What are the most important personal qualities for success in business?

Question

What are the most important personal qualities for success in business?

Answer 1

Perseverance and the spine to say no.

Answer 2

integrity and ambition

Answer 3

My brother said that he never worked so hard in his life as when he went to work for himself.  Hard work, more hard work, and a willingness to stick it out thru the bad times.  I opened my own business in 2001. /

Answer 4

Characteristics of Successful Persons

Are committed to their goals

Are able to set priorities

Have learned how to learn

Are results oriented

Continually seek new challenges

Manage stress effectively

Focus on a mission

Learn how to make decisions

Practice mental rehearsal

Take calculated risks

Maintain flexibility

Ask for what they want

Are able to ask the right questions

Keep their promises

Are good listeners

Can tolerate rejection and loss

Practice persistence

Avoid perfectionism

Accept help from successful people

Trust their hunches

Are able to negotiate

Anticipate what can go wrong

Feel good about themselves

Strive to improve

Practice patience

Are assertive when necessary

Are honest

Are able to see the other person’s point of view

Avoid self-pity

Use praise more than criticism

Learn to say no

Trust themselves

Answer 5

Tenacity

Able to take risks

Perseverance

Believe in yourself and your product/service

Take action in really doing it

Answer 6

honesty/conviction of your business/and most important you enjoy doing the work...

Answer 7

A huge pe­nis.