6. …but aren’t afraid to show when they fail and never give up when they do.
Sir James Dyson, the creator of the vacuum cleaner, made 5,126 prototypes before he got the right one, Fast Company reports. In Dyson’s own words “I learned from each [failure]… So I don’t mind failure. I’ve always thought that schoolchildren should be marked on the number of failures they’ve had. The child who tries strange things and experiences lots of failures to get there is probably more creative”. Those who have the third habit and are going against the flow, like Dyson did, are likely to experience failure at first since they are treading on new ground, but the rewards pay off with enough perseverance.
7. When they achieve their aim, they don’t stop there.
“Quitting while you’re ahead” is unlikely to be part of a successful person’s vocabulary. One thing can lead to another, and for a newly successful person that position of success can be a platform to go on to other things. Once you have that $100 million business, you can use your money, contacts, and influence to create a charitable foundation for a cause you believe in, reports Inc. Then when that’s successful, it can be a platform for public speaking and thought leadership. That’s the key difference between someone successful and someone remarkably successful; the remarkable ones try and win more than one race. The sky’s the limit.
8. They keep their promises.
Relationships are built on trust and the same goes with business relationships. No matter how small the promise, it is best to keep it and come across as someone trustworthy and reliable. Those 20 minutes spent doing a favor you promised for someone may well be worth much more further down the line.
9. They’re not too proud of what they’ve done
There’s nothing wrong with being proud of your achievements. Successful people are too, but they’re also humble. They’re not afraid to ask for help, to apologize for any wrongdoing, to poke fun at themselves, to admit they owe their success to others and as we’ve said before, and they’re not afraid to fail.
10. …but they are proud of who they are.
We all know it’s often been a man’s world out there, but things are changing. The number of women-owned businesses in the US have increased by 54% in the last 15 years, reports Mashable. This doesn’t mean things are now easy. They’re still hard — in fact statistics show that women are less likely to succeed than men in the early stages of a business. However once a business has been established, it becomes a different story, with women-owned firms exceeding in overall growth in 7 of the 13 fastest growing industries. Successful women know the odds are against them to begin with, but they play to their strengths knowing that when success comes, it will be even more rewarding.