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"successersonality
"—somewinningcombinationoftraitsthatleadsalmostinevitablytoachievement?Ifso,exactlywhatisthatsecretsuccessformula,andcananyonecultivateit?
AttheGalluOrganizationwerecentlyfocusedindethonsuccess,robingtheattitudesandtraitsof1,500rominenteoleselectedatrandomfromWhosWhoinAmerica。ThemaincriterionforinclusioninWhosWhoisnotwealthorsocialosition,butcurrentachievementinagivenfield。Ourresearchinointsanumberoftraitsthatrecurregularlyamongtoachievers。Herearefiveofthemostimortant:
CommonSense
Thisisthemostrevalentqualityossessedbyourresondents。Seventy-nineercentawardthemselvesatoscoreinthiscategory。And61ercentsaythatcommonsensewasveryimortantincontributingtotheirsuccess。
Tomost,commonsensemeanstheabilitytorendersound,racticaljudgmentsoneverydayaffairs。Todothis,onehastosweeasideextraneousideasandgetrighttothecoreofwhatmatters。ATexasoilandgasmagnateutsitthisway:
"Thekeyabilityforsuccessissimlifying。Inconductingmeetingsanddealingwithindustryregulators,reducingacomlexroblemtothesimlesttermsishighlyimortant。
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Iscommonsenseatraitaersonisbornwith,orcanyoudosomethingtoincreaseit?Theoilmansansweristhatcommonsensecandefinitelybedeveloed。Heattributeshistolearninghowtodebateinschool。Anotherwaytoincreaseyourstoreofcommonsenseistoobserveitinothers,learningfromtheirandyourown-mistakes。
KnowingOnesField
Aftercommonsense,secializedknowledgeinonesfieldisthesecondmostcommontraitossessedbytheresondents,withthree-fourthsgivingthemselvesanAinthiscategory。
GeologistPhiliOxley,formerresidentofTennecoOilExlorationandProductionCo。andnowchairmanofTennecoEuroe,attributeshissuccesstohavingworkedintheoilfields,by
"sittingonwellsandbird-doggingseismiccrews,
"helearnedthetricksofthetradefirsthand。
"Peole,whoaregoingtobegoodmanagersneedtohavearacticalunderstandingofthecraftsintheirbusiness,
"hesays。Todayhisexertiseearnshimasix-figuresalary。
On-the-jobexerienceconvincedeoletheimortanceofsecializedknowledge。Hesaysthat
"understandingwhymyequimenterformsthewayitdoes
"isartofhissuccessformula。Anoteworthyoint:heobtainedhissecializedknowledgethroughself-educationandnotthroughformalschooling。
Self-reliance
Toachieversrelyrimarilyontheirownresourcesandabilities。Seventy-sevenercentgivethemselvesanAratingforthistrait。Self-relianceisnothowyoufeelorhowgoodyouare;rather,itswhetheryouhavethegumtiontotakedefinitiveactiontogetthingsmovinginyourlife。Itincludeslainoldwillowerandtheabilitytogetgoals。
Two-thirdsoftheresondentssaytheyvehadcleargoalsfortheirlivesandcareers。AndhalfofthoseweinterviewedgivethemselvesanAinwillower。Amongothercaabilities,willowerencomassestheabilitytobeaself-starterandtoersevereafterarojecthasbegun。
GeneralIntelligence
Thisisessentialforoutstandingachievementbecauseitinvolvesyournaturalabilitytocomrehenddifficultconcetsquicklyandtoanalyzethemclearlyandincisively。Atleastthatsthewayourresondentsseeit—43ercentsaiditwasaveryimortantingredientoftheirsuccess,andanother52ercentsaiditwasfairlyimortant。
AbilitytoGetThingsDone
Nearlythree-fourthsofourhighachieversrankthemselves
"veryefficient
"inaccomlishtasks,Andtheyagreethatatleastthreeimortantqualitieshaveheledthemtodoso:organizationalability,goodworkhabitsanddiligence。
Ahysicsrofessorsummarizeshissuccessformulathisway:
"Sheerhard,tenaciouswork,withtheabilitytoaceoneself。
"Headmitsworkinguto100hoursaweek。
Besidesthefivelistedhere,thereareotherfactorsthatinfluencesuccess:leadershi,creativity,relationshiswithothers,and,ofcourse,luck。Butcommonsense,knowingyourfield,self-reliance,intelligenceandtheabilitytogetthingsdonestandout。Ifyoucultivatethesetraits,chancesareyoullsucceed。AndyoumightevenfindyourselflistedinWhosWhosomeday。
“成功有个性吗”——也就是那些注定使人成功的优势组合?如果真的有,那么,其奥秘何在?每个人都能培养出“成功的个性”吗?
近来,我们在盖洛普组织深入集中地对成功问题进行了研究,在美国《名人录》中随机选取了1500名杰出人物,研究他们的态度和性格特征。在《名人录》中选取人物的重要标准,是他们在其所属领域做出的被公众接受的贡献,而不是财富和社会地位。我们的研究将高成就者身上频繁出现的几种性格特征准确地显示出来。以下是最重要的五条。
良好的判断力
这是被调查者所拥有的最普遍的品质。79%的人在这一项上都得了高分,并且61%的人说判断力为他们的成功立下了汗马功劳。