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As America's Focus Expert, Susan Gilbert helps individuals and organizations focus on what matters to create the results they desire. Author of the award-winning book, "The Land of I Can" , Susan is also co-author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar". A successful entrepreneur for over 25 years, Susan brings both inspiration and practical knowledge to help others achieve their goals. Oh, and why the muffin icon? Her first business was called "Lil' Miss Muffins" :-)

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Why do people succeed?

September 9th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

One of my colleagues recently asked, “What would you say your #1 reason for success is?”

Why do people succeed?

Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky?

Neither.

Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow …

Look at the bottom of the video for what my answer to the question asked was…..

My answer: Persistence and Focus :-)

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  1. Comment by Tom Corley on 9 September 2009:

    I spent five years studying this very question. What I discovered is that this onion has many layers. I have codified ten rich habits that wealthy individuals possess. These “daily success habits” set successful people apart from everyone else. No one, not one person, has ever been successful on their own. The foundation of success is strong relationships. Other people make successful people successful. It can’t be done any other way, except when random luck is involved. Successful people are disciplined about the things they do every day. Their habits (relationship building is one such Rich Habit) create opportunity luck and it is this opportunity luck which creates wealth.

  2. Comment by Susan on 10 September 2009:

    I completely agree Tom. Thank you for commenting.

    Good habits serve us well and bad habits…well, they can be our undoing. But one habit that will always create both success and a happier life is building good relationships :-)

    ~Susan

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