The biggest myth of success is that people have had the notion that success is just an overnight phenomena and requires some God gifted talent. Actually more than 95% of people don't know the exact behind-the-scenes as far as success is concerned !
That to be successful you need to own or direct a company, become a millionare or any entrepreneur related stuff: In my opinion success is dictated by your own goals, not society ones.
Luck. The single biggest factor in success that most people refuse to recognize is sheer, dumb luck, and they do so because it's unpleasant to accept that a major component of what happens in your life is totally beyond your control. You can try to make your own breaks and should definitely plan ahead, but at the end of the day, you can't control other people and you can only play with the hand that life deals you. The sooner you accept this, the sooner you'll be able to accept that doing the best you can is good enough, regardless of how ideal the outcome is or isn't.
Yeah because the chances of you sneaking into a studio/past security/into Prince's house (like Kesha did to become famous) are really slim next to impossible, that's why no one really attempts them.
It's definitely a factor. I think it's hard to rank them and the rankings would be different in every life anyway. I think about children who get sick with cancers or events like being hit by a drunk driver. Things like that happen to people with lasting maybe lifelong consequences. Then again, what we might say is bad luck might be the *VERY THING* that turned them into an incredible person that we never would have known if they hadn't had adversity thrown in their faces.
These are some true words, only people who are willing to make their best effort regardless of the outcome knows it well and accepts it unconditionally as they are aware of the fact that if they had been lucky, they would have done it at ease!
Quick notes: Knowing Micro Motives -Some ppl motivated by organizing Know Your Choices -Have a lot more choices if you look -There's always a third door (mindset) -Stop shmoozing & make something that you can have in your hand and show people (Spielberg story) Knowing your strategies -Theres multiple ways -Optimism with one eye on the future Ignore the destination -moments of uncertainty -ongoing process
The thing that's missing from this is that luck plays an outsized role in every success story, but no one ever acknowledges that because 1) it's not replicable, and 2) no one likes to say "my succcess actually has very little to do with me." Spielberg would never have been Spielberg if he hadn't accidentally happened upon Chuck Silvers. Churchill would never have been Churchill if war hadn't broken out in Europe - he was a terrible peacetime leader. They were both lucky, really. The biggest myth is that successful people are in command of their own destinies. They aren't; none of us are. So the objective must be less about being successful and more about being happy and contributing something to the world that you think is important. If you do that you will at the very least be happy - and you might just be successful too, if you're lucky.
I agree to an extent, success is hardwork, talent and opportunity. I’ve realized we tend to highlight the hardwork and/or the talent more so than the opportunity. Reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Outliers” highlights this. Take singers for example. A lot of people have the talent, a lot have the hardwork, but not everyone will become a famous singer, why? Being in the right place at the right time knowing the right people is also a factor that no one seems to talk about. To act like the most famous singers are the only hardworking, talented voices in this world is just not the case. To me it’s a bit prideful, if more successful persons acknowledged the events and people that helped to open the door to where they are today, it would help lessen this feeling of inadequacy when your hard work and talent don’t reap the same results. There is no amount of hardwork/talent that will replace the value of opportunity, they are separate contributors to success. NB: this is not to say successful people don’t deserve their success, they took advantage of the opportunity…it’s just that opportunity is random and cannot be replicated just so
@@musiclover19797 hard work? That’s a very small part of success (for most path/models). You don’t need to reinvent the wheel! Do what works. That’s what Spielberg, bill Gates, etc did.
1) confidence is not "knowing you will succeed", its "knowing you will be ok if you dont". 2) Fear has killed more dreams than failure ever could. 3) Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
5) control the controllables 6) the harder I work, the luckier I get 7) hard work beats talent, when talent is not hard at work 8) If you are 15 minutes early, you are on time. And if you are on time, you are late. 9) The challenge and the effort is more important than the outcome (success/failure).
I was initially very excited to watch this and ultimately disappointed that it's simply perpetuating the same "anyone can do it" nonsense that is the real problem. I absolutely agree that people should follow their passion and stay strong in the face of adversity. Unfortunately, the demonstrable reality is that not everyone has the same capacity for it. Until we understand the brain completely, our obsession with placing anecdotal success stories on a pedestal and telling the masses that anyone can do it is only adding to the rampant feelings of inadequacy in our society. Self acceptance without societal judgement and pressure to fulfill your dreams is what people need. People shouldn't be made to feel like something is wrong with them if they simply aren't as ambitious as the examples we choose to call success.
Indeed, you raise some very good points. People need to have a level of self-awareness not found amongst the masses, and the mental capacity and dexterity to be able to learn from mistakes, acknowledge failures, and formulate alternative paths to success. And let's not forget that success doesn't mean earning thousands of dollars a week. It's about achieving a livable income, finding a healthy work/life balance, and ultimately being content. Not even happy, as people make bad decisions when happy, but content.
@@FlyboyHelosim in reading many biographies of artists, writers, dancers, musicians, scientists etc many never achieved a livable income, did not have a “healthy” work/life balance ..and were rarely content. Pick some famous and “successful” historical figures. Da Vinci, Michael Angelo, Van Gogh, Beethoven, Nijinsky, pollack, Tesla, nietsche, Ramanujan etc .. very revealing.
The video wasn’t suggesting that anyone can do it but was implying what your mindset should aim towards in order to truly seek your self fulfillment towards your overall goals in life and later successes however they may come to be. In short, make due with your capabilities, explore your options to create your own path, find the opportunity even if it’s unconventional, and finally just keep at it and persevere through the struggles that come with it, as everyone who has achieved great success had many failures before reaching that one self accomplishment that they are notoriously known for
@Michael Lochlann Agree with you completely. My complaint is the assumption that everyone has an equal capacity to achieve what our society deems success.
I lean more towards self-fulfillment. If you wanna do something might as well do something that makes you happy & satisfied with whatever choices you made. 🤷🏿♂️
I always wondered what it was like to have everything you ever wanted as a kid. Every accomplishment is a difficult task to complete. I have a learning disability, but I was able to complete all of my educational goals including graduating from college. I wanted to be an author. I became an author. I wanted to become an artist. I self taught myself visual arts. I create art work. I'm a photographer. I am a music composer/ music producer. I have accomplished everything I set my mind to, because I applied myself. Anything is possible, but it takes hard work. I also compose music for movies, television, and commercials. I did all of this with a learning disability. Anything is possible.
I never really thought before about the link between a hunger for knowledge, or curiosity, as being an optimistic person vs a pessimistic one. 6:30 I never say I can’t do things. When given a task, my mind always looks for a better or more efficient way of doing it.
That's how my mind works, too. I recently started a factory job at a company that's been going for over 100 years and within my first couple of weeks at work was able to beat the daily production record and double the output on the main production line... because I was not only motivated to do so but I also found shortcuts in methods of efficiency.
You and me both, brother from another mother. I find it difficult to work at most jobs because of such issues. I look for better, more efficient ways to get the job done, but they want me to do it THEIR way. Look, I'm trying to save you time, thus money, by doing this more efficiently. On the other side, there are times that I stand around looking like an idiot because I think I am being pranked by how stupidly or dangerously someone is doing something.
