Zest
Courage
Zest is a character strength tied to action, honesty, or steadiness when something important is difficult.
When this stands out, a person may be more willing to act despite fear, stay the course, or tell the truth under pressure.
When this is less central, the person may rely more on other strengths such as caution, harmony, or reflection.
Courage-related strengths often shape difficult conversations, persistence, conviction, and resilience.
Courage without judgment can become recklessness. What matters is not intensity alone, but whether the strength is used well.
VIA Inventory of Strengths is the framework used to place this trait in a larger personality map.
A score here is best treated as a tendency, not a verdict. It helps describe patterns, not define a whole person.