Setting high standards for oneself and working hard to meet them.
Able to honour commitments, and be punctual and reliable.
Able to avoid distractions and focus attention on the current task in order to achieve personal goals.
Persevering in tasks and activities until they get done.
Effectiveness in modulating anxiety and able to calmly solve problems (is relaxed, handles stress well).
Postive and optimistic expectations for self and life in general.
Effective strategies for regulating temper, anger, and irritation in the face of frustrations.
Kindness and caring for others and their well-being that leads to valuing and investing in close relationships.
Assuming that others generally have good intentions and forgiving those who have done wrong.
Living in harmony with others and valuing interconnectedness among all people.
Interest in ideas and love of learning, understanding and intellectual exploration; an inquisitive mindset.
Is open to different points of view, values diversity, is appreciative of foreign people and cultures.
Generating novel ways to do or think about things through exploring, learning from failure, insight and vision.
Able to approach others, both friends and strangers, initiating and maintaining social connections.
Able to confidently voice opinions, needs, and feelings, and exert social influence.
Approaching daily life with energy, excitement and spontaneity.
The strength of individuals’ beliefs in their ability to execute tasks and achieve goals.
The ability to evaluate information and interpret it through independent and unconstrained analysis.
Awareness of inner processes and subjective experiences, such as thoughts and feelings, and the ability to reflect on and articulate such experiences.