@Taylor Neilson: Despite me having ambitious goals and being a very driven person, your words resonate with me greatly because I like the idea of being able to evolve as an individual and have my interests change over time without guilt or fear.
Sounds like you dont want to participate in the matrix but success principles can be applied to all pursuits including non matrix pursuits. Or do you mean you want out of this life altogether?
0:43 What is a 'dark horse'? 1:20 Dark horse lesson #1: Know your micro-motives 2:09 Neil deGrasse Tyson's mindset 2:57 Dark horse lesson #2: Know your choices 3:12 Steven Spielberg's mindset 6:06 Dark horse lesson #3: Know your strategies 6:30 Michio Kaku: Eisenhower's mindset 7:42 Dark horse lesson #4: Ignore the destination 8:15 Sarah Robb O'Hagan's mindset
I see Alex Banayan's take a bit critical. It reminds me of this rule in the film Margin Call where it's "You can be first, be smarter, or you can cheat.". Being first is just standing at the front of the line of the club. Being smarter also involves standing in the line and just outperforming the competition. In essence, Spielberg cheated. I don't know if he broke the law by jumping out of a tour and wandering sets. But there's also an element of luck there that gets glossed over. You have to have the money to travel and buy entry, then you have to run into someone who can make decisions, who wants to mentor, and who isn't looking at the line going "I can literally take infinite shots at this for cheap, why invest in this one guy". That's at least 4 levels of luck layered ontop of each other. This could have gone wrong on so many levels. And it only applies to certain types of jobs, where you can shimmy your way in and "proof yourself". There are a lot of jobs where that isn't possible. For example, I wanted a specific local library job for a long time. It turned out it was actually impossible to get that job. It was already filled by someone, who could not be fired or promoted out of that position. This was due to how government employee jobs work around here. And there were a bunch of people already jokeying for that position, for that time when that current holder retired. So any mentor would have had a vested interest in me not taking that position. And then there's a whole plethora of jobs where you can't get in by "simply knowing your stuff". Where you need certain education, accreditation and certification and there is no chance of getting it, anywhere, without the money to get that training. So it is a fine tool to know your motivation and your micro-motivation - but that means nothing when achievement is impossible, either practically or financially, which seems to me is the major problem most people face. And budding your way in - what I refered to as "cheating", or "jumping the line" - carries unmentioned risks. Spielberg could have been in handcuffs if he wasn't lucky. How many people are escorted out of locations by security every day because they fail, or because they don't meet someone important enough, or because they are unable to communicate their passion quickly and in the right tone? We never hear their stories. Only looking at hyper successfull people gives you a confirmation biased result that makes the risks, dead ends, and obstacles largely invisible. What most people want or need is a result that is "medium successfull" by those standards. They do not want to be CEO or top of their field - positions that often involve an unhealthy work-life balance. They want to be successfull enough to "make a good living off of". This whole pessimissm vs optimism thing is also dangerous. I have seen too many people optmisitally walk into a dead end, or risk it all on one move and fail. The "one eye on the future" is fine, as long as the other eye is, as was pointed out, looking at the mechanics, the science, the different factors of it all. And it is unscientific to be just an optimist. You have to be able to see the fault and points of failure in order to "predict the future" in any meaningful way. Positive thinking alone will not save you. Thank you for reading.
Wow! Finally, using the white screen properly! (I made a previous comment about it) I watched the video and suddenly thought, "Hey - I really like this. This was very well done!" Then I looked to see who made it, and I was pleasantly surprised. Big Think does really excellent work at research, telling the story, and being all-around amazing, but I was sadly getting distracted by the way the white screen was being used in past videos. I was SO IMPRESSED to see the change because now more people can really focus on your excellent storytelling rather than the white screen behind someone in a wide shot showing the background around it. This is truly a great documentary as the synthesis between educating and entertaining. In short - BRAVO!!
I liked the aesthetic of it honestly and I think that's what they were going for. also I think something so minor shouldn't distract from the main point being said
I strongly feel #1. should have been knowing when to conform, even if it means "selling out", and knowing when to stick to your convictions. Most of us are unable to withstand the bully mobs if we become a target, and are quickly discredited and marginalized.
To those intimidated by “bully mobs” really have no convictions as just a futile attempt to dissuade them from being themselves completely shatters their beliefs and own personal gain that they lose themselves to others before losing to themselves. That is a very weak mindset to have and it shows how those who are unwilling to make sacrifices suffer amongst their own belittlement upon themselves
@@c.galindo9639 I only mentioned it because these "speakers" are all conformists, and have become celebrity "experts" because of their conformity. Not one of them is famous for any original thoughts or study, they are all just "copy" artists.
@@jodihouts6032 no they are not. They may be in a certain crowd but that doesn’t negate their successes. It just means they have more insight than others in what can make themselves successful in what they put themselves in. What they said really isn’t anything new but reworded to better fit today’s generations way of understanding things
I think knowing when to quit when facing problems is a vital skill or attitude to develop. You can spend too much time trying to change something that ain't going to change so best to move on
if there's something you really want to do, what's really stopping you from doing it? I've heard countless people say "oh, I wish I could play the guitar" and when I ask them why they haven't tried to learn they claim they don't have the time. Yet I hear them talking about all these great shows they binge watched over the weekend. so... if you have the time to do that, then why aren't you actually spending it doing what you said you truly want to do? What I want to know, is what *really* stops people from doing these things? Maybe they just wish they were good at something without actually having to put in the time or effort to learn how to do it in the first place, but I think it's something deeper than that and I'm not smart enough to understand what that is. Though, I will say that success means different things to different people. A lot of these people had an incredible amount of luck that, along with their motivation, HAS helped turned them into billionaires. yeah they had the skills, but are also extremely fortunate to have such opportunities, meanwhile I'm sure many people have been JUST as motivated and still ended up poor because they dropped all their money on a business model that isn't sustainable. And I think considering "having a billion dollars" to be the pinnacle of success is also stupid and is what happens to be one of the many messed up things about the society we live in. (not saying they claimed that in the video, just saying that a lot of people consider that to be their main goal in life. which again, is stupid.) And I know Michio is a really smart dude (way way smarter than me) but I think using war as an example is terrible. Nobody wins in a war, sure you can chalk it up to "casualties of war" but the amount of pain and suffering that war itself can cause much outweighs the rewards of winning that war. We see it as a necessary evil, but that does not change how many people were sacrificed over some stupid territorial or religious conquest. I agree that optimism is important, but we're talking about... war. ANYWAY, following your passions is not a "waste of time", it's called just living your life like you've always wanted to but never allowed yourself. The "hustle" is a fat load of hogwash. live your life however you want but try to apply critical thinking to everything, including your own mind. Of course, these days the housing market and general late stage capitalism is screwing over a lot of people so I understand the constant sense of dread surrounding that. Put it this way: either we will get our shit together as a collective, or we give up and let nature take over again as it's done after the last 6-7 ish major extinction events. Life will prevail. We might not though. I'm a tiny bit drunk so sorry for this potentially incoherent ramble
To achieve success, you need to be yourself, just like how Nietzsche puts it, we need to integrate with our shadow selves. This really sparked more courage in me, feels great to be reminded.:)
@@FullowIfYouAreAgainstSocialism basically explore your demons to overcome them and then seek the truth that defines you in order to better understand and complete yourself as your individual self
The Spielberg story sounds inspiring, but the fact is he was lucky to be alive at a time when sneaking on to a studio lot was possible. You'd be arrested if you tried that today. Doesn't mean Steven isn't talented, doesn't diminish his impressive initiative -- but he also benefited greatly by living in a time when it was easier to "break in" to the movie biz, especially for a white male. His story proves that it IS "who you know" as well as "what you know," because if he hadn't befriended a Universal executive, his short film would not have resulted in a 7-year contract.
