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What do I mean that one trait will make you succeed?  How can that be?  Let us go through a discussion first to fully understand it.

We all have to start somewhere.  For most all of us, that is at school.  Primarily, it is addressed in college or university. It is generally felt that one must succeed there to be able to succeed in the workplace, wherever that may take us.

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There is a real interesting video presented by TED Talks. It discussed the specific trait that will make you a success at work.  Angela Lee Duckworth, psychologist, gave the presentation.  We will use that video to make our point here.

As she states, there is one thing that will help you succeed in school and in life.  And that includes accomplishing any other goals you may have, like a career change.

This idea is not just for kids in school. It is for you and me in the workplace.

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Actually, that is not the answer.  She found that the following qualities were NOT the traits that would make you successful at work.

• Social Intelligence
• Good looks
• Physical Health
• IQ
• Talent

What do I mean talent is not the key trait?  Sure, it has some impact.  The impact is greater even more in some sports like basketball.  But talent alone does not guarantee success.  You need something else.

Remember these were scientific studies.

It was Grit.

Angela says “GRIT is passion and perseverance for very long term goals.”
“Sticking with you future, day in and day out.”

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What I got out of her video was perseverance (follow though on your commitment).  Or quoting Winston Churchill according to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations:

We all fail at some point, but we should learn from it.  We need to be willing to fail and start over again with lessons learned.  So what does that mean for you searching how to change your career?

It means you can change if you persevere. You can change if you have Grit, gumption, and fortitude.  You must be willing to fail, but keep moving forward.

We offer to help you bypass some of those failures in your career change.  Do this by connecting you with Mentors. They can help you learn from the failures of others, rather than yourself.

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Showing Grit Is How To Change Your Career

Gain knowledge and understanding of all of the expectations in your new career and show grit.  That is how to change your career.

Angela Duckworth has some very interesting comments on Grit in her book, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”, at Amazon.  It goes into detail with her thoughts and how to get grit.

Take a shortcut to success by skipping some of those failures.  Learning about those can help you bypass failure.  This can be applied to every element in life, whatever your goal is.

Our mentors can share the mistakes of others and perhaps the mistakes that they made.

Learn, grow, and succeed in your quest to change careers.  Use our Mentors to help.

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