During our chat with Dana Downey, Mother of 3 children and Calgary School Board Trustee, we explored the powerful link between GRIT and personality type. Dana is a self-proclaimed introvert and our conversation highlighted the ways in which her approach to navigating obstacles (i.e., GRIT) is strengthened by going inward as well as forward so that her future-self can guide her current-self.
Carl Jung first described personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world. Introvert is often used to mean "a quiet, shy or reserved person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone…" Introverts gain energy through solitude and quiet. Does this sound like you? Do you feel as though you've got GRIT?
Listen and learn as Dana makes it clear that GRIT is not just for the extroverted! She defines her GRIT as follows:
Goals (realistic)
Remember (to connect)
Imagine (success)
Take Time (for self-care)
Mentioned in the episode:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral
William Prince borrows from his future happiness to write his new album.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/william-prince-on-borrowing-from-future-happiness-to-write-new-album-reliever-1.5477053
