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September 14

Which of These 7 Personality Traits Do You Share with the World's Richest People?

Possessing the same characteristics of the extremely rich is more than half the battle in your journey to riches.

By Carolyn Sun

Multibillionaire Warren Buffett once said, “Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.” What the “Oracle from Omaha” meant is that having lots of money intensifies characteristics already there. In this case, the key questions for people aspiring for money and success to ask themselves are: What are the crucial personality traits and characteristics that relate to becoming rich? And do I have them?

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What research shows is that the rich are, in fact, different from the herd. According to Thomas Corley, the author of Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits Of Wealthy Individuals, many of the world’s wealthiest possess a core set of personality traits and habits that have been essential in their success. In a separate study, UBS and PwC jointly assessed the personality traits of 1,300 of the world’s most successful billionaires. The findings underscored the idea that there are definitive behaviors and personality traits that the very rich possess.

To crack that nut for you, we’ve distilled ten crucial personality traits of some of the world’s richest billionaires. Read on to find out which key characteristics you possess.

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