Even when most human beings go through pretty much the same crisis points in life, each individual has a completely different set of experiences, situations and circumstances that makes him or her unique from others – or so we like to think.

Research has proven time after time that there are more similarities between humans than our minds feel comfortable accepting. Still skeptic? Take a look at the following list and tell me how many of these common human traits apply to you…

Common traits - Most people consider themselves:

• Reliable, dependable and hard-working
• Friendly and fun to be around
• They feel they’re not as satisfied as they could be
• They feel they’re not as recognized as they should be
• Considerate to others and with good people skills
• Honest and loyal to their friends and family
• Have a moderate amount of self-esteem
• Good problem solvers
• Proficient at completing tasks
• Adaptable to most situations
• Overall capable and generally smarter than others
• Good leaders (many think of themselves as natural leaders)
• Resourceful and skilled
• Good-natured
• Proficient in their communication skills
• Family-minded
• Likely to respond positively to flattery
• Likely to respond positively to enthusiasm
• They never question their own belief systems
• Have a deep fear of rejection
• Worry about what others think
• They all cherish the past, complaint about the present and fear the future
• They consider themselves good-intentioned, even when behavior is negative
• They want to make decisions that will make them look good in the eyes of others
• They think about sex far more than they will ever admit
• Almost everyone is afraid of growing old and dying
• Only those in some sort of pain work to change their status quo
• Most are not 100% satisfied at what they see in a mirror
• They will continue with a bad habit until it pains them
• They dislike the feeling of being controlled or manipulated
• They dislike doing things that don’t make sense to them
• They dislike change without a clear benefit or outcome

This list of human similarities is very powerful .