PART 5: 10 WINNING TRAITS
"A pleasing personality, one of success, does not antagonise" - Napoleon Hill
1. Nearly all extraordinary people have the ability to bond with others. Without lasting bonds with people, any success or excellence is hollow.
2. Highly effective people have moral fibre. Others trust them. They have a sense of what is good - for others and themselves.
3. Winners surround themselves with good people and learn from them. Just look at the example left by a number of famous people. Many, from George Harrison to Hillary Clinton, crawled up the ladder of success on the back of someone else.
4. Successful people work on themselves and never quit! While the "over-night wonders" become arrogant and quickly disappear, really successful people work on their personality, their leadership skills, management skills, and every other detail of life. When a relationship or business deal goes sour, they assume they can learn from it and they expect to do better next time. Successful people don’t tolerate flaws; they fix them!
5. Successful people are extraordinarily creative. They go around asking, "Why not?" They see new combinations, new possibilities, new opportunities and challenges where others see problems or limitations. They wake up in the middle of the night yelling, "I’ve got it!" They ask for advice, try things out, consult experts and amateurs, always looking for a better, faster, cheaper solution. Successful people create stuff!
6. Successful people are masters of communication. What they all have in common is an ability to communicate a vision that energises other people and themselves. Communication requires listening. THose who listen to the people around them can understand them better. Shared understandings are what makes communication effective.
7. Determination is a powerful habit. Winners never give up.
8. Winners are not tapped in the past. They move on. They look for new opportunities, new successes. At the same time, they realise that always living in the future can slow us down as much as always looking behind. The unsuccessful are often too focused on what is ahead and never seem content. The successful understand that what is going on now is just as important as what they are planning for the future.
9. Successful people take criticism well asn see its value. Criticism shows that people believe in your ability to do better.
10. To be a winner you need to love what you do. Many billionaires (Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Warren Buffet) continue working even though they have made more money than they could ever spend. They do this because they are inspired by what they do.
Until next week, be blessed, and let's work together to make 2010 YOUR year of success!
Samantha Prinsloo
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I really like this post Sam. It's so true. If you want to be successful, then hang around successful people. I don't know how many books I've read that state this. You are a product of who you hang around with, so HANG AROUND SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE! It's quite simple.
ReplyDeleteKeep the blog entries going! Love it!