#grit

[jarmstronq]

The Glass Wall A story about survival, self-abandonment, and finding the way back to myself. one year ago It's been almost exactly one year since my life fell apart.... https://thegritjournal.blog/2026/06/09/the-glass-wall/

[maybexavier]

Do you have that dog in you? 🐕🔥

If someone asks you this, they aren't talking about your pets. It’s a popular slang phrase used to describe someone’s inner grit, hunger for success, and unstoppable work ethic.

Think of it as having that fierce, competitive edge—the refusal to back down when things get tough, just like a fighter. It’s all about having that deep drive and mental toughness to win.

So, when the pressure is on, do you have that dog in you?

[fixquotes]

Discipline is a muscle built by choosing the hard path day after day. Jocko’s message isn’t about romanticizing suffering, it’s about refusing excuses, leaning into the steady grind, and letting struggle prove your progress. Stop idealizing comfort; measure growth in reps, not feelings. How will you show up tomorrow? 💪🔥

The only easy day was yesterday

— Jocko Willink

Bookmark this — you'll want to come back to it 🔖

Source: FixQuotes.com

[pithia]

I thought I had ignored those speeches. I certainly scoffed at them when they were given. Now I see they were grit and have become, inside me, a pearl. Misshapen, I suspect. Not nice and round.

—from And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed

[themindfulmigraine]

Have you got grit?

I recently came across an online quiz (of 10 questions) that determines how much “grit” you have. According to my attempt, (I got 4.4 out of 5), it means I’ve got more grit than 90% of Americans. Yay me. Do I though? Or am I just stubborn? Or is grit and stubbornness the same thing? One of the questions asks something along the line of whether you have overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve…

Have you got grit?

[graphicpolicy]

Southern-fried Sword and sorcery gets its due… Grit returns to Print in July #comics #graphicnovel

Southern-fried Sword and sorcery gets its due… Grit returns to Print in July

[odyssej]

Finally, a scene from back when I still worked at school. (prev)