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Tom Bay, author of the book Look Within Or Do Without - 13 Qualities Winners All Share.

It seems to be the main focus on people that have been really successful. They have something in their mind that says, "I am not the biggest thing in my life. There is a spiritual aspect that makes me what I am today."

Another trait winners all share is enthusiasm.

And, they hang around people who are enthusiastic, they seek it out. I really believe that in order for you to have enthusiasm, and consistently nurture it, you have to be around enthusiastic people. You can't give it if you don't have it, and you can't catch it if you're not around it, it's just like the measles.

And you might not think of it as a trait exactly, but luck is something winners also share.

And I would question, I would say, "well, how do you come up with luck? I hear you talk about why you've been successful. 'Well, I've done this or I've been decisive, I've been hardworking, I'm enthusiastic, and you know I've had a fair amount of luck.'" Well how do you get luck? It's just an attitude, I've had that answer to me consistently, It's an attitude. I like this term, opportunity meeting preparedness is what luck equals. Most of the people I'd talk to would say the same thing is that, "I was just prepared for the best to happen, and I knew it would. And, nine times out of ten it did happen for me"

At somethingyoushouldknow.net, I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.