Seven traits of the wealthy personality

The Today MSNBC article ‘The Difference’ between you and the rich lists the seven traits of the wealthy personality:

1. Optimism. The wealthy generally have the sense that life will bring good rather than bad outcomes.
2. Resilience. The wealthy are confident in their abilities to overcome bad situations--on the job, in their personal lives, with their finances.
3. Connectedness. The wealthy are people magnets. They are connected to people in all aspects of life--they have circles of family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances.
4. Drive. The wealthy want to succeed. Some want that success to arrive in the form of money.
5. Curiosity. The wealthy are likely to have gone to college...They are always learning, consistently reading books for pleasure and newspapers to keep up with the world.
6. Intuition. The wealthy somehow know precisely whom they should be dealing with and whom to walk away from.
7. Confidence. When the wealthy take a calculated risk-- such as starting a business or buying investment real estate--they don’t see it as much of a risk at all.