Iscommonsenseatraitapersonisbornwith，orcanyoudosomethingtoincreaseit?Theoilman’，learningfromtheirandyourown—mistakes.
Knowingone’sfieldAftercommonsense，specializedknowledgeinone’sfieldisthesecondmostcommontraitpossessedbytherespondents，withthreefourthsgivingthemselvesanAinthiscategory.
GeologistPhilipOxley，，attributeshissuccesstohavingworkedintheoilfields，by“sittingonwellsandbird-doggingseismiccrews，”helearnedthetricksofthetradefirsthand.“People，whoaregoingtobegoodmanagersneedtohaveapracticalunderstandingofthecraftsintheirbusiness.”-figuresalary.
“understandingwhymyequipmentperformsthewayitdoes”：heobtainedhisspecializedknowledgethroughselfeducationandnotthroughformalschooling.
-relianceisnothowyoufeelorhowgoodyouare;rather，it’.
Two-thirdsoftherespondentssaythey’.
Amongothercapabilities，willpowerencompassestheabilitytobeaself-starterandtopersevereafteraprojecthasbegun.
Generalintelligence—’sthewayourrespondentsseeit—43percentsaiditwasaveryimportantingredientoftheirsuccess，andanother52percentsaiditwasfairlyimportant.
AbilitytogetthingsdoneNearlythree-fourthsofourhighachieversrankthemselves“veryefficient”：organizationalability，goodworkhabitsanddiligence.
Aphysicsprofessorsummarizeshissuccessformulathisway：“Sheerhard，tenaciouswork，withtheabilitytopaceoneself.”Headmitsworkingupto100hoursaweek.
Besidesthefivelistedhere，thereareotherfactorsthatinfluencesuccess：leadership，creativity，relationshipswithothers，and，ofcourse，，knowingyourfield，self-reliance，，chancesareyou’’sWhosomeday.
