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I'm pretty sure Larry Ellison of Oracle personifies the opposite of nearly every point you list below, yet somehow he accumulated a net worth of nearly $40B.
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Originally Posted by lovesMountains
Got this on my Facebook page this morning and think it could be very valuable info for some here in light of some of the recent threads and posts I've noticed
Successful people Unsuccessful people:
Have a sense of gratitude Have a sense of entitlement
Forgive others Hold grudges (seek revenge)
Accept all responsibility Blame others for their failures (especially the opposite gender) for their failures
Give other people credit Take all the credit of their victories for their victories
Compliment Criticize
Talk about ideas Talk about people
Want others to succeed secretly want others to fail and celebrate when they do
Share information Hoard information and data and data
Set goals and develop Never set goals life plans
Embrace change Fear change
Exude joy Exude anger
Continuously learn Think they know it all
Have empathy for the pain of others Laugh when others are hurting
Operate from a Operate from a transactional perspective
transformational perspective
I'm pretty sure Larry Ellison of Oracle personifies the opposite of nearly every point you list below, yet somehow he accumulated a net worth of nearly $40B.
There are definitely a lot of "life isn't fair" examples around. But Madoff went to prison. Sometimes it does catch up with those types.
Your circumstances do not dictate your character (unless maybe you live in the slums of India and have to steal food or literally starve to death).
Other than that, successful people rise above the challenges they are faced with instead of using them as an excuse to stay stuck.
People's character molds itself to the way most likely to help them overcome their problems. I know this doesn't fit the rose-tinted world but still...
Location: where people are either too stupid to leave or too stuck to move
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Some of it is right .. Some not .. I've seen unsuccessful people do successful things on that list , they just aren't successful
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