123 - That Gritty Bennet Sister

Hello, Queens. Mercury is in retrograde (again!), and apparently it’s really effing with our lifestyle. Utah is slowly inching its way toward spring, and as Lexy re-listened to our episode on Beliefs (find Episode 117 here), she can confirm her previous rant about Salt Lake vs. Cache Valley weather. Alexis is also learning to let loose her secret nerd by playing D&D. 

 

We talk about several books in today’s episode, all of which can be found here on our recommended reading list on Amazon, including The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, Grit by Angela Duckworth, and The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow.

 

How do you define yourself? Is it through your relationships? Is it your job or your status in some company/church/family? What does it tell the world about you? What does it tell YOU about yourself? 

 

Mary talks a little about the plot–and the plight–of Miss Mary Bennet, as imagined in The Other Bennet Sister, and how it has resonated with her. She moves in with her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner in London, and decides that she can redefine herself–that she can step out from under the shadow of her sisters and become the person that she wants to be.

 

We reference a song about Pretty Girls from our 2023 Hype Playlist; listen to episode 92 here on Apple or here on Spotify. This is the song we were talking about; watch Keri Hilson’s “Pretty Girl Rock” here on YouTube.

 

Angela Duckworth’s formulas about effort:

 

     Talent  x  Effort  =  Skill     and     Skill  x  Effort  =  Achievement 

 

If you’d like to take Angela’s Grit assessment, click here. And let us know how you {currently} fare on the Grit scale!

 

Here’s a reminder that we are going to see Melissa Leilani Larson’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at SLCC’s Grand Theater on Friday May 17, 2024; if you’d like to join us for this performance, please get your tickets here! You can also check out Melissa’s play Bitter Lemon at Plan B Theater Company in Downtown Salt Lake in April 2024. 

 

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