500 successful people
3. An Internet survey of 500 successful people - the common elements of their success was based upon the following
- being passionate about what they are doing;
- working hard and having fun at work;
- practicing to become very good at the work;
- having focus;
- push both mentally and physically (it is of interest to note that most successful people have a "pushy mother");
- having resilience to handle self-doubt;
- being persistent enough to handle failure;
- work is related to a cause and adds value;
- being prepared to listen, ask questions, observe, be curious, good at problem solving and making connections;
- being receptive to ideas.
. The 3 circles approach, ie outermost circle "what", middle one "how"& innermost circle "why", ie
- what refers to "what do you do?", ie produce excellent products & services
- how refers to what are the processes, systems, etc used to produce excellent products & services?
- why refers to "why do we do it?", ie articulating their core values and beliefs
(source: Simon Sinek, 2011)