Great workers start by building on their gifts. They then follow their guiding principles and aim to achieve their goals. Some demonstrate the qualities of grace and grit on the way towards doing great work. Let’s explore these themes.
Grit
Great workers demonstrate grit. Such people often retain the mentality of being a challenger. They continue to be positive, focus on possibilities and give everything to achieve their picture of success.
Grit is an interesting topic. A person may demonstrate it in the area they find fascinating and in which they excel but not necessarily in other areas. They may demonstrate it when doing a specific activity, playing a sport, managing certain kinds of crises or tackling particular challenges.
What are the specific activities where you show grit? What are the things you do well then to demonstrate grit? What can you do better and how? What will be the benefits of continuing to do what you do well and also improve in the other areas?
Grace
Great workers may demonstrate grace. Grateful for the chances they have been given, they remain humble. They show graciousness towards the path they have been given the opportunity to follow. They also to demonstrate grace in their dealings with other people.
John Baldoni explored these themes in his book Grace: A Leader’s Guide To A Better Us. He created an acronym to describe some of the qualities demonstrated by such leaders. Here is an overview of his model.
Let’s return to your own life and work. What are the specific things you do well to demonstrate grace? What can you do better and how? What will be the benefits of continuing to do what you do well and also improve in the other areas?
Great Work
Great workers aim to keep improving. They continue to build on their strengths and follow strategies that work. They then sometimes do something special to do great work and achieve their picture of success. Different people do great work in different ways.
Deborah James raised millions for research into bowel cancer by using her communication talents and the twitter name bowelbabe. Emma Barnett, the broadcaster, used her skills to promote care for women experiencing endometriosis. Tanni Grey-Thompson won 16 Paralympic Medals and then went on to become the patron of many charities.
Let’s return to your own life and work. What is the specific activity where you may have the ability to do great work? How can you continue to pursue this path?
What do you do well when pursuing this activity? What can you do better and how? How can you do your best to keep working towards doing great work? What may be the benefits of taking these steps?
If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to complete the following sentences.
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