Grit Can Be

Stamina

Tenacity

Fortitude

Hardiness

Persistence

Rugged persistence

Courage and resolve

Heroism materialized

Refusing to give up

An indomitable spirit

Firmness of character

Resisting complacency

Strength of character

Perseverance of effort

Stamina in our effort

The grain of character

Doing what must be done

The courage to continue

Stamina in our direction

Stamina in our interests

Trying just one more time

Firmness of mind or spirit

Staying with problems longer

The stubborn refusal to quit

Not just simple elbow-grease

Challenging ourselves every day

Making a decision and standing by it

Greatness Requiring Internal Toughness

No whining, no complaining, no excuses

Not just having a job, having a calling

Getting back up when we get knocked down

Perseverance and confidence in ourselves

A driving force in achievement realization

Falling down seven times, and rising eight

Having a fierce resolve in everything we do

Courage and determination despite difficulty

Perseverance and passion for long-term goals

Living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint

What separates fruitful lives from aimlessness

Keeping on trying when there seems no hope at all

Passion and perseverance for very long-term goals

Keeping on putting one foot in front of the other

Holding fast to an interesting and purposeful goal

Unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger

Demonstrating determination, resiliency, and tenacity

Not letting temporary setbacks become permanent excuses

Courage, conscientiousness, follow-through and resilience

Investing, day after week after year, in challenging practice

Doing what we love, but not just falling in love - staying in love

The tendency to sustain interest and effort towards long term goals

To hold it together when everyone else would understand if we fell apart

That extra something that separates the most successful people from the rest

Using mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better - not reasons to quit

The raw endurance, perseverance and passion that keeps us going despite obstacles

Working on something we care about so much that we're willing to stay loyal to it

Picking ourselves up and moving forward even when we think we can’t take one more step

Having the courage to do the right thing, regardless of the popularity or consequences

Maintaining goal focused effort for extended periods of time, often while facing adversity

Having the courage to push through, no matter what the obstacles are, because it’s worth it

Perseverance of effort combined with the passion for a particular long-term goal or end state

Believing that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained

Spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of our physical substance

The passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality

Knowing who we are and where we are headed, moving determinedly forward with eyes fixed on the mark, rather than the obstacles that lie in wait

An often invisible display of endurance that lets us stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest and do it again and again

Sticking with our future, day-in, day-out - not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality

A combination of attitudes that provide the courage and motivation to do the hard, strategic work of turning stressful circumstances from potential disasters into growth opportunities