success and motivation

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success and motivation
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Discuss these questions with a partner.

• Think of a person you consider to be successful.
  What makes you think they are successful? What,
  in your view, are the reasons for their success?
• What do you think are the obstacles to success?

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Programming your mind for successhttps//www.yout
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• Would you get up on the stage in front of nearly
  a thousand people? Write down a couple of reasons
  why or why not.
• What happens to the man who gets up on stage?
• She gives three reasons for someone not coming up
  on stage. What do you think they might be?
• fear obstacles motivation
• What were the people who did volunteer thinking?
• What is the point of this little experiment?

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Programming your mind for successhttps//www.yout
ube.com/watch?vMmfikLimeQ8

• She gives three reasons for someone not coming up
  on stage.
• fear of getting up in front of so many people,
  the unknown you dont what she will ask you to
  do
• there are the obstacles of being at the back of
  the theatre, walking in the dark, tables and
  chairs in your way
• you have no motivation, you cant be bothered to
  do it, let someone else do it for you
• What were the people who did volunteer thinking?
• curiosity, How exciting!, no one else will do it
  (sense of duty)
• What is the point of this little experiment?
• - it demonstrates the power of your mind

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life experience

• Write a short paragraph (max 100-120 words) about
  a time in your life when you had to overcome
  fear, obstacles or a lack of motivation. (time
  limit 14 min)
• What was the outcome? Were you successful or were
  the circumstances too much to overcome?
• Read the paragraph to your partner.

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grit gr?t

• 1 small loose particles of stone or sand she had
  a bit of grit in her eye.
• 2 courage and resolve strength of character
  I've known few men who could match Maude's grit.

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grit gr?t

• PHRASES
• grit one's teeth clench one's teeth, especially
  when faced with something unpleasant grit your
  teeth and splash yourself with cold water!
  resolve to do something difficult or unpleasant
  Parliament must grit its teeth and take action.

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• (1.53)
• What was the question she was asking in her
  research?
• What were some of the situations in which she
  asked this question?
• What is her definition of grit?
• What did she learn at the Chicago public
  schools?.
• Does talent make you gritty? Why or Why not?
• What is growth mindset?
• Why teach kids about the brain?

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The key to success? Grit

• (1.53)
• What was the question she was asking in her
  research? Who is successful here and why?
• What were some of the situations in which she
  asked this question? West Point Military Academy,
  national spelling bee, rookie teachers in tough
  neighborhoods, private companies
• What is her definition of grit? passion and
  perseverance, stamina, sticking with your future
  for your teacher, working hard, life is a
  marathon not a sprint
• What did she learn at the Chicago public schools?
  Grittier kids did not drop out regardless of
  family income, achievement test scores, sense of
  safety, IQ.
• What is most shocking about grit? We know very
  little about it.
• Does talent make you gritty? Why or Why not?
  Grit is unrelated or inversely related to talent
  talented individuals often do not follow through.
• What is growth mindset? The belief that the
  ability to learn is not fixed it can change with
  effort.
• Why teach kids about the brain? They are more
  likely to persevere when they fail. Failure is
  not a permanent condition.

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A Great Place to Work

• loyal determined dedicated believing
• relative related associated equivalent
• known popular infamous remarkable
• in on for with
• answered reacted responded returned
• open give have make
• efforts results responsible success
• too very however so
• Numbers 9 and 10 are the same word. Fill in the
  blank.
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• appraise classify rate merit