100+ Character Traits Of Successful People

Below is a list of what really amount to character traits shared by most successful people. There is nothing in this list that couldn't be said of you, if you choose to apply them to yourself. How many currently define your approach to life and business?

Successful people...

1. look for, and find, opportunities where others see nothing,
2. find a lesson while others only see a problem,
3. are solution orriented,
4. consciously and methodically create their own success,
5. are fearful, like everyone else, but they are not controlled or limited by their fear,
6. ask the right questions,
7. keep themselves in a productive, creative, positive mindset and emotional state,
8. rarely complain,
9. don't assign blame but rather take complete responsibility for their actions and outcomes,
10. are not necessarily more talented than the majority,
11. always find a way to maximise their potential,
12. get more out of their efforts,
13. use the skills, attributes, and assets they have more effectively,
14. are busy, productive and proactive, getting the job done,
15. align themselves with like-minded people,
16. understand the importance of being part of a team,
17. create win-win relationships.
18. are ambitious; they want amazing results,
19. consciously choose to live their best life rather than spending it on auto-pilot,
20. have clarity and certainty about what they want,
21. visualise and plan their best reality while others are merely spectators,
22. are innovate rather than imitating,
23. don't procrastinate,
24. don't spend their life waiting for the right time,
25. are life-long learners,
26. constantly work at educating themselves, either formally, informally, or experientially,
27. are glass half full people,
28. are practical and down-to-earth,
29. have an ability to find the good in people and situations,
30. consistently do what they need to do, irrespective of how they are feeling,
31. don't spend their life stopping and starting,
32. take calculated risks -- financial, emotional, professional, psychological,
33. deal with problems and challenges quickly and effectively,
34. don't put their head in the sand,
35. face their challenges and use them to improve themselves,
36. don't believe in, or wait for fate, destiny, chance or luck to determine or shape their future,
37. believe in, and are committed to actively and consciously creating their own best life,
38. are proactive; taking action before they have to,
39. are more effective than most at managing their emotions,
40. are good communicators and they consciously work at it,
41. have a plan for their life and they work methodically at turning that plan into a reality,
42. do not allow life to be a clumsy series of unplanned events and outcomes,
43. typically do things that most won't,
44. become exceptional by choice,
45. make the decisions that most won't and don't,
46. understand the value and benefits of working through the tough stuff that most would avoid,
47. have identified their core values and do their best to live a life reflective of those values,
48. have balance,
49. know that the terms money and success are not interchangeable,
50. understand that people who are successful on a financial level only are not successful at all,
51. know that money is just a tool; not a bad thing but, ultimately, just another resource,
52. understand the importance of discipline and self-control,
53. are strong; not necessarily physically,
54. are happy to take the road less travelled,
55. are secure, not because of their success, but within themselves,
56. maintain a strong sense of self worth,
57. are less concerned about they own, who they know, where they live, or what they look like,
58. are generous and kind,
59. take pleasure in helping others achieve,
60. are humble,
61. are happy to admit mistakes and to apologise
62. are confident in their ability,
63. are not arrogant,
64. are happy to learn from others,
65. are happy to make others look good rather than seek their own personal glory,
66. are adaptable,
67. embrace change,
68. are comfortable embracing the new and the unfamiliar,
69. keep themselves in shape physically,
70. are not obsessed with their body,
71. understand the importance of being physically well,
72. are not all about looks,
73. are more concerned with function and health,
74. know their body is not who they are; it is where they live,
75. have a big engine,
76. work hard and are not lazy,
77. are resilient; when most would throw in the towel, they're just warming up,
78. are open to, and more likely to act upon, feedback,
79. don't hang out with toxic people,
80. don't invest time or emotional energy into things of which they have no control,
81. are happy to swim against the tide,
82. willing to do what most won't,
83. are not people pleasers,
84. they don't need constant approval,
85. are more comfortable with their own company than most,
86. set higher standards for themselves,
87. produce greater commitment,
88. have more momentum,
89. display a better work ethic,
90. get better results,
91. don't rationalize failure,
92. are always finding ways to succeed despite the challenges,
93. have an off switch,
94. know how to relax, enjoying what they have in their life, and to have fun,
95. know their career is not their identity, not who they are, but what they do,
96. are more interested in effective than they are in easy,
97. look for the course of action which will produce the best results over the long term,
98. finish what they start, getting the job done, even when the excitement and novelty are gone,
99. are multi-dimensional, amazing, wonderful, complex, creatures,
100. realize they are physical/psychological beings, but also emotional/spiritual creatures,
101. consciously work at being healthy and productive on all levels,
102. practice what they preach,
103. don't talk about the theory; they live the reality!