What Personal Attributes Will Bring You the Most Happiness
#1. Self-Awareness: Awareness of our own feelings and the ability to use this awareness as a guide in the decision-making process; knowledge of our strengths and weaknesses; the sense that we can accomplish most things that we attempt to accomplish.
#2. Self-Regulation: Being conscientious and having the ability to delay self-gratification in order to achieve our goals; the ability to recover from emotional distress and manage our emotions.
#3. Motivation: Developing an achievement or goal orientation so that frustrations and failures are put into perspective and qualities such as initiative and perseverance are developed and refined.
#4. Empathy: The ability to influence a wide range of people and relate to a wide range of people because you are aware of what they are thinking and feeling.
#5. Social Skills: Having satisfying close personal relationships as well as a sense of social networks and politics. Interacting well with people and having the ability to cooperate in order to produce results.