Good And Bad Personality Characteristics
- There are 6 main personality characteristics that can make you fail or succeed.Â
- We are never satisfied with what we have and always want more.
- We are all driven by short and long term desires to improve our quality of life.
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In Part 1 I revealed that by repeating the same patterns of behaviour in the form of habits, will only yield the same results.
I also discussed how habits dictate our lives and due to the comforts they provide, many people resist change even if it is beneficial for them.
The Importance Of Personality Characteristics
In this article and the next, I shall discuss key personality characteristics which greatly influence the success or failure you achieve.
By understanding these characteristics and how they influence your behaviour, you will be better equipped to resist the personality characteristics of failure and adopt the personality characteristics of success.
Why Personality Characteristics Make Us Do the Things We Do
You may be surprised to learn that most bad habits actually occur due to 6 basic personality characteristics, and that these characteristics will greatly influence whether a success or failure forming habit develops. Let’s explore them now…
1 - We Are All Lazy Â
Given a choice would you rather work hard all day, or have a nice relaxing day spending time with friends and family?
I think the answer is obvious! Given a choice, most people would prefer to do something easy and fun than hard and boring.
This is an extremely important personality characteristic to recognise, because given a choice we will always choose the easiest way to do something and in the shortest period of time. Thereby maximising our leisure time.
Can you see how this characteristic could influence a person’s habits?
You may have thought that it will create bad habits, that’s true, but look at the other side of the coin. Virtually all human progress whether it be scientific or technological, results from a desire to get things done easier and quicker.
So whilst laziness may result in failure, it can also be a powerful motivation for success. Laziness in itself is not the problem, the amount of laziness is!
2 - We Are All Greedy
Would you like ÂŁ100 or ÂŁ1000? 1 car or 2? Given a choice we will always try to get the most possible and as a result are never completely satisfied.
For example, many people remain financially poor because they continually spend all their hard earned money on new and expensive goods.
New phones, new cars, new video games, new clothes the list is endless! We are never satisfied with what we have and we always want more.
Advertisers know this personality characteristic VERY well! When I studied psychology in advertising, it was clear advertisers exploited the greed characteristic.
Ever wonder why things go in and out of fashion every season? By changing what’s fashionable they can make people buy something new, even if there is nothing wrong with what they already have!
However as with laziness, greed can also be used for good. A desire for more goods or status, can prove to be an extremely powerful motivator to succeed.
 3 - We Are All AmbitiousÂ
Everything we do is motivated by a desire to improve our quality of life. This can range from small short term improvements such as improving our mood by eating food, to larger long term improvements such as starting a business and becoming financially independent.
Being ambitious can really help an individual to become successful. This is especially true if they are competing against someone else, such as in sporting events for a certain position or prize.
Unfortunately, the society we live in tends to promote greater ambition for short term gain and dissuasion from longer term gain, by continually tempting the consumer with short term quick fixes (immediate gratification).
However for those who are able to delay gratification, extreme discipline, determination and focus usually develop.
Coming Up In Part 3…
In Part 3 you will learn the final 3Â personality characteristics. Selfishness, Ignorance and Ego!
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