People with grit are some of my favorite people. When I am building a team, finishing a project or just need encouragement, I look for my gritty friends. Over the years I have determined that grit is essential to academic and career success. Grit is the inner power to stick with something or someone when it is hard. Let's dig into the nitty gritty of what it takes to recognize a person of grit, or better yet, to be a person of grit. Check out these five characteristics of GRIT!

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