Tony Buzan offers a list of twenty characteristics based on the research carried out for his book "Buzan's book of Genius".

Rate yourself by assigning a score of 0 to 5 for each of these qualities. Then add each of the scores to give yourself a "Genius Quotient".

1. Vision
2. Desire
3. Faith
4. Commitment
5. Planning
6. Persistence
7. Learning from mistakes
8. Subject Knowledge
9. Mental Literacy
10. Imagination
11. Positive Attitude
12. Auto-Suggestion
13. Intuition
14. Mastermind Group (Real)
15. Mastermind Group (Internal)
16. Truth/Honesty
17. Facing Fears/Courage
18. Creativity/Flexibility
19. Love of the Task
20. Energy (Physical/Sensual/Sexual)