can-do spirit
Belief in success
A can-do spirit is an attitude of confident optimism and willingness to take on challenges.
Someone with a can-do spirit approaches problems believing they can be solved through effort and resourcefulness: Her can-do spirit made her invaluable during the crisis.
The phrase often appears in descriptions of American cultural identity or workplace culture.
- optimismTendency to expect good
- can-do attitudeConfident, proactive mindset
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- never say dieRefusal to surrender
- determinationFirmness of purpose
positive attitude · hustle · get it done · make it happen · initiative · tenacity · pluck · take the bull by the horns · moxie · drive · resilience · bootstrap · scrappy · pull yourself up · perseverance · ambition · gumption · go-getter
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- optimismoptimism, hope, positive thinking, positivity, hopeful
can-do spiritdefeatism
Acceptance of inevitable failure
pessimism · negativity · fatalism · hopelessness · learned helplessness
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