Positive character trait

Committed

adj. Firmly dedicated to a person, purpose, or responsibility.

4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Keeps giving time and energy to something after the first enthusiasm fades.
  • Follows through on what they signed up for, even when it gets hard.
  • Stays with a team or cause through setbacks.

Fits when someone keeps giving time and energy to something they believe in after the first enthusiasm

Not when the person has only promised to join a plan, which is the other sense of committed

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Resume line
    Volunteered with [organization] for [number] years, [leading or running] [activity] for [number] [people] each [week or season].
  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] is committed: they joined [project or team] at the start, stayed through [difficult period], and saw it through to [result].
  • Report card comment
    [Name] is a committed member of [the team or club] who comes to every session and gives their best.
  • In a story, shown not told
    The others drifted off after the first winter. By spring she was the only one still coming to the allotment, and by summer it was feeding six families.
Example

The committed volunteers have run the food bank every Saturday for six years.

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