Gumption

Learned this excellent new word today: Gumption

Definitions of gumption on the Web: (copied from Google search)

• common sense: sound practical judgment
• backbone: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• Courage, also known as bravery, will, intrepidity, and fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, risk/danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumption
• Energy of mind and body, enthusiasm; Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness, guts; spunk; initiative
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gumption

Ex: It took me gumption(initiative) to start this blog, and therefore I am grateful for your gumption(determination) to read it! :)