6 Mantras in the Stories of Successful People (June 2020)

6 Mantras in the Stories of Successful People (June 2020) 6 Mantras in the Stories of Successful People in 2020 Image Source: iStock (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. I Will Act NowTHE most important thing in businessâ€"whether as leader or employeeâ€"is to start. The first step is  crucial, no matter how small. Achievement is everything. There is no reward for not moving on  even the most brilliant ideas. The real trick is not  to  be paralysed by grand ambitions. If you think you have  a ‘game-changer’ of an idea, follow the advice of lifehack expert,  Celestine Chua, and break it down into small, achievable steps. You  might find that what seemed like the smallest steps have had  the most significant consequences.2. I Will Be DifferentALBERT Einstein is reported to have defined insanity as “doing the same things over and over, yet expecting different results”. While the origin of the expression is contested, the wisdom of it is not.What most ultra successful millionaires and billionaires have in common is that they daily dare to be different.This is not easy in a world where  our early years are dominated by conditioningâ€"in education, particularlyâ€"to conform.To be successful in business requires you to be different; to do the things that 99 percent of people are unwilling to do; or take the decisions that most would fear to make.Apple probably said it simplest in its early 1990s marketing campaign: Think Different. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. I Will Take Risks“MAN cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore,” wrote the Nobel Prize-winning author André Gide in his 1925 novel, Les Faux-Monnayeurs (The Counterfeiters).Frequently misattributed to Christopher Columbus (“man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore”), the venerable expression speaks eloquently of the bravery necessary to succeed in bringing your business idea to fruition.4. I Will Work Harder Than Anyone ElseTHE expression,  â€œI’m a  great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it,”  is  frequently attributed to US Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, but is more  likely the work of US writer Coleman Cox, who wrote it in his 1922 book, Listen to This.Either way, it’s a perfect distillation of what any millionaire willing to speak about their career will gladly share.There is no mystical secret. It takes lots and lots of very hard work. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. I Will Not Give Up“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.”Babe RuthICONIC  American baseball star Ruth wrote that sentence in an essay for  The Rotarian magazine in 1940, and it’s as relevant today as it was over 60 years ago.In many instances, particularly at the early stages of your business, you may well feel that doggedness is merely its own reward.But there are few people who have made it to billionaire bracket without experiencing setbacks.Telling a startup entrepreneur to be prepared for failure is t o risk discouraging that young businessperson.What is closer to the truth is that success is hard wonâ€"the road to success is long and beset by challenges. You will often feel like giving up. The best don’t.6. I Will Be Generous“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”Bill GatesBEING generous does not mean simply giving ample sums of money to charitable causes. The truth is that that sort of impulseâ€"and Gates embodies itâ€"stems from an impulse to be generous with yourself; to give of yourself and your time to your employees as well as those younger than you who aspire to dreams similar to your own.Despite being the wealthiest person on the planet, Gates never forgets the path he took and where it started at.Famously a Harvard drop-out, Gates frequently attributes his success partly to the relationship he had with his mentor, Warren Buffet. In a famous interview with CNBC in 2009, Gates says he learned an “immense amount” from B uffet, “just hearing his stories of how he dealt with tough situations, how he thought long-term, how he models the world”.Unsurprisingly, Buffet is also full of admiration for the man who was once his protege, in particular “the view he has about what he should do with the wealth he’s accumulated… he knows he’s a beneficiary of a terrific society.”