In this video, I break down what I genuinely believe is the “unique element” behind the 1% women (and honestly, the 1% of people): grit. I’m not here to tell you to wake up at 5am, buy a condo, or perfect your outfit. We are way past that. I’m talking about the kind of long-term passion + perseverance that keeps you showing up when your results are not showing, when it’s dry, when it feels like you’re creating “hundreds and hundreds” of attempts and nothing is moving. I use Angela Duckworth’s book Grit as the book-table anchor, because it explains why talent is just talent and intelligence is just intelligence—you need effort over time. I share the formula that stuck with me: effort builds skill, and skill plus effort builds achievement. Then I connect it to daily improvements, patience (no microwave-meal mindset), resilience through the “desert seasons,” and avoiding shiny-object syndrome. I also talk mindset, including the difference between fixed vs growth mindset (and yes, I still catch myself having fixed areas). And I say it with my whole chest: luck is not the strategy. Luck meets hard work, perseverance, and passion—if you don’t show up, luck won’t find you.