The most important traits of excellent UX practitioners according to Mitch Stein (or, why you might want to talk to us):
no1.. Empathy
no2.. Diverse experience and interests, which empower associative thinking (just take a look at our timeline)
no3.. Ability to deal with uncertainty and managing risk, not avoiding it (living and working in Greece always helps)
no4.. (that’s a good one!) Profound laziness (no comment)
and no5.. Balance of confidence and open-mindedness (never afraid to fail or listen to someone else’s opinion, always armed with a plan B)
(The Spectrum of User Experience by Information Architects Inc.)