Show up, do the reps, trust the process. Progress comes when purpose meets persistence.
Hi team,
This week’s virtue is one of the most misunderstood superpowers: Gritty.
Being gritty isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about showing up consistently, patiently, and purposefully, especially when the work feels dull, or the progress is invisible.
Mr. Miyagi doesn’t hand Daniel a black belt in The Karate Kid. He hands him a sponge.
“Wax on, wax off.”
Repetitive. Boring. And seemingly pointless.
But it wasn’t about waxing cars.
It was about building muscle memory. Focus. Self-discipline.
It was about grit.
Here are a few gritty takeaways from Mr. Miyagi’s playbook:
- Repetition is your ally. Mundane work compounds over time. Stick with it even when it doesn’t sparkle.
- Trust the process. Mastery often looks like menial labor at first.
- Balance before power. Grit isn’t about brute force — it’s calm under pressure.
- Show up scared. Courage doesn’t mean you’re not afraid. It means you act anyway.
- Choose growth, not glory. Grit values effort over ego.
At Home Brands, being Gritty means we follow through. We do the boring reps. We take pride in getting better, not just getting it done.
So whatever your equivalent of waxing the car is this week…
Do it with presence. Do it with purpose. Do it with pride.
And remember:
Wax on. Wax off.
