What marks success? I’m not talking about who’s the fastest or makes the most money. I mean, if you look at the real successes over history, both good and bad, what is the common denominator. As an entrepreneur I’m constantly studying what makes someone or something successful. It’s probably one of the most important things I do on a daily basis and for some reason I stumbled across the answer the other day on my Facebook page and didn’t know it, until now.
Take a moment for yourself and think back on the who, what, when, where and how’s that have made the largest, most significant impact in your life. I would bet the gas in my truck (not as valuable as it was 2 months ago, but still) that I know it’s root.
Here’s the answer: Something to believe in.
Study every scenario. Religion (obvious), Business, Sports, Politics, Relationships, Family and more. It’s true.
If you want to succeed in your life, in every aspect…prove you’ve got ’something to believe in’. If the world finds you, they’ll follow you and tell everyone about you. This works for both the Yoda’s & the Darth Vader’s of the world. That is why it is supreme.
For me the light switch clicked when I saw this video on my Facebook page, almost 9 million views. Now that’s something. This video is a radio call from a little boy on a ranch that called into the local christian radio station to tell whoever would listen his heartbreaking story about his calf,
A friends blog also proved this theory to me, check it out at raybaumann.com . Did Jesus really exist?
Quote of the day: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou (American Poet, b.1928)
Have fun out there
Posted under Can I Quote You?, Tips and Tidbits, Videos, Whacky Stories & Thoughts
This post was written by Ken on November 22, 2008
