Perseverance
It is the simple 5-letter word for what you shouldn't do when a task or life gets incredibly difficult.
What is quit?
If you make a mistake or break a rule, you should "own up" to it, which means accepting this 5-letter noun.
What is blame? (or fault)
Integrity relies heavily on this fundamental trait, which means telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.
What is honesty?
In sports, a determined player will keep playing hard even when their team is doing this, the opposite of winning.
What is losing?
An easy way to think about empathy is the idiom of visualizing yourself walking a mile in someone else's these.
What are shoes?
This classic storybook character proved the power of perseverance by slowly and steadily beating a fast-paced hare in a race.
Who is the Tortoise?
When working in a group, doing your designated share of the project means fulfilling this specific "O" word.
What is an obligation?
Integrity means doing the right thing even when this specific group of people isn't watching you.
Who is nobody? (or no one)
This is the 4-letter word for a specific target, purpose, or milestone that a determined person sets and works hard to reach.
What is a goal?
Unlike sympathy (feeling bad for someone), empathy involves actively sharing and identifying with another person's these.
What are feelings? (or emotions)
In science and materials, it is the ability of an object to bounce back, bend without breaking, or recover quickly from tough conditions.
What is resilience?
Being reliable means you are this, a 10-letter adjective meaning you can be trusted to show up and do what you promised.
What is dependable?
A person with high integrity lives by a strict set of these, which is a word for their deeply held moral beliefs and standards.
What are principles? (or values)
From the Latin for "to stand firm," this 11-letter noun describes a gritty, stubborn refusal to give up on a course of action.
What is persistence?
This 9-letter word means paying close attention to someone speaking, showing them empathy by not interrupting.
What is listening?
This 7-letter word describes steady, continuous effort over time, especially when faced with long delays or slow progress.
What is patience?
Derived from Latin roots meaning "to pledge back," it is the state of being answerable or liable for your actions and duties.
What is accountability?
This 6-letter word means a lesson or standard of right behavior, often found at the "end of a story."
What is a moral?
A determined person won't look at obstacles as roadblocks, but rather as one of these—a word for an asset or stepping stone to grow.
What is an opportunity? (or a challenge)
This scientific name refers to the specialized brain cells that fire both when we perform an action and when we see someone else perform it, driving our biological empathy.
What are mirror neurons?
Inventors need high perseverance; this American icon famously tried thousands of times before successfully creating a long-lasting electric lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This comic book hero's Uncle Ben famously stated that this specific character attribute must always accompany "great power."
What is responsibility?
Sharing a root with "integer," the word integrity literally means the quality of being whole, undivided, or having this physical state.
What is soundness? (or completeness/wholeness)
Psychologists often use this modern 4-letter word, popularized by researcher Angela Duckworth, to describe passion and long-term perseverance.
What is grit?
This Greek-derived prefix at the start of "empathy" means "in" or "within," contrasting with the "syn-" (together) in sympathy.
What is em-?