Positive personality trait
Bold
Willing to act with confidence despite uncertainty.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Speaks up with an idea or a disagreement others hold back.
- Tries new things without waiting for permission.
- Acts with confidence when the outcome is uncertain.
Fits when a person acts or speaks with confidence despite fear or uncertainty
Not when boldness tips into rudeness or a lack of respect
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 Proposed [new approach] to [senior team] that [won approval and raised result] by [amount].
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is bold: they [proposed a new approach or challenged a long-standing plan], made the case well, and were proved right.
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Report card comment [Name] is bold in class, shares ideas confidently and is not afraid to try something new.
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In a story, shown not told Every hand in the hall stayed down. Then hers went up, and she asked the visiting author the question everyone had come with.
The bold intern disagreed with the plan in the meeting and brought her own version the next day.
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