27 Qualities Of All Successful People

Eelco says:

These are my notes: Characteristics of successful people. (Warning: These are not necessarily positive traits, some characteristics can lead to, stress, depression or being a workaholic)

1. Successful people are passionate about what you do. Be inspired by things of life like technology, nature, art, writing, speaking, etc.
2. Successful people work hard. Extremely. (This sometimes lead to becoming) a workaholic.
3. Successful people have a strong work ethic
4. Successful people are persistent, have a high tolerance of failure. Do not take it personal.
5. Successful people are iconiclastic. Successful people do not follow the rules: think outside the box. Be flexible with the rules. (This does not mean that you do illegal stuff)
6. Successful people are clever
7. Successful people are good at manipulating people.
8. Successful people are creative. The ability to create stuff. They impact thousands of people with their product.
9. Successful people are willing to train their technical skills. Deliberate practice over and over again specific skills.
10. Successful people value excellence. They do not do a mediocre job.
11. Successful people have a vision: they see a bright future for themselves and others.
12. Successful people are leaders. They are carving the road through life an do not follow others.
13. Successful people are intuitive: they are guided by their heart and gut feelings, not just logical thinking.
14. Successful people make firm decisions. They know what they want, do not doubt too much.
15. Successful people do what they do not just because of the money. They love the work they do.
16. Successful people are focused. They build up expertise in a specific field.
17. Successful people are ambitious. They want to reach the top, to be the best, to accomplish something.
18. Rapid speed of implementation. They have an idea and go right at implementing. They do not philosophy endlessly about it. They are drawn to action.
19. Successful people are have a strong opinion
20. Successful people are have a spine. They stand up for their rights and meaning. They stand up and fight for what they believe. They are not overpowered by institutions or the masses.
21. Successful people are optimistic. They believe in themselves and the society.
22. Successful people are courageous. They act although they feel fear
23. They value knowledge be it from book or street knowledge.
24. Successful people are willing to make sacrifices. (For example: They do not socialize so much, spend as much time with family, parties, etc.)
25. Successful people are intrinsically motivated. Fueled from the inside. Nobody has to kick you in the ass. (Sometimes this leads to neurosis and heart attack)
26. Successful people have a long term vision. Ten years down the road. They know that you first have to build up expertise in 5 to 10 years.
27. Successful people are pragmatic. They are not too idealistic. They create real results in the real world. No philosophy and wishful thinking. They sometimes compromise their own integrity in order to get things done.
28. Successful people work for themselves (not necessarily self-employed, but they are advancing their own agenda and not only loyal to the company. They are not just cogs in the machine.