Absolute truth. I am constantly amazed by the tasks different people find fulfilling. Case in point, have meet several exterminators who absolutely LOVE their jobs. They could talk to you for hours about it.
I had cockroaches in my new apartment once, and had to call the exterminator. He was so delighted when he smoked them out and started vaccuming them up, he was laughing giddily like a supervillain. Love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life, I guess?
Thanks for this short masterpiece,failing is one of the great school with no certificate after you graduate but you accumulate a lot of knowledge through it in your mind; In 2019 i bankrupty after i start a Startup company with no experience in business management or high school education,everyone laugh at me,i loose everything and become desperate,but God is great,now i own a new Mining company and 3 different nail bar studio,we all come from nothing-learn to fail and later you will not fail again!
I had this dream once that I kept getting into these bad situations, but I would escape the situation by simply finding a window, opening it, and climbing down to the outside.
I grew in a small village with a poor single mom. My family, teachers and "friends" always told me that, I would never achieve anything. I failed so many times and I often believed them. 5 Year ago, at age 28, I was jobless, with no education, living of my mom, with a 20k€ debt and oftentimes starving. Since then I started studying a different field, became top of the class, presented a project in a conference, worked as a researcher and engineer and payed most of my debt, even before finishing my studies. I'm finishing my studies this year, with a revolutionary project. I'm sharing my story to tell the past me (or someone alike) that, if there is hardwork, luck is just a matter of time. P.S.: I have ADHD but I don't tell people
Never tell people. They will dehumanize you for your "deficits". You'll become a liability to even the people you trust and eventually you'll become isolated.
@@vivalaleta "Join a support group" Already did you insensitive dumb f_*hk. That doesn't render your problems mentally any less than what they actually are. Isolation from family is also fundamentally different from with random people you don't know.
@@vivalaleta You pretend 1-2% is an overwhelming statistic. You assume* that everyone in our demographic is somehow compatible with us or we haven't tried everything already. If you don't have autism/Asperger's syndrome and don't have to deal with it every hour of everyday, then shut the actual f_*q up. Your advice is truly irrelevant.
This ties in with the comments by Sarah. Head Sporting Goods Co. all started because the founder, Howard Head, wanted better snow skis. He was an engineer and went through the laborious effort to design and develop a whole new type of snow ski, what would become the modern snow ski. When he finally solved all of the problems, he said, "If I had known it would be this hard, I never would have started."
Success is different for every individual. Seriously what does it mean Money aka government coupons? Happiness? Fame? Seriously what does success even mean? And what makes a person successful?
I believe our problem is that we measure success by other people acknowledging our accomplishments. Its a hard thing to break out of especially in this generation of technology. Social media is a catalyst for self depreciation and envy. It causes so many to feel inadequate and unsure of themselves. Between looking for your purpose in life, balancing your relationships, and finding your greatness/thing you truly want to be successful at, a persons brain becomes over stimulated. I believe those are the main reasons why so many people have mental health issues nowadays. Self fulfillment is the key but how do you focus on it when everything is based on other people’s opinions and acceptance of your work, ideas, etc.?
Great video but if you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you wanna be successful in life, Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. Perfect for words No sin in great wealth and no virtue in poverty I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life. 🙏🙏🙏
you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future
yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too
The definition of success would be different to individuals and society. Success in time of early hominids was surviving a day, nowadays that's mostly taken for granted. Some societies could consider individual excellence a success, while others may consider overall community as a measure of it, where individualism is sacrificed. And even to individuals some may see internal contentment a success while others may seek approval from the outer world. Or it could be all also a mix. So it's subjective. Or at least that's how I see it.
WOW WOW WOW Truly Eye opening nearly every step resonates. Thank you very much for posting this. I am coaching people in Anger management and Empowerment and share these knowledge. With this ciip i learn and enjoy the finetuning parts. Blessings to you all. Namaste
1. Find your joy 2. Find your choices/ Discover your choices 3. Find yourself, Understand yourself and what you are good at 4. Find your journey. There's no destination unless you start.
My son being happy and healthy is my success. Also discarding generational disfunction. I'm autistic and a caregiver to my autistic son. Being his rock may be my greatest achievement but I've made peace with that. It's not some lofty measurable aspiration but it means everything to me that I get that right. Find your WHY.
Indeed we're often so focused on the destination that we forget to enjoy the journey, and often dismiss it as being simply a necessity to get where we're going. One example is this: I see people who get on the bus like zombies, with headphones in and glued to their phone screens until it's time to get off. I prefer the people who get on, start conversation, and enjoy the scenery. If you're sitting on a 2 hour bus journey just to get to work like I do, you have to make that journey a part of the experience and get out of it what you can.
4:20 the Tour Bus story about Speilberg is a pure Myth and never happened. What actually happened is that he's related to Sidney Sheinberg who was president of Universal Television and he gave Speilberg his first directing job on Marcus Welby, MD.
Not everyone succeeds, the secret is to have fun in the trying. Be a success in your own eyes and be proud of your achievements. Art is ten percent genius and ninety percent hard work. You have to work in order to deserve reward and to earn self respect, there is no such thing as a free meal.
You also have to keep in mind: Generation wealth exists, a minimum salary for happiness also exists. I wish we could all major and get a job in whatever fulfilled us fully in life. But we have to balance getting a job that fulfills us, and one that returns the most for our investment.
You have to stay on your grain you fall learn from your experiencing get back up try again and again don't ever quit the law of compensation is on your side
Yeah I don’t care anymore abt other ppl’s accomplishments. Comparing yourself w others only make u jealous, so I don’t care cuz jealousy makes me feel bad. I don’t want to feel bad, so I go deeper and find that you don’t need to be rich, famous etc. I just do what I feel like doing, it is more liberating. Nothing more nor less. What comes after I don’t know nor do I care, but whatever makes me feel good is all that matters.
To each his own. There are those who had a sense of direction, followed it, and hit their mark. For those who don't know, of course, they must do trial and error, and stumble around until they find it, if they find it. But then again, to each his own!!!
The biggest lie is to say that you can be anything that you choose to be, understand your own ability and limitations. There are few superstars but a lot of capable and satisfied people. Always have ambition though.
