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Coles The Short Cut: How Flexible Goal Setting Outperforms Grit at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
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Stop pushing harder. Start choosing smarter.
When slow and steady no longer wins the race, what do you do next?
“Grit” is celebrated as the gold standard of success — but in a world that changes faster than our plans, pushing harder can quietly work against us. The Short Cut challenges the myth that perseverance is always the answer and introduces a smarter, science-backed alternative: flexible goal setting.
Instead of never giving up, Courtney Clark offers a bold reframe. Drawing on rigorous studies and hard-won personal experience, she presents “quitting” as a strategic choice that preserves resources, reduces burnout, and leads to better outcomes.
The book opens with a modern reimagining of The Tortoise and the Hare , asking a timely question for today’s fast-changing world: what happens when staying the course is no longer the winning strategy? From there, readers are guided through a practical framework for stopping with intention: why stubborn persistence can backfire, when it’s time to stop forcing progress, and how to pivot without giving up on what truly matters.
In The Short Cut , you’ll learn how to:
Recognize when grit becomes a hidden barrier to achievement
Differentiate between a true goal and a rigid plan
Redesign goals to stay adaptable as conditions change
Respond faster to change without losing momentum or morale
Courtney Clark is a globally recognized change resilience strategist and four-time 9/11-related cancer survivor. An in-demand international keynote speaker, she blends evidence-informed strategies with powerful storytelling to help individuals and teams thrive through uncertainty.
If the old rules of success no longer apply, are you ready to choose a smarter way forward?
Stop pushing harder. Start choosing smarter.
When slow and steady no longer wins the race, what do you do next?
“Grit” is celebrated as the gold standard of success — but in a world that changes faster than our plans, pushing harder can quietly work against us. The Short Cut challenges the myth that perseverance is always the answer and introduces a smarter, science-backed alternative: flexible goal setting.
Instead of never giving up, Courtney Clark offers a bold reframe. Drawing on rigorous studies and hard-won personal experience, she presents “quitting” as a strategic choice that preserves resources, reduces burnout, and leads to better outcomes.
The book opens with a modern reimagining of The Tortoise and the Hare , asking a timely question for today’s fast-changing world: what happens when staying the course is no longer the winning strategy? From there, readers are guided through a practical framework for stopping with intention: why stubborn persistence can backfire, when it’s time to stop forcing progress, and how to pivot without giving up on what truly matters.
In The Short Cut , you’ll learn how to:
Recognize when grit becomes a hidden barrier to achievement
Differentiate between a true goal and a rigid plan
Redesign goals to stay adaptable as conditions change
Respond faster to change without losing momentum or morale
Courtney Clark is a globally recognized change resilience strategist and four-time 9/11-related cancer survivor. An in-demand international keynote speaker, she blends evidence-informed strategies with powerful storytelling to help individuals and teams thrive through uncertainty.
If the old rules of success no longer apply, are you ready to choose a smarter way forward?
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