✨The economic battles of the 21st century and its knowledge economy will be joined in the field of competitiveness. To compete successfully, societies & countries need to form competitive individuals. What do they look like? The chances are - if you are reading this blog - they very much look like you:
They are creative, innovating individuals, free to make their own decisions, and bestowed with the following characteristics:
1. Independent, highly determined, perseverant, of high self-esteem & who exude belief in themselves through their pores
2. Self-sufficient nonconformists of high integrity; pro-active, bold, who can't wait to act on their own initiative; flexible, optimistic, with open minds, able to quickly respond to unforeseen events, unafraid to take measured risks, who learn from, and take responsibility for, their mistakes - and most importantly, who know how to pick themselves up and keep on trucking
3. Responsible and dependable, who don't shrink from hard work, who know how to work in a team, yet who also know how to focus like a laser-beam on a project; who understand that efforting is not what matters, but results
4. Who can think on their feet - and can do so analytically and critically - and can articulate their postures in writing and orally; who, on the other hand, are keenly observant and can think creatively and innovatively
5. Who are possessed of a great intellectual curiosity, love to continually learn new things, and always seek to better themselves
6. Who enjoy a positive outlook on life, projecting enthusiasm and passion, yet who can handle ambiguity, uncertainty and criticism
7. Who enjoy competing within the rules, and enjoy playing sports ethically and honestly; if the rules don't work, work towards changing them
8. Who have a good sense of humor and don't take themselves too seriously but yes their work
9. Who through their life experiences, can form judgments that distinguish between the wheat and the chaff
10. And, perhaps, most importantly, who have *great people skills* derived from a deep understanding of human psychology, who like people, who are moved to help others and are able to perceive how they can do so, and who handle all their human relations with a great generosity of spirit.
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