Success Champions
grit is personal! By Stacey Magovern
I “Grit is going to be different for all of us, but if you are showing up and pushing everyday to be your best self and live your best life - that is the key.”
found myself googling what is grit? The reoccurring definition I found was mentally tough. Other words that continued to pop up were perseverance and tenacity. Ok, now those are terms I can relate to, and have been used to describe me my entire life. Mental toughness is hard. I can truly say this only comes after you have been knocked down by life many times. On August 31, 2018 I got a call that would change my life and test my mental toughness forever. I was told my Mom had been found in her home murdered. My Mom and I were very close we spoke almost everyday and she was my biggest cheer leader. The thought of continuing in life without
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her was devastating; but then thinking about her last moments on this earth shook me to my core. I spent the next six months in what I call robot mode. I did what I was supposed to do, I got up everyday and went through the motions; but I was absent. I was literally a robot. Then one day I woke up, I mean really woke up. I realized I am still here; I am alive, and I must now live my life for both of us. I tell myself this is what she would want. I think this is true mental toughness and perseverance - at least my version. At this point there is no closure on her murder case, and we are not even close to a trial date; but I can’t, and I won’t let the person that murdered my Mom steal anything else from me or my family. Since I have decided to live big enough for both of us, I have really been stepping outside my comfort zone. I have been a guest on over 10 podcasts telling my story of success
