Inspiring people: what are they like?

If we talk about inspiring people, it is likely that each of us has a name that comes to mind – we may even agree, if that person is well-known. Writers, athletes, scientists, engineers, artists and even some influencer. All of them have more than one aspect in common: they are virtuous figures in some area and they define qualities that we don’t really know how to explain.

Those sensations that we find difficult to define were integrated by Carl Jung into a concept long known in history. He daimon It is a divine being that is hidden within us. The Egyptians called it Ba and Aristotle used it to define that highest state in the human being, the one that combines virtues such as wisdom.

We could say that Whoever inspires has something more than mere intelligence or good command of a field of knowledge. There is an essence that transcends beyond mere competition, and that rises as that which catches and captivates us. To the point of wanting to imitate them or learn from them.

We delve deeper into these personalities.

The people who inspire us push us to experiment, to want to achieve our goals.

Characteristics of inspiring people

There are 7.9 billion people in the world. Each one has its character, its life story, its greatness and its defects. There are public figures who inspire others, but there are also millions of others who do so anonymously, discreetly… Many of us have a father or mother who is our greatest admiration.

That is to say, in some way, each of us has in our minds and hearts someone who, due to their own characteristics, urges us to be a little better by imitating them and learning from them. Because inspiration is a powerful feeling that drives motivation, that injects us with positive emotions, ability to dream and self-confidence.

On the other hand, it should be noted that, as indicated in a study carried out at the College of William and Mary (Virginia), inspiration is a very clear psychological construct. Also decisive in the human being. Cultivating it, developing it and letting ourselves be inspired by others gives us transcendence and improves well-being and ability to achieve.

Let’s see what defines inspiring people…

1. Motivation and commitment

When someone becomes that figure that we admire and inspire us, there is one aspect that always repeats itself. We are facing people committed to a series of objectives. Every effort, every thought and behavior they carry out is oriented towards those personal goals that they have made their own and that define their lifestyle.

2. Effort combined with integrity and humility

Our parents, a friend, that athlete that fascinates us, that writer that we admire… The people who inspire us don’t do so just because of their actions. For his great exploits. What makes them become that wind that drives the sails of our dreams by wanting to be like them is their character and personality.

On average, they are figures endowed with great humility and integrity. No matter how many things they have achieved, they rarely give in to ego or superiority. Its simplicity is its standard.

3. Self-knowledge

We were talking at the beginning of Daimon, of that entity that symbolizes the highest essence of the human being. Having that internal “genius” means having wisdom, good judgment and good work, but also other qualities that are no less decisive.

People who inspire do so above all because of their authenticity, for being sincere, for knowing their limits, their defects and also their potential.

They invest in their own emotional and personal growth, they try to be better every day for themselves and also for the world itself. They know that each act resonates in their environment, that inspiring is setting an example, that achieving goals is investing in psychological well-being.

4. They bring out the best in us

There is an exceptional quality that is not talked about enough: the art of encouraging others, of guiding them and convincing them that they can improve, progress, be better… The ability to get someone to trust in their abilities is a tool that does not have everyone.

Those who inspire also guide and do so from respect, from that empathy and humility capable of transforming us, of leaving a permanent mark…

The people who inspire us have an exceptional quality: wisdom.

5. Flexible mind and high self-discipline

Inspiring people are good at one or more skills. That ability that has made them stand out in a specific area is not coincidental. They have a highly flexible approach that allows them to learn from mistakes. Also be open to new perspectives to learn from. They accept uncertainty, contradiction and take on challenges with interest and efficiency.

They know that excellence is achieved by accepting changes, innovating, failing from time to time and learning from each step back. This life journey is in turn intertwined with another no less decisive variable: self-discipline. The one that always acts as a catapult to achievement.

6. Transcendence and wisdom

Robert J. Sternberg once defined a wise person as someone who is sensitive, competent in interpersonal skills, sociable, judicious, a good communicator, and knowledgeable about the challenges and wonders of life. Whoever inspires us does not always do so because of his intelligence, in reality, he does so because of his wisdom..

To conclude, it is very likely that we are all now thinking about those inspiring people we have in our lives. They are real treasures, it’s true. However, there is something equally decisive and evocative: we too become people who inspire others.

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