20 Habits for Success I Learned Working for Two Billionaires.docx
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20HabitsforSuccessILearnedWorkingforTwoBillionaires
20HabitsforSuccessILearnedWorkingforTwoBillionaires
PaulC.Brunson
Ihavespentdecades"beingeducated"--incollege,graduateschool,numerousprofessionalcertifications,andnowaPh.D.program.AllofthatschoolingandtraininghelpedshapethepersonIamtoday,butatnopointinmylifehastherebeenamoreprofoundeducationthanmytimeworkingforEnverYucelandOprahWinfrey.
EnverandOpraharetwoextraordinarypeople.Andontopofthat,they'rebothbillionaires.Onthesurface,theyappeartobetotallydifferentpeople.Theyareindifferentindustries,havedifferentfamilystructures,practicedifferentreligions,andspeakdifferentlanguages.However,onceyougetpasttheirwrittenbiographiesanddigdeeper,youwillnoticetheypossessmanyofthesamesuccessfulhabits.
IhadtheopportunitytoworkwithbothOprahandEnverforsixyearscollectivelyandthosewere,handsdown,thebestprofessionalexperiencesofmylife.IworkedmyassoffforthemandindoingsoabsorbedeverythingIcould.
It'smyhonortosharewithyouwhatIlearnedfromthem.HereisPart1ofthe20successfulhabitsIlearnedworkingfortwobillionaires:
1)InvestinYourself
Thisisaverysimpleconcept,butsomethingyouwouldthinksomeonewhohas"madeit"wouldstopdoing.Notatallforthesetwo.Isawthembothspendasignificantamountoftimededicatingtheirresourcestoself-development(whetheritbeanewlanguage,exercise,socialmediaclasses,etc.).Themomentyoustopinvestinginyourselfisthemomentyouhavewrittenofffuturedividendsinlife.
2)BeCurious...AboutEverything
Whattheaveragepersonseesasmundaneoroverlycomplicatedisnotviewedthesamewaywithabillionairemindset.Ioncehada30minuteconversationwithEnverabouttheheightofthecurbsinWashingtonDCversusIstanbul,Turkey.Billionairesareincrediblycurious;whattherestoftheworldthinksisaproblemandcomplainsabout--that'swhatthesepeoplegoandworkon.
3)SurroundYourselfWith"Better"People
Ihopethisiswhytheykeptmearound.Seriously,Ineverknewmybossestokeepanyoneless-than-stellarintheirinnercircle.ThereweremanytimesIthoughttomyself,"Damn,theyhavedream-teamsbuiltaroundthem."JimRohnhaditright,"Youaretheaverageofthe5peopleyouspendthemosttimewith."
4)NeverEatAlone
ThelasttimeIhaddinnerwithEnver,aswellasthelasttimeIatedinnerwithOprah,therewereeasily15peopleatourtables,respectively.Coincidence?
Whilemostofusderiveourkeyinformationfromblogsorthenewspaper,powerplayersgettheirinformationfromthesource(otherpowerplayers),directly.However,justbecauseyoucan'tcalluptheObamasandbreakbreadwiththemdoesn'tmeaneatingwithothersinyourcircledoesn'tcarryvalue.InoneofmyfavoritereadsofthelastfewyearscalledNeverEatAlone,authorKeithFerrazzibreaksdownhowyoucanidentify"informationbrokers"todinewithyou.I'veseenfirsthandhowenormousthebenefitsareofthisstrategy.
5)TakeResponsibilityforYourLosses
IwasworkingforOprahduringthetimeshewastakingheatfromthemediaaboutpoornetworkratings.IwasalsoworkingforEnverduringtheclosingofoneofhisprizeddivisions.WhatIwitnessedthembothdoinresponsewaspowerful.OpposedtocoveringthelossesupwithfancyPRtactics,bothsteppedtothestageandsaidinessence"IownitandI'mgoingtofixit"anddroppedthemic.Guesswhat?
Theysuredidfixthings(It'swidelynotedOprah'snetworkisrealizingratingsgoldandEnver'sassetshaveprobablydoubledsincethedivisionclosing).
6)UnderstandThePowerOf"Leverage"
Thisissomethingthatwasquiteashocktome.Fromafar,abillionaireappearstobesomeonewhoisamasterateverything.But,intruth,they'respecialistsinoneorafewareasandaverageorsubparateverythingelse.So,howdotheygetsomuchdone?
Leverage!
Theydowhattheydobestandgetotherstodotherest.Here'sagreatarticleonleverage.KeepinmindIseethisdonewithwealthypeopleandtheirmoneyallofthetime--theyuseOPM(otherpeople'smoney)formostoralloftheirprojects.
7)TakeNoDaysOff(Completely)
IrecallgoingonvacationwithEnverseveraltimes,yachtingupanddownthesouthwesterncoastofTurkey(alsoknownasthebluevoyage).Soundsballerific,right?
Nodoubtwehadagreattime,butmixedinwithallthatswimmingandbackgammonwasdiscussionofbusiness,discussionofstrategy,planningandplotting.ThebestwayIcandescribethishabitisthinkingaboutyourbusinessoryouridealikeyourliteralbaby.Nomatteryourdistance,youdon'tstopthinkingofhim/her(andafterjusthavingasecondson,Icanattesttothis).