I have quite a few disagreements with this piece. We always focus on popular exceptional people, but not your everyday type of person. Not the person who was motivated to get out and start their own small business, wildly successful or not. Or the people who try to find personal fulfillment with their relationships in life where work is just the means to the end. There's this obsession in Western culture with individualism. "You should just be you!", but that just doesn't have any meaning. We constantly live our lives emulating others around us. Our identities and what we enjoy aren't some objective trait we're born with but are molded by our environment. There's nothing wrong with wanting to mold your life around someone else. You don't need to be as good as Michael Jordan to have a successful/happy life. And don't say that Bill Gates took "the third door." Gates came from a very well off family and was born in the perfect time in history for getting a foothold like he did. He also had an opportunity only dozens of people in the world at the time even had with access to high end computers at a young age. Bill Gates is a smart man and did great things, but he didn't go through some "third door".
Small efforts and positive thinking can help you explore hidden talents in you. Maybe it's your time to do something or shine. Yes, I'm talking to you people in the comment section, it's ok to watch videos but you are also a part of this world and you have so much potential in you. Just start something today may be something really small but learn something new today because "Your Time Is Now! Remember true success is to purify the heart and helping someone.
It really does depend on your definition of greatness. If you say everyone can achieve greatness, it is so normal that we probably wouldn't call it greatness anymore. I'd rather have people use the talents they enjoy and that are useful to the world without the pressure of having to achieve greatness. 99% of the people are 'normal' and that's okay. You don't need to feel pressure to achieve greatness if you just want to do your thing right.
I like good questions but when a good question is met with something not even on the same level of respect I just look confidence and gain a little more self doubt
First, there is no universal measure of what it means to be successful. Some days, just getting out of bed seems like a pretty big achievement for me (I’m retired). But back when I was working as a database/software developer and my employer gave either questionnaires or motivational classes that included anything about career goals, I never said anything about attaining a particular position or skill, I always said to write a piece of software that Microsoft had to have so they would pay me a few million bucks to get it and I could retire. Retiring early was success to me. Changing subjects a little bit, at heart I’m a problem solver and I always look at the world through what problems need to be solved. The trouble is, all the easy problems have been solved and all that remains are really difficult problems. Problems like 35,000 people still die in traffic accidents in the U.S. every year. How are we going to fix that? Unless we develop flying cars with some kind of inflated bumpers all around that turn them into bumper cars in the sky. Just riffing here. So now that I am retired (never did sell that software to Microsoft) I have time to think about solving big problems like that one. So I never have had what most would call a career goal, but I do have goals to solve problems just by thinking about them.
Even being a hard worker is product of chance. A rabbit runs faster because he was born a rabbit, a turtle runs slow because he was born a turtle. But they do have each capacity. whatever your capacity work for it. Never minds those rabbit telling you how to perform like a rabbit if you are born a turtle.
I don’t really understand how “Eisenhower’s advice” of thinking about the future and planning ahead coexists with the advice that follows after: do not pay attention to the destination. Would anyone be able to explain?
Jordan never started off as the best basketball player just as Einstein who wasn’t the smartest or best scientist when he was alive. For both, it took a shit load of dedication and motivation to lead them on a path that would eventually lead them to success.
Dark horse mindset: 1. Knowing your micro-motives. 2. Knowing your choices. 3. Knowing your strategies. 4. Ignore the destination. ❤ Hope you’ll ingrain them and shine soon.
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0:46 Him: "When people think of a dark horse..." Me: I legit thought of a dark horse. Him: "I think most people think of people who got successful who nobody saw coming." Me: "Bruh..."
Coolness, so true. If you don't do it for others (best is to do it for bestfriend Almighty God), you are always focused and then success comes: fortitude, intellect, perseverance, determination, doing without no regards for feelings for the greater good. God bless, Rev. 21:4
Good advice but better to worship a god who will protect you from all the evil that is in the world. Jehovah was too weak or unwilling to save HIS OWN SON! He cannot be trusted or depended upon. For success in life, nothing can compare with the power and dedication of El.
What do you think is the biggest myth of success?
The biggest myth of success is that people have had the notion that success is just an overnight phenomena and requires some God gifted talent.
Actually more than 95% of people don't know the exact behind-the-scenes as far as success is concerned !
That to be successful you need to own or direct a company, become a millionare or any entrepreneur related stuff: In my opinion success is dictated by your own goals, not society ones.
One: Self-made billionaires
That if you aren't what everyone deems as successful you're a failure.
That they got there on their own without already being wealthy or well off
Luck. The single biggest factor in success that most people refuse to recognize is sheer, dumb luck, and they do so because it's unpleasant to accept that a major component of what happens in your life is totally beyond your control. You can try to make your own breaks and should definitely plan ahead, but at the end of the day, you can't control other people and you can only play with the hand that life deals you. The sooner you accept this, the sooner you'll be able to accept that doing the best you can is good enough, regardless of how ideal the outcome is or isn't.
Yeah because the chances of you sneaking into a studio/past security/into Prince's house (like Kesha did to become famous) are really slim next to impossible, that's why no one really attempts them.
It's definitely a factor. I think it's hard to rank them and the rankings would be different in every life anyway. I think about children who get sick with cancers or events like being hit by a drunk driver. Things like that happen to people with lasting maybe lifelong consequences. Then again, what we might say is bad luck might be the *VERY THING* that turned them into an incredible person that we never would have known if they hadn't had adversity thrown in their faces.
The answer stays in the middle as always, you won’t achieve great things without luck, the same without trying
These are some true words, only people who are willing to make their best effort regardless of the outcome knows it well and accepts it unconditionally as they are aware of the fact that if they had been lucky, they would have done it at ease!
Luck is definitively a factor, but the biggest one ? No. Not even close.
The biggest one is, by orders of magnitude compared to others, birth !
Quick notes:
Knowing Micro Motives
-Some ppl motivated by organizing
Know Your Choices
-Have a lot more choices if you look
-There's always a third door (mindset)
-Stop shmoozing & make something that you can have in your hand and show people (Spielberg story)
Knowing your strategies
-Theres multiple ways
-Optimism with one eye on the future
Ignore the destination
-moments of uncertainty
-ongoing process
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Thank you Sir for your hard work:)))
Thanks a lot!
You typed all this out, yet abbreviated the word people.
The thing that's missing from this is that luck plays an outsized role in every success story, but no one ever acknowledges that because 1) it's not replicable, and 2) no one likes to say "my succcess actually has very little to do with me."
Spielberg would never have been Spielberg if he hadn't accidentally happened upon Chuck Silvers. Churchill would never have been Churchill if war hadn't broken out in Europe - he was a terrible peacetime leader. They were both lucky, really. The biggest myth is that successful people are in command of their own destinies. They aren't; none of us are. So the objective must be less about being successful and more about being happy and contributing something to the world that you think is important. If you do that you will at the very least be happy - and you might just be successful too, if you're lucky.
I agree to an extent, success is hardwork, talent and opportunity.
