes over!. Consider the Snowball.
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Principle #10 Just Lean Into It
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. What does this mean?
It takes a little effort to get the snowball going, but then momentum takes over! Consider the Snowball • What lesson can be learned from the snowball?
You may not know where the path will take you, but it will gradually reveal itself as we move forward. Consider the Winding Path • What lesson can be learned from the path?
Don’t let fear of failure keep you from moving forward. Take the First Step
Once you take the first step, it’s like domino effect. One step leads to the next. Take the First Step
“For every failure, there’s and alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” -Mary Kay Ash Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics Don’t Let Failure Stop You
When you’re asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” What goes through your mind? • A dream job? • A job that is easy to get? • A challenging job? • A job you could do without thinking about? • What limits you? Risk or Risk Free?
If you knew you could not fail, what would choose as a career? Take a Risk! Hmmm…If I couldn’t fail, I’d…
“The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be outworked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things — you got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there’s two things: You’re getting off first, or I’m going to die. It’s really that simple…” - Will Smith, Oscar-nominated actor and Grammy award-winning musician Grit
Professor Angela Lee Duckworth What is Grit? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8 Running Time: 6:19
Perseverance and passion for a long term goal • It involves working towards your goal despite failure or adversity • People with grit do not give up; they keep taking baby steps toward their goals • Gritty individuals do not have to be intelligent, just doggedly determined What is Grit?
Read about “just leaning into it” on pages 107 – 116 in the book entitled The Success Principles by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy. • Take down one page of Cornell notes. Silent Reading