Passion
Personality
Traits
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Drive
&
Purpose
6
traits
01
Intrinsic
Drive
Starts
and
continues
the
work
because
the
work
itself
is
interesting
,
not
because
a
deadline
or
a
manager
is
watching
.
02
Purpose
Clarity
Can
state
in
a
single
sentence
why
the
work
matters
and
who
it
is
for
,
without
reaching
for
abstractions
.
03
Ambition
Sets
targets
that
are
currently
out
of
reach
and
treats
them
as
a
schedule
rather
than
a
wish
.
04
Grit
Keeps
a
long
-
horizon
goal
alive
through
plateaus
,
rejections
and
months
without
visible
progress
.
05
Perseverance
Returns
to
the
same
hard
problem
after
failing
at
it
,
without
needing
to
be
re
-
motivated
by
someone
else
.
06
Zeal
Brings
visible
intensity
to
ordinary
tasks
;
energy
rises
at
the
start
of
work
instead
of
draining
away
.
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0 2
Emotional
Intensity
6
traits
07
Enthusiasm
Runs
at
a
high
positive
baseline
,
and
that
energy
is
contagious
to
the
people
working
nearby
.
08
Vitality
Holds
physical
and
mental
energy
across
a
ten
-
hour
day
rather
than
burning
out
in
a
ninety
-
minute
sprint
.
09
Ardor
Feels
strongly
and
warmly
about
the
subjects
that
matter
;
nothing
important
to
them
stays
lukewarm
.
10
Emotional
Range
Experiences
both
the
highs
and
the
frustration
at
full
volume
,
and
refuses
to
flatten
either
one
.
11
Restlessness
Has
a
low
tolerance
for
stalled
projects
and
starts
moving
well
before
conditions
are
perfect
.
12
Impatience
with
Mediocrity
Is
visibly
bothered
by
“
good
enough
”
when
better
is
clearly
within
reach
.
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Curiosity
&
Absorption
6
traits
13
Curiosity
Asks
the
second
and
third
question
,
not
just
the
polite
first
one
.
14
Absorption
Loses
track
of
time
inside
the
work
;
three
hours
collapse
into
what
felt
like
twenty
minutes
.
15
Flow
Proneness
Reaches
deep
,
undistracted
focus
quickly
and
can
return
to
it
after
an
interruption
.
16
Wonder
Still
finds
the
subject
remarkable
after
years
of
close
familiarity
with
it
.
17
Exploratory
Appetite
Seeks
unfamiliar
domains
,
tools
and
viewpoints
instead
of
repeating
the
known
path
.
18
Learning
Hunger
Picks
up
a
new
skill
without
waiting
for
a
course
,
a
budget
line
or
a
mandate
.
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0 4
Expression
&
Connection
6
traits
19
Expressiveness
Communicates
conviction
and
feeling
openly
rather
than
keeping
them
behind
a
professional
mask
.
20
Warmth
Approaches
people
with
genuine
interest
and
gives
attention
generously
,
including
to
strangers
.
21
Charisma
Draws
attention
and
followership
through
conviction
rather
than
volume
.
22
Inspirational
Pull
Makes
other
people
want
to
join
a
goal
they
had
not
previously
considered
.
23
Empathy
Reads
the
emotional
temperature
of
a
room
accurately
and
adjusts
what
they
say
and
how
they
say
it
.
24
Advocacy
Speaks
up
for
the
work
,
the
team
or
the
idea
at
the
exact
moment
it
comes
under
pressure
.
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Resilience
&
Integration
6
traits
25
Optimism
Treats
failure
as
temporary
information
and
expects
sustained
effort
to
eventually
produce
a
result
.
26
Adaptability
Remains
whole
and
functional
when
the
plan
changes
without
warning
.
27
Self
-
Trust
Acts
on
their
own
judgement
without
waiting
to
be
given
permission
first
.
28
Reflective
Honesty
Can
name
their
own
weaknesses
plainly
,
without
defensiveness
or
self
-
flagellation
.
29
Sustainable
Balance
Sustains
intensity
over
years
by
choosing
recovery
deliberately
rather
than
collapsing
into
it
.
30
Meaning
-
Making
Frames
setbacks
as
chapters
in
a
longer
story
rather
than
verdicts
on
their
ability
.
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