Top 10 Personality Traits That Make CEOs Respect You (According To A CEO)

Do you think that skills are the most important quality a CEO seeks in his employees? WRONG! Here's a list of things that truly impress a CEO, according to Gary Vaynerchuck, a famous CEO and talk show host.

1. Compassion
   • The ability to feel love and sadness for others.
2. Sympathy
   • The ability to feel OTHER's sadness as ones own.
3. Empathy
   • The ability to understand where other people are coming from and their perspectives.
4. Kindness
   • The ability to be "nice" to others.
5. Gratitude
   • The ability to be thankful for what you already have.
6. Humility
   • The ability to realize that no matter how successful you are, you must always remember you are still human like everybody else.
7. Patience
   • The ability to keep their cool.
8. Self Awareness
   • The ability to see one's own mistakes and own up to it.
9. The ability to be the "bigger person"
   • The ability to forgive and forget, even when you're right.
10. Sincerity
    • The ability to be true and honest, instead of doing things at face value.

With these traits in your personality, you are sure to go far in life!