I’ve realized we tend to highlight the hardwork and/or the talent more so than the opportunity.
Reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Outliers” highlights this.
Take singers for example. A lot of people have the talent, a lot have the hardwork, but not everyone will become a famous singer, why?
Being in the right place at the right time knowing the right people is also a factor that no one seems to talk about.
To act like the most famous singers are the only hardworking, talented voices in this world is just not the case.
To me it’s a bit prideful, if more successful persons acknowledged the events and people that helped to open the door to where they are today, it would help lessen this feeling of inadequacy when your hard work and talent don’t reap the same results.
There is no amount of hardwork/talent that will replace the value of opportunity, they are separate contributors to success.
NB: this is not to say successful people don’t deserve their success, they took advantage of the opportunity…it’s just that opportunity is random and cannot be replicated just so
Yes! Spot on!
@@musiclover19797 hard work? That’s a very small part of success (for most path/models). You don’t need to reinvent the wheel! Do what works. That’s what Spielberg, bill Gates, etc did.
1) confidence is not "knowing you will succeed", its "knowing you will be ok if you dont".
2) Fear has killed more dreams than failure ever could.
3) Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
4 "be yourself because everybody else is already taken" not my words stole it from Oscar Wilde
5) control the controllables
6) the harder I work, the luckier I get
7) hard work beats talent, when talent is not hard at work
8) If you are 15 minutes early, you are on time. And if you are on time, you are late.
9) The challenge and the effort is more important than the outcome (success/failure).
@@KellyandDoug that literally contradicts every single other piece of hustle guru advice
I was initially very excited to watch this and ultimately disappointed that it's simply perpetuating the same "anyone can do it" nonsense that is the real problem.
I absolutely agree that people should follow their passion and stay strong in the face of adversity. Unfortunately, the demonstrable reality is that not everyone has the same capacity for it.
Until we understand the brain completely, our obsession with placing anecdotal success stories on a pedestal and telling the masses that anyone can do it is only adding to the rampant feelings of inadequacy in our society.
Self acceptance without societal judgement and pressure to fulfill your dreams is what people need. People shouldn't be made to feel like something is wrong with them if they simply aren't as ambitious as the examples we choose to call success.
Indeed, you raise some very good points. People need to have a level of self-awareness not found amongst the masses, and the mental capacity and dexterity to be able to learn from mistakes, acknowledge failures, and formulate alternative paths to success. And let's not forget that success doesn't mean earning thousands of dollars a week. It's about achieving a livable income, finding a healthy work/life balance, and ultimately being content. Not even happy, as people make bad decisions when happy, but content.
@@FlyboyHelosim in reading many biographies of artists, writers, dancers, musicians, scientists etc many never achieved a livable income, did not have a “healthy” work/life balance ..and were rarely content. Pick some famous and “successful” historical figures. Da Vinci, Michael Angelo, Van Gogh, Beethoven, Nijinsky, pollack, Tesla, nietsche, Ramanujan etc .. very revealing.
Thank you for this. Was very disappointed as well.
The video wasn’t suggesting that anyone can do it but was implying what your mindset should aim towards in order to truly seek your self fulfillment towards your overall goals in life and later successes however they may come to be.
In short, make due with your capabilities, explore your options to create your own path, find the opportunity even if it’s unconventional, and finally just keep at it and persevere through the struggles that come with it, as everyone who has achieved great success had many failures before reaching that one self accomplishment that they are notoriously known for
@Michael Lochlann Agree with you completely. My complaint is the assumption that everyone has an equal capacity to achieve what our society deems success.
I lean more towards self-fulfillment. If you wanna do something might as well do something that makes you happy & satisfied with whatever choices you made. 🤷🏿♂️
That’s basically what the video was aiming towards
I always wondered what it was like to have everything you ever wanted as a kid. Every accomplishment is a difficult task to complete. I have a learning disability, but I was able to complete all of my educational goals including graduating from college. I wanted to be an author. I became an author. I wanted to become an artist. I self taught myself visual arts. I create art work. I'm a photographer. I am a music composer/ music producer. I have accomplished everything I set my mind to, because I applied myself. Anything is possible, but it takes hard work. I also compose music for movies, television, and commercials. I did all of this with a learning disability. Anything is possible.
I never really thought before about the link between a hunger for knowledge, or curiosity, as being an optimistic person vs a pessimistic one. 6:30 I never say I can’t do things. When given a task, my mind always looks for a better or more efficient way of doing it.
That's how my mind works, too. I recently started a factory job at a company that's been going for over 100 years and within my first couple of weeks at work was able to beat the daily production record and double the output on the main production line... because I was not only motivated to do so but I also found shortcuts in methods of efficiency.
You and me both, brother from another mother. I find it difficult to work at most jobs because of such issues. I look for better, more efficient ways to get the job done, but they want me to do it THEIR way. Look, I'm trying to save you time, thus money, by doing this more efficiently. On the other side, there are times that I stand around looking like an idiot because I think I am being pranked by how stupidly or dangerously someone is doing something.
@Dovah-chan that’s interesting
@Dovah-chan I like Socrates’s whole “All I know is that I know nothing” mentality.
2:34 NDT says it all - *“I think the greatest of people that have ever been in society were never versions of someone else; They were themselves.”*
I loved that quote too.
Success is also realizing that there’s a fourth door. A door that is the exit where you realize you don’t even want to be in that club ever.
@Taylor Neilson: Despite me having ambitious goals and being a very driven person, your words resonate with me greatly because I like the idea of being able to evolve as an individual and have my interests change over time without guilt or fear.
Nailed it
I wouldn't consider that success. It could lead to success but its just part of the journey for now.
So you're a nillist
Sounds like you dont want to participate in the matrix but success principles can be applied to all pursuits including non matrix pursuits. Or do you mean you want out of this life altogether?
And perseverance. Always persevere and never give up.
0:43 What is a 'dark horse'?
1:20 Dark horse lesson #1: Know your micro-motives
2:09 Neil deGrasse Tyson's mindset
2:57 Dark horse lesson #2: Know your choices
3:12 Steven Spielberg's mindset
6:06 Dark horse lesson #3: Know your strategies
6:30 Michio Kaku: Eisenhower's mindset
7:42 Dark horse lesson #4: Ignore the destination
8:15 Sarah Robb O'Hagan's mindset
Thank you!
“I’ve had several people come up to me and said what can i do to be you?” Wow, so neil of you. 👏. 👏. 👏.
I see Alex Banayan's take a bit critical.
It reminds me of this rule in the film Margin Call where it's "You can be first, be smarter, or you can cheat.".
Being first is just standing at the front of the line of the club. Being smarter also involves standing in the line and just outperforming the competition.
In essence, Spielberg cheated.
I don't know if he broke the law by jumping out of a tour and wandering sets. But there's also an element of luck there that gets glossed over.
You have to have the money to travel and buy entry, then you have to run into someone who can make decisions, who wants to mentor, and who isn't looking at the line going "I can literally take infinite shots at this for cheap, why invest in this one guy".
