Grit got you here. The research says it won't take you where you're going next.In the study that made grit famous, grit explained about 4% of the difference in success. That's real, and it's nowhere near enough to carry you to the next level. Here's what sits above it, for athletes, executives and founders who are already winning. CHAPTERS0:00 Grit has a ceiling0:37 Welcome1:22 What grit actually predicts3:07 Threat vs. challenge5:08 Excitement scales7:01 Harmonious vs. obsessive drive8:52 What forcing really costs10:13 Expansion is a strategy11:44 The 5-Move Expansion Reset12:19 What's next In this episode, Angel J. Storm, PhD (Conflict Analysis and Resolution) breaks down:- What grit actually predicts, and where it stops (Duckworth; the Credé meta-analysis).- Why threat takes your best thinking offline, and how a challenge state predicts performance.- Why reframing nerves as excitement beats trying to calm down.- Harmonious vs. obsessive passion, and which one burns you out.- What long hours really buy you, and what extra sleep did for college basketball players.- Her four-step method: Name it. Map it. Recalibrate it. Lead from it.- A practical tool in every chapter: the fuel-or-threat calendar audit, the 60-second challenge check, the "I am excited" reframe, the "I get to" rewrite and recovery on the calendar, plus the 5-Move Expansion Reset to use before your next big game, pitch or board meeting. RESEARCH MENTIONED- Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews & Kelly (2007), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087- Credé, Tynan & Harms (2017), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000102- Arnsten (2009), Nature Reviews Neuroscience: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2648- Blascovich et al. (2004), Journal of Experimental Social Psychology: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2003.10.007- Brooks (2014), Journal of Experimental Psychology: General: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035325- Jamieson, Nock & Mendes (2012), Journal of Experimental Psychology: General: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025719- Vallerand et al. (2003), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.4.756- Curran et al. (2015), Motivation and Emotion: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-015-9503-0- Ryan & Deci (2000), American Psychologist: https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.68- Pencavel (2015), The Economic Journal: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12166- Mah et al. (2011), Sleep: https://doi.org/10.5665/SLEEP.1132- Salvagioni et al. (2017), PLOS ONE: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185781- Fredrickson (2001), American Psychologist: https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.56.3.218 "Expansion", "Pressure is information", "Name it. Map it. Recalibrate it. Lead from it." and the 5-Move Expansion Reset are Angel J. Storm, PhD's coaching framework, not scientific claims. The founder examples in this episode are composites, not individual clients. No music is used in this episode. Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AIfu1yX_7K0The Manifold Mind: https://www.themanifoldmind.com Angel J. Storm, PhD | Conflict Analysis and Resolution For education only. This episode is not medical, psychological, clinical or legal advice.
