True or false?
“Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.” – Sloan Wilson
Category: success
Makes you think . . .
Just to remind you . . .
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” The provenance of this quote is unproven – though it’s often attributed to Mary Anne Evans (aka George Eliot). A good reminder of its sentiment, nonetheless.
It is ok . . .
Working with a scientist I was surprised to hear them say that they expect to fail more than they succeed, and also fascinated by the notion that every failure takes him a step closer to finding the answer to a solution. And in one fell swoop it blew out of the water the phrase I’d known… Read More It is ok . . .
How to prosper . . .
“To freely bloom — that is my definition of success.” Gerry Spence
So true . . .
“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time” Herbert Bayard Swope
Seven steps to the stars . . .
An excellent article by Professor Adrian Furnham – Getting Along With (But Ahead Of) Others, Seven steps for how to really succeed at work
Learning to succeed . . .
“In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.” (Anthony J D’Angelo, The College Blue Book) Military historian Sir Antony Beevor failed his history A-level. MRI pioneer and Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield did not pass his 11-plus. Oprah Winfrey was publicly fired from her first… Read More Learning to succeed . . .
Success through reinvention . . .
I spotted the headline “Fashion success through reinvention” – an article about how the House of Dior has kept their brand fresh over decades. A good article in itself, but the headline grabbed my attention for the concept simply of success through reinvention. I wondered, can this apply to personal development also? And if not exactly… Read More Success through reinvention . . .
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