The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession has launched its Grit Project Program Toolkit, a resource to educate attorneys about the science behind grit and growth mindset. The toolkit is based on the results of a 2012 study that revealed that highly successful women lawyers share two common traits: grit and growth mindset. Grit is defined as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals” and growth mindset is defined as “the view that one’s abilities can be developed.” The Grit Project Program Toolkit provides law firms, bar associations, and women attorneys with resources to assess, teach and learn grit and growth mindset. The Toolkit includes a program agenda, PowerPoint slides, a grit and mindset quiz, practice scenarios, speakers bureau contacts, and marketing materials.
