We always ask ourselves, are there character traits that most highly successful people share? The answer to that is, Yes. According to George S. Everly Jr., psychologist and professor at Johns Hopkins School of medicine. With 45 years experience as a at leading universities, he’s had a chance to observe ultra-successful people before they got that way. And these people were not all college undergraduates, he writes in a recent psychology today blog post. “Rather, they have been graduate students, entrepreneurs, business executives, physicians, nurses, attorneys, veterinarians and medical students—and yes, those who would become the rich and the famous.” Surprisingly, he writes, highly successful people all seem to share some qualities that make them unforgettable—even before they become hugely successful. The following are some of the most important. 1. Optimism. We’ve all met people who work really, really hard to project an aura of optimism and positivity. That usually feels as f...