The 24 Genius Characteristics
1. Drive
2. COURAGE
3. DEVOTION TO GOALS
4. KNOWLEDGE
5. HONESTY
6. OPTIMISM
7. ABILITY TO JUDGE
8. ENTHUSIASM
9. WILLINGNESS TO TAKE CHANCES
10. DYNAMIC ENERGY
11. ENTERPRISE
12. PERSUASION
13. OUTGOINGNESS
14. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE
15. PATIENCE
16. PERCEPTION
17. PERFECTIONISM
18. Sense of Humor
19. VERSATILITY
20. Adaptability
21. Curiosity
22. Individualism
23. Idealism
24. Imagination
1. Drive 2. COURAGE 3. DEVOTION TO GOALS 4. KNOWLEDGE 5. HONESTY 6. OPTIMISM 7. ABILITY TO JUDGE 8. ENTHUSIASM 9. WILLINGNESS TO TAKE CHANCES 10. DYNAMIC ENERGY 11. ENTERPRISE 12. PERSUASION 13. OUTGOINGNESS 14. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE 15. PATIENCE 16. PERCEPTION 17. PERFECTIONISM 18. Sense of Humor 19. VERSATILITY 20. Adaptability 21. Curiosity 22. Individualism 23. Idealism 24. Imagination
“Most people have the mistaken idea that geniuses are born, not made. But if you look at the lives of the world’s greatest geniuses you discover they all had 24 personality traits in common. These are traits that anyone can develop. It makes no difference how old you are, how much education you have, or what you have accomplished to date. Adopting these personality characteristics enables you to operate on a genius level.”—Dr. Alfred Barrios.
Here are the 24 characteristics Dr. Barrios lists which enable geniuses to come up with, develop, and operate new and fruitful ideas.
