8 Lessons from The 8 Traits Successful People Have in Common: 8 to Be Great by Richard St. John.

Last Updated on September 20, 2024 by The Unbounded Thinker

“8 to Be Great,” by Richard St. John, shares The 8 Traits Successful People Have in Common. Richard interviewed successful individuals across various fields to uncover these success traits.

He interviewed both popular and unpopular people and studied success stories and interviews from various media platforms to understand what leads to success.

Here are the 8 traits he discovered that the successful share.

1.Passion

Passion is the first trait successful people have in common. Successful people love what they do, and passion is the primary factor that motivates them. Being passionate about their work is highly important to them as it makes it much easier for them to develop all other success traits.

2.Hard work

Hard work is the second trait that successful people have in common. Successful people know that they are hard workers and they are aware that their hard work is responsible for their success. They always think about work, and they are aware that hard work gives them an edge in this competitive world. They work long hours and get little sleep because they are highly interested in what they do and they enjoy their work.

3.Focus

Focus is the third trait successful people have in common. They commit to one thing, specialize in it, and eventually become experts. The successful don’t try to do everything under the sun. Instead, they focus all their energy on one thing so that they become great at it.

4.Push

The fourth trait that successful people have in common is that they PUSH themselves until they succeed. They push themselves to the limit, they push themselves through negative emotions and push beyond what’s expected. This ability to push themselves helps them get through the down times and all the stuff they don’t feel like doing. 

5.Creativity

The fifth trait that successful people have in common is their ability to come up with good ideas. Successful people are very creative individuals who generate ideas that light the way to success. When faced with a problem, they generate ideas that will help them overcome the problem. If they want to improve their performance, they come up with performance-enhancing ideas. If they can’t generate ideas, they borrow other people’s ideas and build on them.

6.Continuous improvement

The sixth trait that successful people share is continuous improvement. They constantly improve themselves and their careers, products, services, or projects. They focus on doing great work, knowing that good work attracts success.

7.Serving others

The seventh trait successful people have in common is serving others something of value. Successful people know that people only care about how others can serve them by fixing their problems, making them happy, inspiring them, or filling their stomachs, minds, or souls. For this reason, the successful focus on delivering the things people need, want, or value, whether it’s a service, product, experience, or feeling.

8.Persistence

The eighth trait that successful people have in common is persistence. Successful people know that achieving anything great never comes easy and they keep going despite experiencing failure, pain, rejection, criticism, and negativity.

Conclusion

Success is a journey that never ends, and the aforementioned eight traits successful people have in common are not only how we can achieve success but they are also how to stay there. If we stop incorporating them into our lives, success will also stop. Therefore, we must embrace them throughout our lives. May all our dreams come true.