10
Attributes of
Personality Development
Personality
- Personality of a person is defined as the amalgamation of qualities and attributes which contribute to the person’s character and image.
- It arises from within and makes us who we are.
- Personality development is often confused with enhancing your dressing sense or just gaining proficiency over English language.
What is
Personality?
1. Be Confident
- Confidence is certainly the most important factor which adds to the personality of any individual.
- A person’s confidence might go down due to mistakes, failure, guilty or any other thing which is undesirable.
- Some people often develop inferiority complex due to their physical appearance, caste, financial status etc.
- Such people perceive confidence as their weakness, while the truth is that confidence is an individual’s biggest strength.
- You should be confident about who you are and whatever you do. Being confident will help you to express yourself and stand amongst the crowd.
2. Improve Your Communication Skills
- The way you speak reflects who you are. Be polite and gentle with your words.
- Use decent words while interacting with everyone. Always think before you speak.
- English being globally accepted is preferred everywhere. So work on your English proficiency by listening to English news, reading English newspapers and magazines.
- Always use simple words general interactions.
3. Dress Up Well
- Dressing sense means the general sense about how you should dress up for office, party or any other occasion.
- Good looks no doubt will add to your personality but what matters the most is how you are dressed up.
- Even a 5’4 guy with a dark complexion can have a good personality if he knows how to carry himself.
- Dressing sense thus plays a major role in personality and confidence development.
4. Do What You’re Passionate About and Be Passionate About What You Do:
- Always follow your passion and do what interests you. This will not only help you to grow as a person but will also add to your confidence.
- Be passionate about your work. Make sure that you give your best in whatever you do.
- This will add to your growth and strengthen your self confidence. NEVER miss a chance to prove yourself.
5. Watch Your Body Language
- Body language plays an important role to judge a person’s confidence and personality. Try to make use of positive gestures while interacting with others.
- This shows that you’re at ease while having a discussion.
- Studies reflect that 75% of our communication happens non-verbally. Your gestures thus play a vital role while interacting with others.
6. Improve Your Social Skills
- Man is a social animal. Every individual has to interact with a group of people one time or the other.
- Being shy or introvert is the least desirable characteristics in any individual.
- Always stay updated with the current affairs and what is happening in your society.
- Try participating in group discussions and seminars. This will help you to be more open and adjust amongst a group of individuals.
7. Develop Leadership Qualities
- A good leader is believed to have a good personality. Leadership skills do not mean how well you give orders to your subordinates.
- It means how well you can manage your subordinates to accomplish a particular task.
- Work harder to set an example to your subordinates. Express yourself and always do as you say.
8. Be Optimistic
- Have a positive outlook towards everything. Nobody wants to be around a person who is negative and complaining all the time.
- When you face a failure, let go of the assumption that you’re the unluckiest person alive.
- Use positive statements like “I can do it”, “I always have a choice” etc. Expect good things from the future.
9. Be a Patient Listener
- Be an enthusiastic listener. Listening is a very essential part of communication.
- This will help you to see things from the eyes of others. Mental presence is a must to be good listener.
- Try to get away from any possible distraction while talking to your family members, friends and co-workers.
- Ask questions to let the other person know that you were listening to him/her.
10. Be a Good Learner
- Good learning skills in an individual are highly desirable.
- You should always have the zeal to learn new things while at work. This reflects your enthusiasm.
- Don’t let yourself repeat the same mistakes. Learn from them.
- “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself” - Eleanor Roosevelt
- Everyone makes mistakes, but learning from them is the best one can do.