Grit is a great term. Like perseverance, determination, tenacity, and fortitude, it’s both a trait and an attitude, one found often in successful people with integrity. I’m not saying that these attributes are always found in people with integrity, but people with integrity tend to display these characteristics when conducting themselves. Ok, that might be an over generalization, but think of people you know with integrity: they are truthful, act with honor, are reliable, and upright – they usually say what they mean and mean what they say. I can think of several whose quotes I’ve used in these messages, like Mahatma Gandhi, Abe Lincoln, John Wooden, and Albert Schweitzer (to name a few), who were tenacious in their pursuit of doing what they believed was right. One could argue for or against any of these people, but what’s indisputable is their commitment to what they believed. When considering recruits, ask what they do when having to admit a mistake. When choosing friends, see if they do what they say. Good people (and recruits) have good character and the determination, some might call it grit, to be of good character. To learn from and move beyond their challenges, with grace and humility. That’s who you want to be. And who you want to associate with today.
Edwin Percy Whipple (1819-1886): American essayist, author, and critic
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