To Be Successful, Do Only What Matters If you want to be successful, you have to learn what really makes a difference. What really matters. You need to do that and keep the distractions – everything that doesn’t matter – to a minimum. Now I’ll tell you what matters but I’ve got to warn you: it’s really simple. But then, all great lessons in life are simple. What matters is what you do. How do you figure out what to do? Strangely enough, you figure out what to do by doing. By … Getting out into the world, getting a job, experiencing and learning. Figuring out how business works. Learning what you like to do and what you’re good at – your strengths to leverage and weaknesses to overcome. Gaining confidence from your successes and wisdom from your failures. Meeting smart people, asking good questions and listening to what they have to say. Figuring out what it takes to be a good employee and how to motivate and manage others. Learning what works and what doesn’t work in the real world. Putting yourself out there so you’re aware of opportunities and maybe even create your own luck. Understanding that it’s all completely and entirely up to you – nobody else can do it for you and nobody is holding you back, either. Having your priorities straight, the work ethic to always get the job done, and the discipline to focus on what matters and not on what doesn’t. The way to be successful is to keep your sphere of influence small and focused. How small and focused? That depends. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates wrote code. Richard Branson sold records. Their spheres were relatively small and extremely focused in the early days of their careers while they were building their businesses. Then they grew in time. That’s usually how it works.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:00:59 +0000
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