One thing I have noticed and watched for over the years is:  what emotion drives someone's actions.  Whether we realize it or not, most...

At Grit.org, our mission is to build people that build companies.  We execute this strategy by teaching, implementing, and living...

In honor of Mother's Day yesterday, I wanted to share a few nuggets from this book by Charlie Mackesy.  Being a mother is more that...

In the spirit of coat-tailing on Catherine's article on happiness last week, I wanted to share a chapter from a book I referenced a few...

by Catherine - Grit Club member Back in March, at the beginning of the stay at home order, I mentioned that I was taking a course at Yale...

In last week's blog post, we discussed self-image vs. confidence, and I encouraged you to start a list of your previous achievements. ...

Isn't it interesting how sometimes we can have so much confidence in one area of our life yet we have very little or no confidence in...

In one of the courses I studied for mental performance coaches for sports, we discussed the difference in goals vs. expectations and how...

by:  Catherine - GritClub member I have five grandchildren and four of them are in school, ranging from a junior in high school down to a...

by:  Catherine - GritClub member I recently attended a retreat at The Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The topic was the...

I worked with an insurance company for 14 years with a company that was founded  and built by a man name Howard Lewis.  He started the...

There has been a lot of talk recently about the Coronavirus - a virus that is an epidemic on its way to become a pandemic as it has...

By the age of early 20's, it is believed that someone's personality is fully developed.  The lens through which we see the world can be...

A few years ago a friend told me about a program he started at his kids school called All Pro Dad - a program for dads and kids in...

Sometimes one of the most painful lessons in life is that success lies just on the other side of failure.  We don’t know how long or how...

By: Catherine – Grit Club member When my children graduated from high school, their grandparents gave them the book "Oh, The Places...

A dad was in his home office on an important phone call when his 5-year-old son came in and asked him if he could play. The dad said,...

-- A lesson learned from baseball's newest member to the Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter -- How many times have you heard someone say "well,...

By: Catherine - Grit Club member A few years ago, my 5 year old grandson came to visit us for the weekend. We were playing in the front...

According to Oprah, one of the most common questions she asks during her show is "What role does the ego play in this situation?"  That...