A few thoughts on success
Success is a gift.
"It is not the brightest who succeed . . . Nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf”. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities - and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them."
Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers
"The tragedy is that society (your school, your boss, your government, your family) keeps drumming the genius part out. The problem is that our culture has engaged in a Faustian bargain, in which we trade our genius and artistry for apparent stability."
Seth Godin
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
You can't be successful all by yourself. Other people make you successful. That's why you have to focus on other people, not yourself.
Al Ries & Jack Trout: HORSE SENSE
I believe, as I suspect most people do, that the potential for change among human beings is virtually limitless. But I also believe----- and my work on this book has strengthened this belief---- that it takes a truly exceptional person to transcend his or her social environment and that we are shaped (and limited) by our backgrounds and by the thinking of our generation more than we know or are comfortable admitting, even to ourselves.
Ellis Cose
The End of Anger
Marc Sims
Chicago
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