That's at least 4 levels of luck layered ontop of each other.
This could have gone wrong on so many levels.
And it only applies to certain types of jobs, where you can shimmy your way in and "proof yourself". There are a lot of jobs where that isn't possible.
For example, I wanted a specific local library job for a long time. It turned out it was actually impossible to get that job. It was already filled by someone, who could not be fired or promoted out of that position. This was due to how government employee jobs work around here.
And there were a bunch of people already jokeying for that position, for that time when that current holder retired. So any mentor would have had a vested interest in me not taking that position.
And then there's a whole plethora of jobs where you can't get in by "simply knowing your stuff". Where you need certain education, accreditation and certification and there is no chance of getting it, anywhere, without the money to get that training.
So it is a fine tool to know your motivation and your micro-motivation - but that means nothing when achievement is impossible, either practically or financially, which seems to me is the major problem most people face.
And budding your way in - what I refered to as "cheating", or "jumping the line" - carries unmentioned risks. Spielberg could have been in handcuffs if he wasn't lucky.
How many people are escorted out of locations by security every day because they fail, or because they don't meet someone important enough, or because they are unable to communicate their passion quickly and in the right tone? We never hear their stories.
Only looking at hyper successfull people gives you a confirmation biased result that makes the risks, dead ends, and obstacles largely invisible.
What most people want or need is a result that is "medium successfull" by those standards.
They do not want to be CEO or top of their field - positions that often involve an unhealthy work-life balance. They want to be successfull enough to "make a good living off of".
This whole pessimissm vs optimism thing is also dangerous.
I have seen too many people optmisitally walk into a dead end, or risk it all on one move and fail. The "one eye on the future" is fine, as long as the other eye is, as was pointed out, looking at the mechanics, the science, the different factors of it all.
And it is unscientific to be just an optimist. You have to be able to see the fault and points of failure in order to "predict the future" in any meaningful way.
Positive thinking alone will not save you.
Thank you for reading.
Take the blackpill brother. It's over
I couldn't agree more
Excellent analysis!!
totally agree with your analysis.
Wow! Finally, using the white screen properly! (I made a previous comment about it) I watched the video and suddenly thought, "Hey - I really like this. This was very well done!" Then I looked to see who made it, and I was pleasantly surprised. Big Think does really excellent work at research, telling the story, and being all-around amazing, but I was sadly getting distracted by the way the white screen was being used in past videos. I was SO IMPRESSED to see the change because now more people can really focus on your excellent storytelling rather than the white screen behind someone in a wide shot showing the background around it. This is truly a great documentary as the synthesis between educating and entertaining. In short - BRAVO!!
I liked the aesthetic of it honestly and I think that's what they were going for. also I think something so minor shouldn't distract from the main point being said
@@Bluewson Agreed, but I worked on film sets and I have standards so when something isn't right "on set" its hard for me to ignore that. 🙂
For Neurodivergent people this message is so so important 🙏
"Be the number one? or be the only one?" - what pushed/motivates me everyday... cool video thanks for this!
I strongly feel #1. should have been knowing when to conform, even if it means "selling out", and knowing when to stick to your convictions. Most of us are unable to withstand the bully mobs if we become a target, and are quickly discredited and marginalized.
To those intimidated by “bully mobs” really have no convictions as just a futile attempt to dissuade them from being themselves completely shatters their beliefs and own personal gain that they lose themselves to others before losing to themselves.
That is a very weak mindset to have and it shows how those who are unwilling to make sacrifices suffer amongst their own belittlement upon themselves
@@c.galindo9639 I only mentioned it because these "speakers" are all conformists, and have become celebrity "experts" because of their conformity. Not one of them is famous for any original thoughts or study, they are all just "copy" artists.
@@jodihouts6032 no they are not. They may be in a certain crowd but that doesn’t negate their successes. It just means they have more insight than others in what can make themselves successful in what they put themselves in.
What they said really isn’t anything new but reworded to better fit today’s generations way of understanding things
I think knowing when to quit when facing problems is a vital skill or attitude to develop. You can spend too much time trying to change something that ain't going to change so best to move on
if there's something you really want to do, what's really stopping you from doing it? I've heard countless people say "oh, I wish I could play the guitar" and when I ask them why they haven't tried to learn they claim they don't have the time. Yet I hear them talking about all these great shows they binge watched over the weekend. so... if you have the time to do that, then why aren't you actually spending it doing what you said you truly want to do? What I want to know, is what *really* stops people from doing these things? Maybe they just wish they were good at something without actually having to put in the time or effort to learn how to do it in the first place, but I think it's something deeper than that and I'm not smart enough to understand what that is. Though, I will say that success means different things to different people. A lot of these people had an incredible amount of luck that, along with their motivation, HAS helped turned them into billionaires. yeah they had the skills, but are also extremely fortunate to have such opportunities, meanwhile I'm sure many people have been JUST as motivated and still ended up poor because they dropped all their money on a business model that isn't sustainable. And I think considering "having a billion dollars" to be the pinnacle of success is also stupid and is what happens to be one of the many messed up things about the society we live in. (not saying they claimed that in the video, just saying that a lot of people consider that to be their main goal in life. which again, is stupid.)
And I know Michio is a really smart dude (way way smarter than me) but I think using war as an example is terrible. Nobody wins in a war, sure you can chalk it up to "casualties of war" but the amount of pain and suffering that war itself can cause much outweighs the rewards of winning that war. We see it as a necessary evil, but that does not change how many people were sacrificed over some stupid territorial or religious conquest. I agree that optimism is important, but we're talking about... war.
ANYWAY, following your passions is not a "waste of time", it's called just living your life like you've always wanted to but never allowed yourself. The "hustle" is a fat load of hogwash. live your life however you want but try to apply critical thinking to everything, including your own mind.
Of course, these days the housing market and general late stage capitalism is screwing over a lot of people so I understand the constant sense of dread surrounding that. Put it this way: either we will get our shit together as a collective, or we give up and let nature take over again as it's done after the last 6-7 ish major extinction events. Life will prevail. We might not though.
I'm a tiny bit drunk so sorry for this potentially incoherent ramble
To achieve success, you need to be yourself, just like how Nietzsche puts it, we need to integrate with our shadow selves. This really sparked more courage in me, feels great to be reminded.:)
Can you explain in a simpler way
@@FullowIfYouAreAgainstSocialism basically explore your demons to overcome them and then seek the truth that defines you in order to better understand and complete yourself as your individual self
The Spielberg story sounds inspiring, but the fact is he was lucky to be alive at a time when sneaking on to a studio lot was possible. You'd be arrested if you tried that today. Doesn't mean Steven isn't talented, doesn't diminish his impressive initiative -- but he also benefited greatly by living in a time when it was easier to "break in" to the movie biz, especially for a white male. His story proves that it IS "who you know" as well as "what you know," because if he hadn't befriended a Universal executive, his short film would not have resulted in a 7-year contract.
My take was, Spielberg did things a lot of others could have done but didn't do because those things were not the usual and obvious things.
