What's the secret of your success?

Deep desire, and persistence. Conviction that I could succeed, and wouldn’t give up until I did.

Being stoic and detached… People my age are killing one another in Gangs and Bars… I watch tv and Fluther.

I work harder than most people. A lot harder.

go to bed early, wake up early. beat everybody to the store prior to major holidays. regular bowel movements.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again… and again… and again…

” I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. ” ~ Thomas Edison

I’m a good test taker.

I solve problems quickly and decisively. Being pretty smart has helped quite a bit too!

Discipline

Belief in my ability, discipline, persistence and resilence. I’ve seen enough changes in my life to know the odds are with me to always recover and each time gain more than I’ve lost. Patience is another thing all together though, it’s heavy on the scales when I balance it agains all the positives I muster.

I’m surprised no one has said “My Education” yet.

I have to work twice as hard for a lot of my achievements because I am not the smartest, or quickest, or brightest star in the heavens. I consider myself successful in my employment because of persistence, dedication to the business and the mission, and making the right choices at the right time. It’s all about not giving up with a little bit of luck to act as a catalyst.

Family influence and a well-invested trust fund. Certainly nothing to do with my abilities.

Not viewing success as most people view it. I don’t make a lot of money, but I am very happy.

Happiness and passion.
I want to do things. So I do them and that makes me happy.

I have always treated people the way i wanted to be treated.

In my line of work, this is not always possible, but i applied that belief whenever i could. i always had a smile on my face and treated everyone equally.

Being fair and giving people the benefit of the doubt has also worked for me. also, being a people person did not hurt.

I was determined to retire as a police officer, without a blemish on my conduct. i did this and i am most proud because of it. i never intentionally mistreated anyone.

Following m instinct. Don’t use my intellect unless my instinct tells me to.

Passion. anything i am passionate about i either develop skills for or have natural ability in and try to pursue. I’ve learned to go with those things (for me it’s been to pursue advertising—specifically digital and the strategy side of it). I think it’s so important not try to force dedication where it doesn’t feel organic. When you are passionate about something, you can excel with hard work but that hard work won’t feel draining it will be regenerating. Hope that helps!

Finding uncool things cool. Like math for example.