DRIVE - a high degree of motivation
“Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.” Denis Waitley
COURAGE - tenacity and persistence
“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
GOALS - a sense of direction
“The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.” Mack R. Douglas
KNOWLEDGE - and a thirst for it
“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” Napoleon Hill
GOOD HEALTH - taking care of one's body
“To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
HONESTY - especially intellectual
“Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained...” Lao Tzu
OPTIMISM - positive attitude
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller
JUDGEMENT - knowing the wise from the foolish
“Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement.” Christian Slater
ENTHUSIASM - excitement about life
“The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.” H. W. Arnold
CHANCE TAKING - willingness to risk failure
“Chance can allow you to accomplish a goal every once in a while, but consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing.” Bart Conner
DYNAMISM - energy
“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.” Kenneth Hildebrand
ENTERPRISE - willingness to tackle tough jobs
“The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get.” Scott Alexander
PERSUASION - ability to sell
“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.” Aristotle
OUTGOINGNESS - friendly
“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.” Bertrand Russell
PATIENT YET IMPATIENT - patient with others, yet impatient with the status quo
“There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.” Chuck Tanner
“A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much for them; but he becomes impatient if he is required to give them up” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ADAPTABILITY - capable of change
“Adaptability: A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it”
PERFECTIONISM - desire to achieve excellence
HUMOR - ability to lough at self and others
“Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day” Ann Landers
VERSATILITY - broad interests and skills
“Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways.” Samuel McChord Crothers
CURIOSITY - interested in people and things
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” E. E. Cummings
SELF-IDENTITY - self-esteem and self-sufficiency
“An individual's self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.” Dr. Joyce Brothers
REALISM/IDEALISM - occupied by reality but guided by ideals
“True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.” Jean Cocteau
“Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.” Herbert Hoover
IMAGINATION - seeking new ideas, combinations, and relationships
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Albert Einstein
COMMUNICATION - articulate
“Skill in the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.”
RECEPTIVE - alert
“When people are smiling they are most receptive to almost anything you want to teach them” Allen Funt
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