Welcome
to part 2! In our previous article, we summarised five (5) qualities that
shared by many super-achievers according to the book ‘The Art of Doing: How
Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well’. In this
article, we are going to continue with the remaining five (5):
6.
Testing Ideas in The Market
"Everybody
has a bias to think their own idea is brilliant," says Gosfield.
"[Achievers] roll it out in an environment that’s as close as possible to
the market."
Bill
Gross, serial entrepreneur and founder of Idealab, always tests before he
invests. When he had an idea for an online car dealer, CarsDirect, no one was
sure if people would actually buy a car from a Web site. He decided to put up a
test site to see what would happen. Before they had any inventory, they’d sold
four cars and had to shut down the site. On the upside, Gross then knew there
was a market for the service.
7.
Managing Emotions
“We
found that managing emotions is a key element to success,” Sweeney says. “It’s
so easy to be derailed by them, but these people are able to channel anger and
frustration into their work.”
According
to Psychology Today, emotional success people understand that among the good
things in life, there are also tough times in life, but those experiences will
not stop them or hold them back. These people are generally happy with their
lives and satisfied with themselves and their decisions. If someone does
something negative or says something unkind, they don’t allow their words to
break them or ruin their day.
8.
Constantly Evolving
Both
business and people have to evolve from time to time. For business, it could be
new technology, new system or new structure. For people, it could be new skill
or new habit.
Successful
people maintain success by consistently learning and adapting to the
environment around them. Tennis champion Martina Navratilova realized this when
her game suddenly started to slide. She decided to transform her training
routine and diet, and soon was back on track to become an all-star athlete.
9.
Practicing Patience
Inaction,
or stillness, can sometimes be just as useful as action. The importance of
patience was a primary theme among the super-achievers —— whether it's strategically waiting for
the best time to make a move or continuing to pursue a larger vision without
receiving immediate rewards. Jill Tarter, a director of the SETI Institute
(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), has been searching for life on
other planets for the last 50 years without any guarantee of success.
Source: AZ
Quotes
10.
Pursuing Happiness
Success
fuels happiness, and happiness in turn fuels greater success. Jennings, “the
winningest game-show champion in history," said once he became a
contestant on a game show, it filled his entire life with passion. That
happiness helped him win, and winning ended up giving him the confidence he
needed to pursue a career he loved: writing. Seeking happiness in your life and
work turns out to be a win-win.
In
fact, neuroscience and studies of positive psychology prove that happiness is a
key driver and precursor of success, with two decades of research backing this
up. Positive feelings make the brain work better and trigger the release of
serotonin and dopamine, which significantly enhance motor control, motivation,
memory, problem-solving, mental focus and the ability to process multiple
concepts simultaneously. So,
happiness can really make you more successful.
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