Richard St. John – What Leads to Success?

Richard St. John has some excellent insights into why people succeed.  And, they can be absorbed in less than 3-minutes.

Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. People who succeed do the big 8 things that lead to success:

1. Passion – If you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
2. Work – It’s all hard work, but it is fun if you are passionate about it.
3. Good – Get good at what you do. Practice, practice, practice.
4. Focus – Focus on one thing. Don’t be scattered.
5. Push – Mentally and physically. Through being shy and self-doubt.
6. Serve – Serve others something of value.
7. Ideas – There is no magic to coming up with ideas. How do you come up with ideas?

• Listen
• Observe
• Be curious
• Ask questions
• Focus on problem-solving
• Make connections

8. Persist – Through failure and “CRAP” (Criticism, Rejection, Assholes, and Pressure)?

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Success is about many things, but regardless of your goals (money, influencing others, being happy, educational achievement…), you cannot achieve success without a road map.  My recommendation is that you take the image below (or create your own one), print it out, and tape it to your wall.  I have, and it keeps reminding me of the things I need to do every day to succeed. ~ Paul Siegel