10 Signs of Successful People
Am not going to claim that I am a successful person, despite statements from other people saying that I am. Ha.
What I am is an enthusiastic observer. I love watching people and this is what comes out of it.
#1. Successful people have a sense of humour.
Yeah, yeah. Hard working people are always the ones on the way to the top, I know that. But without a sense of humour, you’re not getting there. Believe you me.
I have met a lot of people, successful and not, and a sense of humour is something ALL the top people share.
#2. Successful people don’t whine.
Usually, they swear and then laugh. (See?) And then they look around to see how they could fix the problem. They don’t look around to find something or someone else to blame. No, sir.
For tip top people, blame is not something they need to take care of. It’s the problem that needs attention.
#3. Successful people see everything as an opportunity.
"Well, I’m here to work, not to do anything else." "I am here only to study English." Those are things I have heard along they way, and where are those people who said them? Nowhere in the radar.
The cream of the crop people do not usually mind having extra things to do because they see it as an opportunity to learn. They have they mind set on bigger goals thus they welcome anything, any chance at all to better themselves.
#4. Successful people do not care what other people think.
Not that they are rude. It’s more about having too much faith in themselves to bother about what other people might think.
"I’m going to be a graphic designer. My grandfather asks me everyday what I am going to eat. I told him, I’ll be eating rice, of course." An exact quote from a friend of mine who is now a successful businesswoman at the age of 27.
#5. Successful people are not the most organised people in the world.
This is a bit hard to explain. Some may appear okay but most of them have, at best, piles of work decorating the desk.
Have you ever noticed that the best place to eat is usually a bit crazed, not that easy on the eyes? It’s the same thing.
#6. Successful people do not compare themselves to other people.
That’s what really set them apart. They have their own standard.
If you are going to measure your success to other people’s, you’re only limiting yourselves.
#7. Successful people give compliments.
They may not overly generous with compliments but nor are they stingy with them.
Compliments go along way in the making of a great working athmosphere and successful people know that they need exactly that.
#8. Successful people do not advertise themselves.
Oh sure, they take credits of what they actually do. They take compliments well.
But you will never see a successful person boasts about what he’s done or what he’s got, nor will you ever see him throw his weight around. In fact, you’ll realise that the most successful people are nice people.
The seemingly up-and-coming success that is loud about himself and shows off his power every five minutes? He won’t last longer than that.
For a successful person, the knowledge that he’s done well is enough.
#9. Successful people have faith.
Here in Indonesia, most of the Number 1 people I’ve met have faith in God. They may not be the most religious people but they have this underlying belief that there is a power bigger than anything they can fathom.
Living with that in your head push you to do even better everyday. It’s as simple as that.
#10. Successful people gossip.
Well, may be not in the sense you and I are familiar with, but they at least pay attention to local news… as local as the next cubicle’s.
They listen and they gather information. Knowledge is power, a cliche but true.
