Everybody defines success in their own way but attaining success is not a matter of luck. It’s a matter of learning your craft, applying your knowledge and sticking to it – even when facing adversity or potential failure along the way.
Successful people come in all shapes and sizes and even though you can find them in vastly different fields, people who reach success all share certain key character traits that help them to get ahead and stay there. If you cultivate those traits and make them part of your daily life, you, too, will see improved success in your own career and life.
While it seems like some people – Oprah Winfrey, Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs come to mind – are born for success, the same can be said about you. Success traits aren’t something we are simply born with, they are something we develop, cultivate and implement into our everyday life.
Here are our TOP 10 must-have traits to inspire success.
#1 Emotional Intelligence
If you have developed emotional intelligence, you have the ability to sense and appreciate as well as effectively apply the power of emotions to inspire productivity and motivation. Success really is the combination of self-awareness, which means that you are aware and recognize your own moods and emotions, with self-regulation – the ability to control your emotions, particularly disruptive ones – and last but not least motivation – the intrinsic desire to effectively reach your goals. While emotional intelligence allows you to be in charge of your own emotions, feelings, moods and behaviors you also have the ability to recognize and draw out the emotions, feelings and moods from others and help them solve their issues by providing empathy and resources.
#2 Inquisitiveness
One of the best kept secrets of highly successful people is their drive to keep learning something new every single day. And one of the pillars of learning is inquisitiveness and curiosity. Keep in mind, if you learn something new every day, you keep your mind sharp while also giving you a sense of accomplishment. Be curious about the world, be inquisitive and keep learning and growing on your way to success and you will see how it becomes a lot easier when you continually evolve, refine and improve yourself.
#3 Decisiveness
Quick thinking and being decisive is essential when it comes to reaching success. If you stall a decision for too long, you lose precious time that you could have used to start building your success. Learn to think on your toes and make your decisions promptly and confidently and then move forward with that decision without questioning it or looking back.
#4 Ability to Take Risks
Every successful person takes calculated risks in order to achieve their goals. We are not talking about jumping out of a plane or taking up bungee jumping as your new hobby – even though it could be a whole lot of fun. We are talking along the lines of taking over an assignment that everybody else refuses for example. This way you can stand out and it has the potential to propel your career to new heights. Keep in mind, there are no guarantees in life. Analyze the risk and if the potential reward is higher than the potential loss, prepare for it and then take on the risk with full force.
#5 Positive Mental Attitude
It’s unimaginable to be a well-rounded, highly successful person if you have a negative attitude and keep complaining all the time. Successful people generally have a positive attitude and don’t complain when things don’t quite work out as planned. Look at the bright side of life. Be grateful for what you have while striving for more. See the positive in every situation and focus on finding solutions rather than wallowing in a problem. The more positive you are, the more energy and vigor you have to tackle your day because a positive mental attitude helps you to perform better at work as well as your personal life. Keep in mind, nothing is more important than your overall happiness and peace of mind.
#6 Self-Discipline
Self-discipline is such an important trait for success because without it, nothing is possible. Self-discipline ultimately is the trait that can be developed by having a clear idea about what you want to achieve and then ensuring that the desire to succeed is exponentially greater than the consequences of not pursuing your goals and dreams. When the going gets tough, self-discipline is what keeps us going and the great thing is that we are in complete control over it. So resolve to do what you have set out to accomplish and use self-discipline to make it happen.
#7 Passion
Passion is the fuel behind every success. Passion is what ignites our reservoirs of resilience. While sometimes passion happens when we do something we love, first of all we have to love what we do and passion will allow us to give it our very best every single day. Keep in mind, when you combine passion with time, deliberate practice and consistency, you will reach success. But you need passion to be able to practice deliberately and consistently over a period of time.
#8 Communication
Most of our day is spent communicating, whether that’s in person, over the phone or via email. Therefore developing your communication skills is hugely important to reach success. Learn to be clear in both written as well as verbal communication and learn what the best mode of communication is for that particular situation and person. One of the best ways to learn how to improve your communication skills is to become a better listener and understand the other person’s point of view. Before you try to be understood, learn first to understand. Keep reading and keep writing to improve your communication skills and keep in mind that clarity is the key to effective communication.
#9 Personal Care
Have you ever noticed that highly successful people make it a point to take good care of themselves? They ensure that they have a proper balance in life and make rest a priority. To achieve everything you want out of life, you have to make sure that you give your best most of the time. You need a lot of energy to be able to go forward towards your goals and dreams. You need good health to have that energy and to have good health you need adequate sleep, exercise, proper nutrition and meditation. Keep in mind, sometimes taking off from work can be just what you need to be creative and come up with your most innovative ideas and you will be much more productive with a relaxed state of mind.
#10 Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is the cornerstone to success. If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you have to be comfortable in your own skin and belief that you can achieve anything you set your mind to. A great definition for self-esteem is that it is the reputation you have with yourself. Keep in mind, you are unique and have great talents that will help you to succeed, but you need to be aware of it and build up your self-esteem. Write down all the qualities, skills and talents that you admire about yourself. Write down all the successes you have been able to achieve so far. The more positive traits you put on your list the more you can enhance your self-esteem. Sure, we all have our weaknesses and shortcomings, but focus on your strengths and be completely comfortable with who you are.
Success is a very subtle thing and to achieve it, you need to have a positive outlook, willpower, motivation, intelligence, endurance, knowing the right people at the right time and the ability to be open with others. You need to have a fierce attitude of determination and develop high levels of confidence. If you cultivate the above must-have traits, success will be yours.
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Joschi & Monika
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