Monday, July 23, 2007

The 100 Most Important Human Traits

1. Accepts constructive criticism
2. Accepts others/individual differences
3. Accommodates divergent viewpoints
4. Accurate self-assessment
5. Acknowledges personal deficiencies
6. Adaptability
7. Ambition (commensurate with ability)
8. Analytical thinking
9. Appreciates art/music
10. Believes the best of others
11. Bonds well with others/accepts love
12. Brings out the best in others
13. Capitalizes on personal assets
14. Caring
15. Civility
16. Collaborates
17. Commitment
18. Communication skills
19. Compassion
20. Consistent belief system
21. Continuous learning
22. Controls impulsivity
23. Cooperative
24. Courage
25. Courtesy
26. Creativity
27. Decision-making skills
28. Dependability
29. Determination
30. Emotional intelligence (EQ/EI)
31. Empathy
32. Engaging
33. Enjoys life
34. Enthusiastic
35. Ethical
36. Expressive
37. Faithful
38. Finds common ground
39. Flexibility in thinking
40. Forgiveness
41. Forward-looking/forward-thinking
42. Friendly
43. Generous
44. Genuine
45. Gracious
46. Healthy self-confidence
47. Helps others grow and develop
48. Honest
49. Hopeful
50. Humble
51. Inclusive
52. Ingenuity
53. Initiative
54. Innovative
55. Insight
56. Inspirational
57. Integrity
58. Intelligence
59. Intuition
60. Invites input from others/builds consensus
61. Kindness
62. Knows how to remain focused
63. Leadership
64. Learns from own errors/experiences
65. Linguistic precision/word economy
66. Listens objectively
67. Looks for opportunities to learn
68. Love
69. Loyalty
70. Manages conflict/stress
71. Manages weaknesses (protects "strengths")
72. Methodical
73. Nurturing/shows warmth
74. Optimism
75. Originality
76. Patience
77. Perseverance/Persistence
78. Political/social awareness
79. Respectful of others
80. Responsible
81. Seeks global connectedness
82. Seeks harmony/fairness
83. Seeks new heights for "personal bests"
84. Self-control/self-discipline
85. Self-esteem
86. Self-sufficiency
87. Sense of humor
88. Service to others
89. Sharing
90. Social skills
91. Spontaneity
92. Teaches others by example/mentorship
93. Thinks beyond the obvious
94. Thinks independently
95. Tolerance
96. Trusting of others
97. Trustworthy
98. Welcomes (and invites) change
99. Wins others over
100. Works through influence (not intimidation)

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