The best way to succeed in life is to learn from the best people on earth and follow their footsteps. Here are 20 life-lessons from successful people around the world.
1. Ask for negative feedback.
“You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that’s wrong with it and fix it. Seek negative feedback, particularly from friends.” — Elon Musk
2. Be grateful for what you have.
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” — Oprah Winfrey
3. Be specific while solving problems.
“When there’s an ache, you want to be like aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general ‘nice to have’ market.” — Reed Hasting
4. Never stop learning.
“Just because you are CEO, don’t think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. I’ve never forgotten that.” — Indra Nooyi
5. Work hard on something uncomfortable.
“What is the one sentence summary of how you change the world? Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!” — Larry Page
6. Invest in others.
“The moment you discover in life that it’s not about yourself, that it is about investing in others, I think you’re entering a steadier state to be a great leader. Because above all, I think the main quality of a leader is to be a human being. There’s no reason you are special because you happen to have this job or these responsibilities.” — Paul Polman
7. Work with smart people.
“I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most.” — Marissa Mayer
8. Learn from other people’s mistakes.
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