Personality and Personal Growth:
​ High-Performing Women Traits

The traits someone has is something that you can look at to determine how they might do later in life. When it comes to women, those with the highest performance tend to have certain traits that keep them motivated and productive. Not everyone has these traits as part of their personality type, but you can create a personal development plan to acquire them. Remember that when you are working on your personal development goals that you are taking your personality type into consideration so that your goals are something you can achieve.

They Are Assertive

Some people see the word assertive and view it as a negative thing, but this could not be further from the truth. Women who are assertive have a communication style that is straightforward and honest. This means that you get your message across without issue and that you are able to tell people exactly what needs to be done. This is also a beneficial trait when it comes to being able to delegate tasks to make sure that you are getting all of your important tasks done on a daily basis.

They Are Patient

Remember that patience does not mean that you are passive and that you just let things slide. When you are patient, you know that things are happening and you are willing to put the work in and not take shortcuts. Being patient is a skill that high-performing women have because they know that great things do not happen overnight. They also know that in order to be successful, you must create a schedule and stick to it. This makes things take longer, but you can also be confident that you are getting things done right.

They Are Aggressive

Just like assertiveness, many people see aggressiveness as a bad thing when it is not as long as the person is using it right. When you are aggressive, you are able to bring an emotional and constructive element to everything that you work on. You also know what it takes to get things done and you will take the necessary steps to bring your goals to fruition. You do not back down when it comes to what you believe in and you are willing to make sacrifices to ensure that the important things are done in a timely manner.

They Possess Ego-Strength

This is a term you might not have heard of, but it essentially means that you are able to overcome challenges and that you are resilient. You have to be able to brush your shoulders off when things go wrong. You also need to be able to see a challenge and immediately put a plan in action to overcome it. The most successful women actually seek out challenges because they know that it makes them greater.

They Have a High Stress Tolerance

As you go throughout life, you are going to experience a number of stresses and be put into many stressful environments. You have to be able to handle stress and actually learn how to thrive when things get chaotic. Remember that the further you go in life, the more stress you are going to experience. Develop the right coping strategies and view stress as a motivator.

They Are Empathetic

You have to be able to view things from the perspective of others to be successful. You have to be able to understand how others are feeling and why they are likely feeling this way. This allows you to better relate to everyone and the world around you.

They Have Energy

High-powered women have an energy level that is contagious. When they start talking, people want to listen and they get motivated by simply hearing them talk. Learn how to balance your energy and how to put more energy into everything that you do to stay enthusiastic and motivated.

Research shows that those who possess these traits have a high chance in being successful in anything that they do. When you look at powerful women throughout the world, you will notice these traits in each of them. The first thing to start with is your current personality type because this will help you to determine how much work you need in your personal development efforts to strengthen these traits in yourself. Start with one trait and work on it so that you can give it all of your focus to ensure that you are becoming the woman that you strive to be.

References:

http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/64653.htm