Flexible comes from the Latin root meaning “to bend.” There’s often more than one “right” way to do something.

Alert comes from the French phrase à l’erte meaning “on the watch” and from the Italian all’erta, meaning “to the height.”

I was chatting with a friend the other day, and for some reason Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” came to mind. My friend had never heard it — I find many people haven’t heard of it — and yet it is one of my favorites. So, I wish to share it with you in its entirety:

We are creatures who have the gift of free will, meaning we can choose our actions. Some of these choices are conscious, others unconscious.

When I think about someone who is fair, I think of someone who is honest, upright, and honorable. There is a sense of level-headedness to a fair person.

Optimism comes from the Latin root for “best” — it is expecting the best as well as seeing the best in even difficult situations.

Last week, the Tilt character trait topic was disciplined, which is closely related to being consistent.

From the Greek meaning inspired, being enthusiastic means being eager or passionate. It is a positive energy that can spread.

Merriam-Webster defines ingenious as “marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution.”