@AGirlofYesterday I agree COMPLETELY
Absolute truth. I am constantly amazed by the tasks different people find fulfilling. Case in point, have meet several exterminators who absolutely LOVE their jobs. They could talk to you for hours about it.
I had cockroaches in my new apartment once, and had to call the exterminator. He was so delighted when he smoked them out and started vaccuming them up, he was laughing giddily like a supervillain. Love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life, I guess?
@@RatMansVlog Hard to relate, but true
This touched my heart, thank you very much!
Thanks for this short masterpiece,failing is one of the great school with no certificate after you graduate but you accumulate a lot of knowledge through it in your mind;
In 2019 i bankrupty after i start a Startup company with no experience in business management or high school education,everyone laugh at me,i loose everything and become desperate,but God is great,now i own a new Mining company and 3 different nail bar studio,we all come from nothing-learn to fail and later you will not fail again!
I had this dream once that I kept getting into these bad situations, but I would escape the situation by simply finding a window, opening it, and climbing down to the outside.
I truly needed to watch this today. I’ve been getting so discouraged and overwhelmed with expanding my little ESL teaching business. Thanks 😊
What do you mean business, you can teach and make money privately?
@@1shpendi oh yes. I teach online and my students are in China. I met most of them when I worked for a company
Certainly going to rewatch this about 30 times.....⚡⚡⚡⚡
I grew in a small village with a poor single mom.
My family, teachers and "friends" always told me that, I would never achieve anything. I failed so many times and I often believed them.
5 Year ago, at age 28, I was jobless, with no education, living of my mom, with a 20k€ debt and oftentimes starving.
Since then I started studying a different field, became top of the class, presented a project in a conference, worked as a researcher and engineer and payed most of my debt, even before finishing my studies.
I'm finishing my studies this year, with a revolutionary project.
I'm sharing my story to tell the past me (or someone alike) that, if there is hardwork, luck is just a matter of time.
P.S.: I have ADHD but I don't tell people
Never tell people. They will dehumanize you for your "deficits". You'll become a liability to even the people you trust and eventually you'll become isolated.
@@Bennahr_Fett When such a large percentage of humans are diagnosed ADD I can't see how isolating it is. Join a support group.
@@vivalaleta "Join a support group" Already did you insensitive dumb f_*hk. That doesn't render your problems mentally any less than what they actually are. Isolation from family is also fundamentally different from with random people you don't know.
@@vivalaleta You pretend 1-2% is an overwhelming statistic. You assume* that everyone in our demographic is somehow compatible with us or we haven't tried everything already. If you don't have autism/Asperger's syndrome and don't have to deal with it every hour of everyday, then shut the actual f_*q up. Your advice is truly irrelevant.
@@Bennahr_Fett 1-2%? 13.6% of adolescents are diagnosed with it alone. Cry me a river.
I needed this. Thank you. I will not stop learning, paying my dues, creating and being an optimist.
This ties in with the comments by Sarah. Head Sporting Goods Co. all started because the founder, Howard Head, wanted better snow skis. He was an engineer and went through the laborious effort to design and develop a whole new type of snow ski, what would become the modern snow ski. When he finally solved all of the problems, he said, "If I had known it would be this hard, I never would have started."
Success is different for every individual. Seriously what does it mean Money aka government coupons? Happiness? Fame? Seriously what does success even mean? And what makes a person successful?
I believe our problem is that we measure success by other people acknowledging our accomplishments. Its a hard thing to break out of especially in this generation of technology.
Social media is a catalyst for self depreciation and envy. It causes so many to feel inadequate and unsure of themselves.
Between looking for your purpose in life, balancing your relationships, and finding your greatness/thing you truly want to be successful at, a persons brain becomes over stimulated.
I believe those are the main reasons why so many people have mental health issues nowadays.
Self fulfillment is the key but how do you focus on it when everything is based on other people’s opinions and acceptance of your work, ideas, etc.?
The third door applies to creative field only... There's no way you can do anything scientific related without having a qualifications
To achieve anything worthwhile in your life you must be comfortable with fear and failure, they must be your best friend.
Great video but if you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you wanna be successful in life, Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.
Perfect for words No sin in great wealth and no virtue in poverty
I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life. 🙏🙏🙏
you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future
yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too
you're right Forex trading is surely a lucrative way to invest whether you want growth, leverage, stable income or something in between.
yeah for sure, honestly I made 62,800 dollars within 6days of trading with Bit coin.
It's really profitable for me and I will encourage anyone interested should invest in it now 💯
I was born , therefore I’ve already succeeded , I’ve stayed alive for one more day. Mission success
At 78 I am also successful. Thank you.
Awesome positive idea 😁
The definition of success would be different to individuals and society. Success in time of early hominids was surviving a day, nowadays that's mostly taken for granted. Some societies could consider individual excellence a success, while others may consider overall community as a measure of it, where individualism is sacrificed. And even to individuals some may see internal contentment a success while others may seek approval from the outer world. Or it could be all also a mix.
So it's subjective. Or at least that's how I see it.
WOW WOW WOW Truly Eye opening nearly every step resonates. Thank you very much for posting this. I am coaching people in Anger management and Empowerment and share these knowledge. With this ciip i learn and enjoy the finetuning parts. Blessings to you all. Namaste
The willingness part is so true it's the will power that can always get us through ✨💫😊
I thank myself to have subscribed to this channel , i get to learn so much
" Just let a man be a man and let history make its own darned mind." - Zefram Cochrane
We have been listen to this since the dawn of Facebook.
3:58 - the third door
6:23 - for anything you ever want to accomplish, there are multiple ways to get there, not just one
8:30
Thank you. I needed this.
Was genuinely educating. Refreshing these days.
I've got the fourth part (ignoring the destination) pretty much nailed. The other parts, not so much.
1. Find your joy
2. Find your choices/ Discover your choices
3. Find yourself, Understand yourself and what you are good at
4. Find your journey. There's no destination unless you start.
I think 3 should be your 1....but a good list
"No one is you, and THAT is your power" Dave Grohl
Absolutely fantastic video! Gave me the chills...
My son being happy and healthy is my success. Also discarding generational disfunction. I'm autistic and a caregiver to my autistic son. Being his rock may be my greatest achievement but I've made peace with that. It's not some lofty measurable aspiration but it means everything to me that I get that right. Find your WHY.
I did not know what I wanted to be before I became an adult, when I decided, I went one hundred percent into being what I had chosen to be.
Especially the highlight of not focusing on the destination 👍
Indeed we're often so focused on the destination that we forget to enjoy the journey, and often dismiss it as being simply a necessity to get where we're going. One example is this: I see people who get on the bus like zombies, with headphones in and glued to their phone screens until it's time to get off. I prefer the people who get on, start conversation, and enjoy the scenery. If you're sitting on a 2 hour bus journey just to get to work like I do, you have to make that journey a part of the experience and get out of it what you can.
4:20 the Tour Bus story about Speilberg is a pure Myth and never happened. What actually happened is that he's related to Sidney Sheinberg who was president of Universal Television and he gave Speilberg his first directing job on Marcus Welby, MD.
