Grit — Personality Employers Want
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1.  Ability to keep going and stick with a goal even 
when you experience roadblocks or failure 
while keeping a positive attitude.
2.  Raises and promotions.
3.  a) Passion - Enjoy what you do and want to do 
it well.
  b) Motivation - Desire and willingness to do 
something.
  c) Perseverance - Ability to keep going and go -
ing.
  d) Resilience - Ability to bounce back, get up, 
and try again after failure.
  e) Discipline - Ability to do what needs to be 
done without being told to do it.
  f) Optimism - Ability to look on the positive 
side of situations, people, and problems.
4. Military.
5.  Success, promotion, becoming a leader.
6.  Positive and polite.
7.  Learning experience.
8.  a) Student's example.
  b) Student's example.
9.  a) Student's answer.
  b) Student's answer.
10.  a) Enjoy practice.
  b) Understand success takes time and failure is 
a stepping stone to success.
  c) Always forgive yourself.
	 d)	Skill	to	spot	something	good	in	difficult	situ -
ation or person.
  e) Purpose (the reason it is good) for everything 
you do.
11.  a) Your skills.
  b) Your success.
12.  Student's example of person with a successful 
job.  b) Job that person has.  c) Student's opin -
ion.