Here’s a great speech by Mark Sellers to Harvard graduates.

It’s titled So You Want to Be the Next Warren Buffett and discusses 7 traits you need to be different.

Trait #1 – Ability to buy and sell stocks against the market

Trait #2 – Obsession

Trait #3 – Willingness to learn from past mistakes

Trait #4 – Inherent sense of risk based on common sense

Trait #5 – Confidence and Conviction

Trait #6 – Get both sides of your brain working

Trait #7 – Ability to live through volatility