#ShowYourGrit
What is grit? Simply put, it is tenacity. Grit means rolling up your sleeves and getting dirty if that’s what it takes to finish. Grit means never giving up, even when things get hard and you desperately want to quit.
So many of us think that only the strongest or fastest or toughest people can demonstrate this quality. But think of David and Goliath. He was able to kill a giant with a pebble.
We all feel like David sometimes. We all face our own obstacles: cancer, failure, pain, death, mistakes that hurt others or ourselves. Life can kick us to the ground; grit is what makes us stand back up.
American Grit is a reality show unlike any other. It follows 16 civilians, in teams of four, mentored by real life heroes as we do military training evolutions for the chance to win up to 1 million dollars. The premiere is in one week.
At the end of this post is a clip of the #GirlsoftheGrit. We talk about why we wanted to be on this show. I did it because I want to be a #RockyforMoms. 
I want the mom who looks in the mirror and wonders who that frumpy middle aged woman staring back at her is to know that you can be 40 and fierce. You can be a mom and still rock a bikini. You are still you, but better with age and wisdom (and kids!)
All week long I will be posting photos, videos, and blog posts on my social media accounts of ordinary people doing extraordinary things and I’m using the hashtag #ShowYourGrit. I want you to share YOUR story with the hashtag #ShowYourGrit and tag @johncena on it, because he wants to hear your story too.
It can be as simple as:
- I want to goof off, but instead I’m going to study for my exam. #ShowYourGrit
- Everyone is eating junk food, but I’m eating clean so I can be healthy. #ShowYourGrit
- Today I quit smoking. Today I joined a gym. Today I helped someone in need. #ShowYourGrit
Share your story. Inspire someone you never met. Below is a clip with my story. Now I want to hear yours.
Lisa 😉
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Lisa Traugott is a Mom’s Choice Award winning writer, fitness blogger, wife and mom of two….and Original Cast Member of AMERICAN GRIT, starring John Cena, Thursdays at 9 p.m. on FOX!!!
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