1. Drive. Geniuses have a strong desire to work hard and
long. Develop your drive by focusing on your future success, and keep
going.2. Devotion to Goals. Geniuses know what they want and go
after it.
3. Determination, Patience, Resilience, and Perseverance. Be
patient with yourself and others. Expect far more of yourself than
others. Never give up. Be determined to make it happen.
4. Optimism & Enthusiasm. Geniuses never doubt they will
succeed. Deliberately focus your mind on something good coming up.
Really believe that things will work out well.
5. Visualize Your Success. As a man thinketh in his heart,
so he is. We become what we think about.
6. Perfectionism. Geniuses cannot tolerate mediocrity,
particularly in themselves. Never be easily satisfied with yourself.
Always strive to do better.
7. Idealism. Keep your feet on the ground -- but have your
head in the clouds. Strive to achieve great things, not just for
yourself but for the better of mankind.
8. Imagination. Geniuses know how to think in new
combinations, see things from a different perspective, than anyone else.
Give yourself time each day to daydream, to fantasize, to drift into a
dreamy inner life the way you did as a child.
9. Curiosity. An inquisitive, curious mind will help you
seek out new information. Don't be afraid to admit you don’t know it
all. Always ask questions about things you don’t understand.
10. Knowledge. Geniuses continually accumulate information.
Read. Question people who know.
11. Honesty. Geniuses are frank, forthright and honest. Take
the responsibility for things that go wrong and learn from mistakes.
12. Willingness to Take Chances. Overcome your fear of
failure. You won't be afraid to take chances once you realize you can
learn from your mistakes.
13. Courage. It takes courage to do things others consider
impossible. Stop worrying about what people will think if you're
different.
14. Enterprise. Geniuses are opportunity seekers. Be willing to take on jobs
others won't touch. Never be afraid to try the unknown.
15. Versatility. The more things you learn to accomplish,
the more confidence you will develop. Don’t shy away from new endeavors.
16. Adaptability. Being flexible enables you to adapt to
changing circumstances readily. Resist doing things the same old way. Be
willing to consider new options.
17. Looking
at Problems. Look at problems in many different ways,
restructure
them and
find new perspectives that no one else has taken. Visualize the
solutions.
18. Productivity. Produce both good and bad works
in order to arrive at
excellence.
19.
Creative
Accident.
Prepare yourself for chance. Do not be
afraid to fail. Be open to creative accident.
Analyze, learn and change to arrive at other results.
20. Test Everything. Test (perhaps challenge) present
knowledge and experience it for yourself.
21. Nurture Your Senses. Develop your awareness, as you
look, listen, feel, taste, smell and live with full present-moment
intensity.
22. Love
Mystery, Paradox & Ambiguity.
Develop your
appreciation of irony and mystery.
23. Persuasion. Geniuses know how to motivate people to help
them get ahead. You'll find it easy to be persuasive if you believe in
what you're doing.
24. Outgoingness. Make friends and be easy on your friends.
Be a ‘booster’ not somebody who puts others down. That attitude will win
you many valuable friends.
25. Ability to Communicate. Geniuses are generally able to
get their ideas across to others. Take every opportunity to explain your
ideas to others.
26. Perception. Geniuses have their mental radar working
full time. Think more of others' needs and wants than you do your own.
27. Sense of Humor. Be willing to laugh at your own expense.
Don't take offense when the joke is on you.
28. Responsible Individualism. Do things the way you think
they should be done, without fearing somebody's disapproval.
29. Ability to
Judge.
Try to understand the facts of a situation before you judge. Evaluate
things on an open minded basis and be willing to change your mind.
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