If I can only choose one, I would pick my positive thinking. I have faced so many challenges personally and also in business and without that positive thinking I would have had to give up projects before even starting them. So positive thinking is my kind of fuel.
Of course, there are some supporting traits. The most important one is empathy. Because only when I put myself in the shoes of someone else, I am able to understand the whole picture. Following this logic empathy is only possible if I am open minded and have no prejudice. I also believe that the key for being open minded is continuous learning, because I think whenever I stop to learn something new, I will risk becoming biased. The last piece of traits, that will complete this logic is my curiosity. The willingness to learn something new has to be intrinsically motivated and my curiosity is that force that keeps me pushing.
In a nutshell my traits are:
- positive thinking
- empathy
- open-mindedness
- will to continuous learning
- curiosity