altruistic, creative, open, authentic, accepting, independent, and brave.

Those individuals must show initiative and daring, and they must wish to impose their will on the world in some way. At the same time, they will be called upon to perform many different duties and take on many different roles, often with no advance warning. They must be flexible and resourceful at a very deep level, open in some critical ways, yet

We want him to be assertive, but not aggressive; to be empathetic, but not naive; to be “a doer,” but also introspective; to be perseverant, but not stubborn; to be prepared, but not obsessive; to help people, but not enable them . . .

persistence, self-control, curiosity, conscientiousness, grit, and self-confidence.’

have a list of what I regard as the characteristics of successful people, probably an obvious bunch of traits. People who are well read, have well-considered opinions, are honest, can communicate and stick it out, are self-confident and care for people and on top of that can think, are the best. Clear goals direct all these characteristics.

Men are innately idealistic. While women are more interested in people, men are more interested in things. We are innate problem solvers. A sense of purpose (not meaning) is vital to our personalities and sense of self. Our idealism is both the source of our greatest strength and our Achilles Heel. Men search for purpose. This requires us to imagin