Three Qualities of a Successful Person

Question: Discuss the three characteristic of a successful person. Answer: Successful people could be defined in more than one ways and there are many characteristic, which makes a Man (Woman) successful. One of the most important characteristic feature of a successful person is that successful person should always be a good communicator[1]. Abraham Lincoln, is an example of a successful leader who could connect with the people not only with passionate words, but at the same time by using first person plurals like you, we and our, Lincoln could establish a good communication with the people. One of most important lines of Lincoln proves that he is a good communicator, America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves Along with this particular quality, there is another important quality that a successful person could have, is the quality of controlling the emotions. Controlling emotions means that in adverse situation there can be a possibility that people are losing confidence in them and at the same time, it can evoke fear as well. According to President Abraham Lincoln, a successful leader or a person should try to navigate their emotions, and this is possible if they have their larger vision or the purpose[2]. Lincoln believed that one should always be prepared for the chances yet to come, which inspires man to not to lose confidence and always to have a control over the emotions. Patient is another most important quality of a successful person and my mother had helped me to understand the patient is important to be successful. There are failures and frustration in her life but she had never taken those things personally and thus it has never turned out to be detrimental for her. References Eysenck, H.J., 2013.The structure of human personality (Psychology Revivals). Routledge. Straus, S.E., Johnson, M.O., Marquez, C. and Feldman, M.D., 2013. Characteristics of successful and failed mentoring relationships: a qualitative study across two academic health centers.Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges,88(1), p.82.