Not everyone succeeds, the secret is to have fun in the trying. Be a success in your own eyes and be proud of your achievements. Art is ten percent genius and ninety percent hard work. You have to work in order to deserve reward and to earn self respect, there is no such thing as a free meal.
You also have to keep in mind: Generation wealth exists, a minimum salary for happiness also exists. I wish we could all major and get a job in whatever fulfilled us fully in life. But we have to balance getting a job that fulfills us, and one that returns the most for our investment.
You have to stay on your grain you fall learn from your experiencing get back up try again and again don't ever quit the law of compensation is on your side
Yeah I don’t care anymore abt other ppl’s accomplishments. Comparing yourself w others only make u jealous, so I don’t care cuz jealousy makes me feel bad. I don’t want to feel bad, so I go deeper and find that you don’t need to be rich, famous etc. I just do what I feel like doing, it is more liberating. Nothing more nor less. What comes after I don’t know nor do I care, but whatever makes me feel good is all that matters.
To each his own.
There are those who had a sense of direction, followed it, and hit their mark.
For those who don't know, of course, they must do trial and error, and stumble around until they find it, if they find it.
But then again, to each his own!!!
Amazing ideas! I would love a series on this! Point vs counterpoint in success myths
The biggest lie is to say that you can be anything that you choose to be, understand your own ability and limitations. There are few superstars but a lot of capable and satisfied people. Always have ambition though.
Wow, I really needed this
I have quite a few disagreements with this piece.
We always focus on popular exceptional people, but not your everyday type of person. Not the person who was motivated to get out and start their own small business, wildly successful or not. Or the people who try to find personal fulfillment with their relationships in life where work is just the means to the end.
There's this obsession in Western culture with individualism. "You should just be you!", but that just doesn't have any meaning. We constantly live our lives emulating others around us. Our identities and what we enjoy aren't some objective trait we're born with but are molded by our environment. There's nothing wrong with wanting to mold your life around someone else. You don't need to be as good as Michael Jordan to have a successful/happy life.
And don't say that Bill Gates took "the third door." Gates came from a very well off family and was born in the perfect time in history for getting a foothold like he did. He also had an opportunity only dozens of people in the world at the time even had with access to high end computers at a young age. Bill Gates is a smart man and did great things, but he didn't go through some "third door".
Small efforts and positive thinking can help you explore hidden talents in you. Maybe it's your time to do something or shine. Yes, I'm talking to you people in the comment section, it's ok to watch videos but you are also a part of this world and you have so much potential in you. Just start something today may be something really small but learn something new today because "Your Time Is Now!
Remember true success is to purify the heart and helping someone.
Nice Work …Thanks for sharing .
People think success is one time. They need to understand it is a journey not the destination
I define success as having health and peace of mind.
This channel is amazing
It really does depend on your definition of greatness. If you say everyone can achieve greatness, it is so normal that we probably wouldn't call it greatness anymore.
I'd rather have people use the talents they enjoy and that are useful to the world without the pressure of having to achieve greatness. 99% of the people are 'normal' and that's okay. You don't need to feel pressure to achieve greatness if you just want to do your thing right.
I like good questions but when a good question is met with something not even on the same level of respect I just look confidence and gain a little more self doubt
To learn that Failure is a sign of progress and except it as what it is and grow from the experience can be helpful as a scholar of life!
@Sarah Robb O'Hagan, Thank You. Your words just gave me a kick.
First, there is no universal measure of what it means to be successful. Some days, just getting out of bed seems like a pretty big achievement for me (I’m retired). But back when I was working as a database/software developer and my employer gave either questionnaires or motivational classes that included anything about career goals, I never said anything about attaining a particular position or skill, I always said to write a piece of software that Microsoft had to have so they would pay me a few million bucks to get it and I could retire. Retiring early was success to me.
Changing subjects a little bit, at heart I’m a problem solver and I always look at the world through what problems need to be solved. The trouble is, all the easy problems have been solved and all that remains are really difficult problems. Problems like 35,000 people still die in traffic accidents in the U.S. every year. How are we going to fix that? Unless we develop flying cars with some kind of inflated bumpers all around that turn them into bumper cars in the sky. Just riffing here. So now that I am retired (never did sell that software to Microsoft) I have time to think about solving big problems like that one. So I never have had what most would call a career goal, but I do have goals to solve problems just by thinking about them.
Apt, apt analysis
Interesting. Thank you!
Dr. Tyson is more of a showman than a project manager or entrepreneur.
Bingo
Great video! great video! A pleasure to listen to these two geniuses 😄
Even being a hard worker is product of chance. A rabbit runs faster because he was born a rabbit, a turtle runs slow because he was born a turtle. But they do have each capacity. whatever your capacity work for it. Never minds those rabbit telling you how to perform like a rabbit if you are born a turtle.
Brilliant 👏🏾
Absolutely absolutely loveddddddddddd this!!!! something i really needed to hear....
It's about the journey, not the destination.
The third door analogy gave me an epiphany, I’ll never be the same
I don’t really understand how “Eisenhower’s advice” of thinking about the future and planning ahead coexists with the advice that follows after: do not pay attention to the destination.
Would anyone be able to explain?
This helped me a lot!
Jordan never started off as the best basketball player just as Einstein who wasn’t the smartest or best scientist when he was alive. For both, it took a shit load of dedication and motivation to lead them on a path that would eventually lead them to success.
Dark horse mindset:
1. Knowing your micro-motives.
2. Knowing your choices.
3. Knowing your strategies.
4. Ignore the destination.
❤ Hope you’ll ingrain them and shine soon.
I've shared this video with my friends but none of them could see it. What is it about? Newcomers can see the subscribers-special-videos only if these are uploaded after the date they subscribed?
Excellent video..
0:46
Him: "When people think of a dark horse..."
Me: I legit thought of a dark horse.
Him: "I think most people think of people who got successful who nobody saw coming."
Me: "Bruh..."
"Work will set you free."
Thank you for your informations
Great video
I love Neil
Coolness, so true. If you don't do it for others (best is to do it for bestfriend Almighty God), you are always focused and then success comes: fortitude, intellect, perseverance, determination, doing without no regards for feelings for the greater good.
God bless, Rev. 21:4
Good advice but better to worship a god who will protect you from all the evil that is in the world. Jehovah was too weak or unwilling to save HIS OWN SON! He cannot be trusted or depended upon. For success in life, nothing can compare with the power and dedication of El.
This makes me think Big.
Neil was smart enough to file a complaint to say that even I have smarter people next to me. But America needs a token smart Brother
Ask not what are you going to do when you grow up? Ask, What are you doing to find your greatness?
This is the most accurate. And probably the only accurate success video ever.
So so so... American. Always success is about myself and the way I differentiate from others. I thought big think would go a little more deeper
Optimisms wins and loses wars, pessimists don’t engage on anything so they don’t lose
Amazon: nobody likes interruptions
Also Amazon: *interrupts*