What Successful People Have In Common
What is success ? Success means different things to different people. For the purpose of our Inspiration Site at YGB, we define success as the “pursuit and achievement of a worthwhile objective”.
Many of us often wonder what “successful people” have in common. You’ll find that the common characteristics listed here don’t come as too much of a surprise. These are no secrets. The main difference between people who “succeed” and others is most probably simply the fact that successful people really act upon these characteristics while others don’t.
So, what is it that successful people have in common: Successful people...
• have a positive attitude – This is the number 1 characteristic that all studies have revealed.
• enjoy their work and are willing to work hard
• use negative experiences to discover their strengths
• are decisive and disciplined goal setters
• have integrity and help others succeed
• are persistent and don’t quit
• take risks
• are good communicators
• surround themselves with competent, responsible and supportive people
• are healthy, have high energy levels and schedule time to “renew” themselves
• are confident and believe in themselves
• recognize and take advantage of opportunities
• network and create the right associations
• take responsibility
• strive for excellence rather than perfection
• have a dream
• have a plan
• dare to be different
• know how to focus
• have empathy
• are curious and eager to learn
• are creative
• are usually relaxed and keep their perspective
• have vision
• are not afraid of failure
• have the ability to listen to others
• know how to get the best out of people