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Grit & resilience

Grit & resilience. Chris Gragtmans. Agenda. Personal history How do you define Grit and Resilience? G&R in competition G&R in exploration Nature vs. Nurture Business + real life application. My history. Kayaking since 11 3x Canadian Freestyle Team Member, 8x Green Race top 4

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Grit & resilience

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  1. Grit & resilience Chris Gragtmans

  2. Agenda • Personal history • How do you define Grit and Resilience? • G&R in competition • G&R in exploration • Nature vs. Nurture • Business + real life application

  3. My history • Kayaking since 11 • 3x Canadian Freestyle Team Member, 8x Green Race top 4 • Nontraditional route… correspondence for last year of high school • Paddled in Austria, France, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Uganda, USA, Canada • UNCA • Profession: Dagger Kayaks Pro Team Manager, Athlete, Business Owner, Writer

  4. Kayaking intro http://vimeo.com/24143970

  5. Red bull divide and conquer

  6. Red bull divide and conquer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP9kMOHbusQ

  7. Grit and Resilience How do you define it? “Everybody’s got a plan until you get hit.” -Mike Tyson

  8. Grit and resilience • Ability to push forward when the odds are stacked against you • Ability to bounce back from setbacks without breaking confidence • Ability to work your butt off for as long as it takes to achieve your goals

  9. focus/fitness continuum

  10. Steve fisher • Self-made • He had to overcome- logistically, mentally and physically • Personal skin in the game http://vimeo.com/47875472

  11. Nature vs. nurture? • Are we born with these abilities, or do we learn them? “Genius is 1% talent, and 99% hard work.” -Albert Einstein

  12. What does it look like in business? • 1918- fired from Kansas City Star Newspaper for “lack of creativity” • 1921- formed an animation company, raised equivalent of $181,000 • 1923- NY distributor went under, forced to shut down animation company • 1924- Ate dog food, spent last few dollars on a ticket to Hollywood • 1926- Created cartoon character, partnered with Universal Studios • 1927- Universal secretly patented the character, hired his artists, cut him off

  13. What does It look like in business? • 1934-1944- Mickey Mouse, Three Little Pigs, Pinnocchio, Bambi, Fantasia rejected • 1944- Tried to adapt Pamela Travers’ book, Mary Poppins, into a film. Rejected. • 1944-1960- Visited Travers repeatedly in the UK, she was finally overcome by his charm

  14. Walt Disney • 22 Academy Awards, 59 Nominations • 7 Emmys • Walt Disney Company - $40,000,000,000 revenue • 1996- Walt Disney Company purchases ABC, the owner of the Kansas City Star

  15. Real world application • Competition is awesome • 100% Commitment (Confidence) • Expect the Unexpected • Work hard, and DO NOT QUIT

  16. Questions? • Thanks for having me! “If you strive to do anything remotely interesting, just expect a small percentage of the population to always find a way to take it personally. F*ck ‘em. There are no statues erected to critics.” -Timothy Ferriss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66molzUEkWI

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