Monday, October 09, 2006

Personality Traits

Part II – Success Personality Traits:

Personality Trait #2 – Obsessive:

There isn’t a successful person around I know of who does not have this trade. Certainly, if anything, successful people display an abundance of obsession. Obsession is by most standards looked upon as repulsive and addictive. Yet it’s a must have personality trade if you wish to claim success.

When you read biographies about successful people you will find that most are willing to offer anything and everything to obtain success. They virtually are willing to sell their soul to the devil if it means having success.

People craving success will put everything on the line: their marriage, their families, their friendships, their social life and more. For them life only holds one marriage, one family, one friend: success. Whether they obtain success through a business, an invention, a discovery …. the method to success is less important than the result.

As much as you may be turned off by this personality trade it’s imperative that you develop it if you wish to be successful at anything.

Obsessive: fanatical, compulsive

How to develop an Obsessive Attitude:

Start by telling yourself that “I Will”

Example: “I will do this!”
“I will be a star!”
“I will be rich!”
“I will own this house!”

Obsessive Attitude requires you to stay focused every minute of every day at the result you wish to achieve. Obsessive Attitude will lead to the outcome you seek if you are willing to pay the price along the way.

Next article: Personality Trade #3; stay tuned.

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