One of the secrets of successful people is mentorship even though they may not
show it. Having someone to look up to or
learn from is very important in life. To every billionaire or millionaire
you see in life, they have that particular person most times above them they
look up to. You start to ask, who does
the richest person look up to? Now that is funny. One thing about rich, successful millionaires and billionaires is that
they are voracious readers.
They read a lot. Through that, they have those
they have idolized and learnt from. They study how these people made their
wealth and try to follow their steps. You and I have popular mentors who are
writers of the popular books like 48 Laws of Power, Richest Men in Babylon,
Rich Dad Poor Dad and so on. Even if you don’t know the writers physically, you
admire the books and you don’t hesitate to pick them up anytime you need to get
some inspirations or some ideas on a particular decision in business or life. Similarly, these successful people actually
learnt the art of success through reading.
So quickly, we will study some of the quotes by these
successful men and see how important they can be to our lives and businesses.
#1 Steve Wynn
‘Other People’s successes are good
news; for them and for you. Good for you because they show you a way to go’.
Though in some part of the world or all over the world, they
envy their fellow men successes, funny enough, when you envy or you are jealous of other people’s success, you tend to
continue to remain below them. Look around, you discover you are never jealous of those below you but those above
you. When you envy other people’s
successes, you will never pass their stage of success. Similarly, the
people that envy you will continue to remain below you. Now, other people’s
successes should actually lead you and guide you. Stop looking at the bad and negative side of people; start to see
their positive and good side.
#2 Oprah Winfrey
‘The big secret in
life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if
you are willing to work’.
Now pay attention to this, ‘willing to work’. Successful
people are not or never forced to work. You need not push a man that wants to
succeed, he will definitely push himself. Self-motivation is the best form of motivation in life. You move faster when you push yourself than when they push
you. You can only get to the level people wish for you when they are the
ones that pushed you. However, you get
to the level you want for yourself when you push yourself. Aside having
goals, you must be willing to work your ass out to achieve your goals.
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#3 Bill Gates
‘Your most unhappy customers are
your greatest source of learning’.
The joy of every business man is the number of customers he
has. Every businessman wants to keep the numbers of customers growing and it is
actually one of the basic lessons in business management. Now, it is not
possible every customer is delighted in your product or satisfied with the
quality of your products, but your assignment still remain keeping both happy
and unhappy customers. It is worthy to
note that the customers that are satisfied with the quality of your products
might not actually be your biggest customers that offer a lot financially to
your business. It is those that actually offer a lot that get angry when they
are not pleased with your product.
It is simple. They have paid a lot, and
they deserve such from your product. Now, you have to pay attention to their
needs, requests and complaints. Study the dynamics of your customers. Have a complaint form, feedback form, let
them tell you what they don’t like about your business and let them give you
recommendations. That is the best way to remain in business. ‘In business, it’s about people; it’s about
relationships’ – Kathy Ireland.
#4 Meg Whitman
‘Do what you love and success will follow;
Passion is the fuel behind a successful career.’
You see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
breaking records every week, Anthony Joshua earning big from boxing, you start
to wonder, are they actually better than you on the field of play. To be
sincere, they may not be as good as you are or better than you; the difference
is that, they are at the right place and
at the right time doing what they love. If you want to be successful in whatever you do, then it must be what
you love. You can’t be complaining about your tools every day and expect
them to give you joy. Always feel happy with whatever you are doing. If you feel sad about something, please
stop doing it. Go and do what you love; that is what can give you joy and
success.
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#5 J.K. Rowling
‘It is impossible to live without
failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not
have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.’
What is the essence of life without death; what is the
essence of success without failure; what is the essence of a story without
tragedy. `You want to live without failing, why don’t you just wish never to
come to earth so you will never fail. Any
successful person that tells you it’s possible not to fail is either not
successful or lied to you. Failure
is only a means to success, it is the road we pass through, the stairs we climb
and the fight we win to carry success as a trophy. ‘Failure is a lesson that guides you to manage wealth’. ‘You don’t learn to walk by following rules;
you learn by doing and falling over’ – Richard Branson.
#6 John D. Rockefeller
‘Don’t be afraid to give up the good
to go for the great’.
One of the recipes to being successful is sacrifice. Forget it; you can never be successful in life without
losing something. Yes, success will definitely take something from you if
you actually want to collect something from success. Yes, the sacrifice might be your time, friends, and your convenience, not
seeing your family, comfort or anything. Just have it at the back of your mind
that you must lose something to get something. However, make sure what you are getting is greater
than what you are losing. Don’t be scared to drop some things just to succeed;
some people may see it as madness, ignore them, and continue building your
life. You alone have the right to your own life.
#7 Katrina Lake
‘Don’t be afraid of competition.
People always say ‘other people are doing it’. The world is changing so fast,
there is room for lots of players to innovate in different ways. Competition
validates the market and it isn’t a bad thing’.
It is only a market with no promises
that lacks competition.
Every market that is auspicious would definitely have people struggle to get to
the pinnacle of it. In business, competition is viable and should be healthy. The most constant thing in life is change.
Now you have to learn to adjust to the changes in the market. Always study the market before you enter
into it. And when you are there, make sure you also update and upgrade yourself
and business. Don’t be rigid, analog
or archaic. When you refused to adjust to the different tastes of
customers, you lose them and you will be pushed out of business or the market.
‘If you do what you have always done,
you will get what you have always gotten – Tony Robbins.
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#8 Andrew Carnegie
‘No man will make a great leader who
wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it’.
This particular point was disserted in 6 Steps of Successful Entrepreneurs. Every leader has a particular
thing; how to carry their followers along. This is most characteristic in the
lives of Mahatma Ghandi and Lee Yuan Kew. They very well exhibited this
and that is why they have become idols in their countries. You can’t be the founder, CEO, Manager, Director at the same time in a
business just because you want to see how things are done all the time.
This would stifle your workers, feel untrusted and would find a way to leave
your business for you.
If you want the
best from your employees, then you have to trust them. If they are sincere
and loyal, your business would s
your workers, if they can’t be trusted, don’t employ them. ‘You got build a team that is so talented
that they almost make you slightly uncomfortable…because they know by being
with them, you are going to have to raise your game to be with them’ – Air BNB
C Founder.
#9 Barbara Corcoran
‘Don’t you dare underestimate the
power of your own instinct’
We have so limited ourselves in life that we don’t actually
know what we carry. If you actually knew how tiny you were when you were born
and how big you are now compared to then, you will know you can actually do
great things beyond your own imagination. When
a part of you pushes you to do a thing, and it is not unlawful, please don’t
hesitate to do. No one can tell you
more truth than what yourself or your spirit tells you. Therefore, never
underrate what your instinct tells you. It
guides you and protects you from bad decisions. However, you must be very
sensitive to hear your instinct. Don’t rush at decisions. Take your time and be
smart.
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