The quality, or trait, of getting up and doing what needs to be done, particularly when you don’t want to do it, is sometimes called “will” or “grit” or “courage.”
But these are fancy labels for something a lot deeper that people can’t really, collectively describe.
And anybody who wants to make a dent in the universe, no matter how big or small, must possess this trait in great quantities if they are to make the dent they want to make.
Unfortunately, the audience on the outside of the dent making process, overrate the effect of the trait (the “dent”), and underrate the ability to engage with the getting toward the goal (the “will” or “grit” or “courage”).
Which is why there is so much coveting of the outcomes of exercising the “will” or “grit” or “courage.”
Which results in jealousy and envy on the part of members of the audience.
Which winds up with members of the audience expending valuable energy engaging with manipulation and deceit, rather than hard work, diligence, and patience.
There are no shortcuts to making a dent in the universe, no matter how much we might like there to be.
