How to Build Grit with Meditation: 3 Simple Techniques

By Ria Sankar

Listening to Angela Lee Duckworth’s wonderful TED talk on “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance”, I was reminded of my own workshops on enhancing creativity and determination.

Ms. Duckworth talks about how the best predictor of success in any situation is “grit”, a trait that is increasingly advocated as “growth mindset” in top tech companies.

I have discovered that the best way to cultivate and sustain a growth mindset over the longer term lies in daily acts of creativity and resilience.

Creativity enhances our love for learning new things, while resilience boosts personal power and the will to carry on through challenges.

Awakening the Creativity Center
The Creativity Center is found three inches below our diaphragm. We hold our passions here, our dreams, fantasies, and latent ambitions.

It governs our sense of self-worth, as well as our ability to be open and friendly toward others and try new things.

When the Creativity Center is in balance, we exhibit tolerance, positive outlook, and refined behavior.

We use creative energy when we cook, bake, or paint. We awaken creative energy when we visit an art museum or read an inspiring biography.

We use creative energy every time we try something new – even when we take a different route on our way back home.

We are all born as creative beings. As children, we all color, paint, or make wonderful shapes.

We used to break into song or dance at will.

But somehow along the way, some of us transform into less creative beings due to societal or economic pressures. We become rigid that we find it hard to learn or invent something new.

The good news is that we can train our mind with simple techniques to become more open and receptive to change.

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