“Genius is by definition a style of consciousness characterized by the ability to access high energy attractor patterns. It is not a personality characteristic. It is not something that a person has, nor even something that someone is. Those in whom we recognize genius commonly disclaim it. A universal characteristic of genius is humility. The genius has always attributed his insights to some higher influence.” PersonsEnergyAbilityConsciousnessInfluenceStyleHumilityPersonalityGeniusHigherUniversalPatternsDefinitionsInsightAccessCharacteristicsHigh Energy Author:David R. Hawkins
“To be a super-trader, you'll need an edge to overcome the laws of probability and the uncertainty of the marketplace. That edge comes from information flow, the ability to correct your habits in terms of the market's characteristics, and being able to take risks, cut losses, expand your information network, ferret out ideas, and take recommendations.” NeedsIdeasAbleLawTermLossAbilityCuttingRiskInformationHabitFlowOvercomingEdgesUncertaintyCharacteristicsProbabilityMarketplaceTradersRecommendationsFerretsInformation Flow Author:Ari Kiev
“Few of humanity's characteristics are more disconcerting than its ability to reduce world-events to its own level, wherever this may happen to be.” WorldMayHappensHumanityAbilityLevelsEventsCharacteristicsWorld Events Author:Vera Brittain
“The ability to make a decision is another characteristic of a winner in money matters. I have found over and over again that those who succeed in making large sums of money reach decisions very promptly and change them, if at all, very slowly. I have also found that people who fail to make money reach decisions very slowly, if at all, and change them frequently and quickly.” PeopleIfsMatterFoundAbilityDecisionFailingSucceedMaking MoneyWinnerCharacteristicsMoney Matters Book:Money Dynamics for the 1990s Source: Money Dynamics for the 1990s
“Let me put it more precisely: The ability to give birth is a natural characteristic. In the same way, everybody can grasp philosophical truths if they just use their innate reason.” IfsWayGivingReasonUseNaturalAbilityBirthLet MePhilosophicalCharacteristicsInnate Author:Jostein Gaarder
“... overconfidence in one's own ability is the root of much evil. Vanity, egoism, is the deadliest of all characteristics. This vanity, combined with extreme ignorance of conditions the knowledge of which is the very A B C of business and of life, produces more shipwrecks and heartaches than any other part of our mental make-up.” EvilAbilityBusinessConditionsProduceIgnoranceRootsExtremesVanityHeartacheCharacteristicsEgoismShipwreckOverconfidence Author:Alice Foote MacDougall
“The ability to change one's mind is probably a key characteristic of the successful investor. Dogmatic and rigid personalities rarely, if ever, succeed in the markets. The markets are a dynamic process, and sustained investment success requires the ability to modify and even change strategies as markets evolve.” IfsMindProcessAbilitySuccessfulKeysPersonalitySucceedStrategyInvestmentEvolveCharacteristicsInvestorsDogmaticAbility To ChangeInvestment Success Author:Jack D. Schwager