I think when you boil it all down, there are really only two characteristics that make or break your success.
Obviously there’s no silver bullet, and these two alone could never suffice as the ultimate solutions to business woes.
But these two components feed everything else.
The Two Characteristics of Successful People
I’ve found that the people I admire most do these two things.
- The first is that they are likable and maintain an attitude that inspires and lifts up those around them.
- And then second is that they always keep moving forward.
No one wants to work with a jerk, and keeping a positive attitude certainly helps when life knocks you down.
And though everyone gets knocked down from time to time, the most successful people are not ones to stay down for long.
Everything else
Yes, relationships are important. Yes, intelligence is important. Yes, there are hundreds of other traits that are important.
But in order to become truly successful, you need to have an attitude that enrolls others in your success and keeps you focused on what’s positive, and the perseverance to keep moving forward no matter what. Everything else would fail in the absence of these two characteristics
At the risk of sounding trite, I think these might be the two secrets of success more than anything else.