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Grit is defined as a higher order construct in psychology. Grit is the need as perseverance and passion for long-term goals. It is the predictor of performance and success. In this paper author presents how the grit is constructed using two facets perseverance of effort and consistency of interest. Relation of grit with other variables like performance, cognitive ability, conscientiousness will also be presented. Grit is perseverance and passion for longtime commitment in achieving goals. The present paper aims to review grit and also find out various correlates and build associations with other variables. It aims to review the definitions of grit. The conclusions can be made after reviewing the literature were in terms of the higher order construct of grit and what correlations were found with grit. Various correlates of grit such as psychological well-being, self �esteem and conscientiousness were also explored. It showed strong correlation and also predictors of the variable of grit. Peterson, Duckworth, Kelly &, Matthews in 2007 found out that there is an increase in the variables related to individual excel and success. It is compared to the ones that equals to intelligence and IQ