The top three characteristic for a successful SPA alumnus is to be assertive, mature, and dedicated/ passionate about everything they do and accomplish. These three characteristics are important because they are the foundation to a hardworking individual. Being assertive is important because you're not aggressive with your tacts, but you get your message across more gently without being passive either. This is important when trying to get something you need or obtaining something from another. Dedication and passion is important because you have to be committed to what ever you do. With committment comes passion. If you are dedicated to something, you work harder to keep and improve it. These traits will help you maintain what what ever you get. And maturity is the foundation of assertiveness and dedication. Without maturity you will not make it in the world. People don't like working with immature people, so getting a job will be nearly impssible for an immature person. Once you have gain maturity you have the most important trait in life.
These characteristic are somrtimes obtained from parents teaching you these things, but sometimes they are picked up from peer influences. There are very few case in which these characteristic just came naturallly. These characteristic, usually,are traits that you grow into after time and life experiences.
I possess all three characteristic but i have obtained they all different ways. I am a nautrally assertive; nobody every taught me how to be it it`s just part of my natture. Matutity was fouced upon me from a very early age because of life experiences, and dedication is a trait my dad constantly installed in me. I believe passion is a trait that everybody has so by default it is natural, but there have been cases where my reers, parents, and life have taught me passion for different subjects