8)FocusOnExperiencesvs.MaterialPossessions
Whenyouhavemoney,yourtoysarebig.However,thevastmajorityofmoneyIsawspentontheir"leisure"wasonactualexperiencesversusthetypicalcar,jewelry,andclotheswe'refamiliarwithseeinginmusicvideosandgossipblogs.IrecallonetimeatdinnerwithOprah,Ispottedatableofabout20girlsofftotheside.IlaterfoundoutMs.WinfreywastreatingsomeofhergraduatinggirlsfromherschoolinSouthAfricatodinnerinNYC.Experiencescreatememories,andmemoriesarepriceless.
9)TakeEnormousRisks
Thisisanotheroneofthosesuccessfulhabitseveryentrepreneurcanattestto.Amatteroffact,Ecreatedagreatinfographicoutliningcommonalitiesoftheworld'sbillionairesandoneofthemostprominentwasthischaracteristic:
billionairesarenotadversetorisk.WhatintriguesmeevenmoreaboutEnverandOprahwasthatevenattheirhighfinancialstatusandsuccesslevel,theystillpossessedawillingnesstorisktheirmostpreciousasset(theirnameandlegacy)onnewandbolderprojects.Ifyou'renottakingrisks,you'renotmakingmoves!
10)Don'tGoAtItAlone
Nothinggreatinlifeisachievedalone.Especiallyinbusiness,successisn'tasoloact.Thischaractertraitisakinto"surroundingyourselfwithbetterpeople."Ittakesteamworktomakethedreamwork.
ReadPart2,here!
It’smyhonortosharewithyouPart2ofsuccessfulhabitsIlearnedworkingfortwobillionaires:
1)RecognizetheValueofSimpleIdeas
Oprah,Enver,andmostoftheworld’sbillionairesgotrichnotfromacomplexidea,butfromaverysimpleone.Sure,thereareseveralwhodosomethingtechnical–likecreatecomplexhedgefunds.Butmostbillionairesfigureouthowtotakesomethingweallliketodo,simplifyit,andbringmorevaluetothebottomline.So,nexttimesomeoneasksyoutoinvestinalemonadestand,don’tdismissitsoeasily:
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2)BePatientlyImpatient
Billionairesrealizenothinghappensovernight.Asamatteroffact,ittakesmostbillionairesdecadestobecomesuccessful.Whilepatienceisusedfortheirlong-termgoals,I’vewitnesseddeadlinesforday-to-day,short-termgoalsarticulatedbymyformerbossesas“dueyesterday.”Beingnimbleandhavingtheabilitytodeliverfasterthanyourcompetitorsiswhatoftenmakesthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure..ThinkaboutOprahoftenbeatingacompetingTVnetworktoacovetedinterview,orEnverlaunchingaschoolinacountrybeforeanyoneelse.Don’tplaywithtime.
3)BeGritty
Askany10peopletodescribeOprahandEnver,andIbetwordslike“tenacious”and“relentless”topthelists.Billionairesdon’tletobstaclesorpitfallskeepthemfromachievingtheirgoals.Justbecauseyoufail100times,doesn’tmeanyoucan’tsucceedonthe101sttry.Thekeyisnotjusthavingthestomachforfailure,buthavingthestrengthtofacewhatfeelslikeanendlessamountofresistance…andstillmoveforward.
4)DevelopGreatOratorySkills
I’veneverseenbetterlivespeakersthanmypreviousbosses.Coincidence?
Ithinknot.Ifyoucan’tarticulateyourideasandyourvision(inacompellingway)youcan’tgalvanizethesupportrequiredtomakethingshappen.ThisconceptwasunderscoredinarecentinterviewIdidwithoneoftheword’sleadingpublicspeakingexperts,MarshawnEvans.Shestated,“themoreeffectivelyyouspeak,thehigheryourchancesofcareersuccess.”
5)GrowThick,Armor-PlatedSkin
Thehigheryourheights,thegreaternumberofdetractorsyouwillhaveANDthesharpertheirattackswillbe.Thisisabasictruthforeveryone,butliterallywatchingthousandsofpeoplehurlinsultsatmybosses(withoutimpact)mademerealizetheypossessedanextraordinarylayerofemotionalresilience.IrecallwhenwefilmedtheopeningsceneofLovetownU.S.A.(andOpraharrivesonaNavalvessel),whilethousandscheered,hundredscomplained(andridiculed)herforwastingtaxdollarsbyusingamilitaryvehicle.Developinga“shield”iscritical.FirstLadyMichelleObamasaiditbest:
“neverletwhatsomebodyelsesaysdistractyoufromyourgoals.Andso,whenIhearaboutnegativeandfalseattacks,Ireallydon’tinvestanyenergyinthem,becauseIknowwhoIam.”
6)ConnectwithPeopleOutsideYourCommunity
Yourabilitytobeofinfluencewithinyourcommunityisdirectlyrelatedtoyourabilitytomakeconnectionsoutsideofyourcommunity.Thetechnicalphraseforthisiscalled“bridgingstructuralholes,”andiseloquentlywrittenaboutinthisresearchbyprofessorRonaldBurt.BothOprahandEnverpossesstremendousbridgingcapital.Theyspendadisproportionateamountoftheirtimegatheringinformationfromcommunitiesofpeopleoutsideoftheircore(differentagegroups,differentsocialclass,differentethnicity,differenteducationlevels,differentcareers,etc)andthentheysharethatinformationwithintheircommunity.Thisiswhereth
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