Positive character trait
Resolute
Firmly determined to pursue a worthwhile aim.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Holds to a decision they have thought through when others push to reverse it.
- Acts on a decision once it is made instead of reopening it at every objection.
- Changes course for new evidence, but not for pressure alone.
Fits when a person holds to a considered moral decision despite pressure
Not when the decision has not been examined or new evidence should change it
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.
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Resume line Kept [safety, quality or compliance standard] in place under [deadline or client pressure], avoiding [recall, fine or incident] while keeping [account or launch] on track.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is resolute when it counts: during [situation], they held to [the decision or finding] under pressure from [party], and explained their reasons clearly throughout.
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Report card comment [Name] is resolute: once they decide something is right, such as including a classmate who has been left out, they stick with it even when friends tease them.
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In a story, shown not told The board asked her three times to take out the paragraph about the bridge. Three times she sent the report back with it still on page four.
She stayed resolute when donors asked her to soften the safety findings.
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