Posted on 06/26/2017 10:35:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Executive leadership coach Lolly Daskal has worked with hundreds of millionaires and billionaires.
The secret to their success doesn't boil down to one specific habit, routine or personality trait, she tells CNBC: "The secret of the true billionaire is what's going on on the inside."
"There's so much literature out there about how to succeed," she continues. "Most of the books talk about 'how': Do this and you will be that. But it doesn't work that way. We have it backwards. What we really need to do is to figure out who we are on the inside. We need to identify ourselves and say, 'I am a person that will do this.'
"Once you know that, then you know the thoughts you need to think; then you know the actions you need to take; then you know the values and the virtues you need to bring. But before you can do all the doing, you really have to concentrate on who you are being."
By understanding who you are, you can then start to recognize "when there are gaps in who you are and what you know," Daskal writes in her book "The Leadership Gap." And that can be helpful....
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
Good points. It works in the everyday world. I would not have minded getting rich while doing so, but, whatever.
I still have much to be thankful for, and I have been blessed in many ways.
>> when there are gaps in who you are and what you know
Who am I and what’s my name...
You are #6...
Evidently, not yet...
most of them have no moral foundation and will do anything for a buck...mark Cuban...gates...buffet. etc...
they would sell their own mothers if they thought they could gain another billion...
we need to stop thinking that the elite rich are morally,intellectually, emotionally or spiritually better than most of us...
Not a fan of the old TV show “The Prisoner” I take it?
I find that when I work harder, I find myself in more right places at right times.
Amazing how industrious, ambitious people seem to be lucky at the same time. Wonder why that is?
Interesting. I like to define luck as when preparation
meets opportunity. Also, we hear politicians like
Obama speak of “hard working Americans”. All sorts of
people work hard and get nowhere. Those who become
successful not only work harder but they also work
SMARTER. I’m guessing that you would agree with that
if you apply it to your own situation.
I agree.
There are a lot of hardworking people who are not smart. There are a lot of smart people who are lazy. Even so, it is far more than just hard work & smarts.
- Being able to recognize an opportunity
- Being motivated to grab that opportunity
- Being disciplined to execute successfully
- Being willing to risk everything you have to pursue the opportunity
- Avoid getting complacent when you achieve a certain level of wealth
Only a few people have the combination of these attributes. Which is why there are few billionaires.
I am not a big Marc Zuckerberg fan, but damn if he didn’t do everything right in building Facebook.
I am not a number but a free man plus a fan of The Prisoner.
Yeah - they’re all lucky immoral cretins......when you use “most”, and claimed moral turpitude for the lot, where did you get your data? Where you sitting on the toilet?
Maybe it’s my non-billionaire mind, but does anyone else think that the article is a boatload of words that conveys very little useful information?
I can get a billion for Mom?
Bingo... most take a chance where others shy away... some get the gold ring...
I never hold wealth against a person... What they do with it and how they treat others is another story all together....
Buy low,sell high.
The rich people I’ve come across make their own luck. Most of them started their own businesses because they had a good idea, or they saw they could do it better than the company where they started.
The really rich, inherited most of it. Some are smart—like Trump who took a good deal and made it better. Some are just born lucky.
But the people who started at the same middle class place as you and I, a lot of it is willingness to work...at lot..and perform beyond their perceived ability.
I went from a good middle six figure job—where I worked my butt off and was the “clean up guy” for our company. After several years of that, I left to start my own business.
I worked much harder for myself.
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