{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech","title":"Rethinking Grit: Embracing the Quit for Career Success from 'Girl, Take the Lead' (Part 1 of 2) ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2358,"description":"I returned to Yo Canny’s podcast Girl, Take the Lead to discuss the book Quit, The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, by Annie Duke.\nYo and I covered a lot of powerful topics about quitting, so our conversation is available in two parts. \nFeedback was so positive and powerful that we released these two episodes on the Build Your Brave Career podcast feed as well.\nRethinking Grit: Embracing the Quit with Nicole Trick Steinbach PART 1 of 2\nYo and I explored these themes:\nThe difference (and overlap) of Grit vs Quit\nHow intersectional identities impact Quit vs Grit\nWhen women stay too long and a simple scale to identify if it is time for you too move on\nThe metaphor of ‘Whispers, Missals, & Bricks’ of being called to change \nThe transformative power of the mindset “At the Moment Manager”\nRethinking Grit: Embracing the Quit with Nicole Trick Steinbach PART 2 of 2\nYo and I explored these themes:\nGoals and outcomes, and how generations do it differently\nSunday Scaries and choosing to stress less\nHow I am a sorta “Quit Coach”\nWhat kill criteria is and a story from my client\nYo’s amazing quote of being “In Love with my own Self-Importance”\nChoosing the battles worth having for the growth you want\nThe infamous “Ant Story”\nYo’s top three takeaways are:\nIn our culture we see grit as a virtue and quit as a vice. Per Annie Duke: “Success does not lie in sticking to things. It lies in picking the right thing to stick to and quitting the rest.”\nAny decision is made under some degree of uncertainty – we don’t have crystal balls and new information will always reveal itself.\nExternal validation increases the escalation of commitment. Fear of how others will view us if we quit is usually overblown.\nMy key takeaway is how important building the bravery to establish and then craft the habit of quitting -- places, relationships, habits, and jobs -- as a woman in tech is to ensuring that you never, ever quit yourself. Ever. \nRelated Episodes:\nThe book Quit has been so instrumental to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZAPWxN_LMHdnz5w5SiJOoBH806j-O4J313kixLNknDk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MjBi/ZTIzMzQwMDdiNjVk/MDM2OGRhODk0NDBm/Mjk4MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}