Risk & Business Magazine Conner Insurance Spring 2017 | Page 23

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
G
reat coaches, mentors and
CEOs are all very good at
having a certain intuition
about which player, talent,
or future leader to bet
on. There’s something about them.
Somehow they know who’s going to be
successful. They get credit for choosing
and putting their money on the right
people.
Think about it. What if there was a
technology for you to be able to tell
that Arnold Schwarzenegger would
become who he is today when he was
only 14? How about Michael Jordan,
Alexander the Great, Reza Shah Pahlavi?
What if you could figure it out ahead
of time? Think about it. I mean, Reza
Shah Pahlavi was given Iran at the age
of 21. Alexander the Great conquered
two million square miles of the world.
Can you tell ahead of time if somebody’s
going to be successful?
I’m here to tell you that there are seven
signs that you’re going to be successful in
life. That’s what I get into in this article.
7 SIGNS YOU’RE GOING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL
#1: SUPER COMPETITIVE
Let’s start off with number one. Number
one is that the people that are going to
be successful in life are absolutely super
competitive. It doesn’t matter what it is.
They have to do it faster, better, bigger
than everyone else. Their one desire is,
“I’m going to do it better than you.”
And in the world of capitalism, it’s all
about competition. Competition is what
makes capitalism work. It’s what makes
sports work. Politicians that go to the
top are typically the ones that are most
competitive. They want to figure out a
way to do things better.
There’s a first place person in every
office, every team. Even if the team
sucks, there’s somebody that’s the best
on that team. Then you get a new cat
that comes to town. Whether it’s a work
environment or a team, if the new guy’s
competitive, he puts the guy that’s higher
than him as a target. He wants to beat
him. This impacts everything he does
- diet, work ethic, the time he comes
in - everything. Why? Because he’s super
competitive. And eventually he’ll pass the
top guy up. It’s simply how it is.
#2: FINISH THINGS
Next, people that are going to be
successful like to finish things. Let me
explain. When working a puzzle, they
can’t stop until they finish the puzzle.
If they play a video game, they can’t
help themselves; they have to finish the
game. When reading a book, they have
to finish it.
Guys, this is a sign. When I see people
that only read the first chapter or two of
a book and then ask the question, “Pat,
what do you think, man? I have 30 books
that I’ve started that I haven’t finished.”
Well, that’s a sign you don’t like to finish
things. You like things to be given to you
easy. The people that finish things always
finish things. And that’s a sign they’re
going to be successful.
#3: CIRCLE OUT-EARNS THEM
The next sign that someone’s going to
be a success is that their circle out earns
them. The people they spend time with
are bigger than them. It’s a formula.
It’s not an accidental thing. That’s why
you’ll notice that some of the people that
don’t achieve success always want to be
around smaller people, because it makes
them feel bigger. The people you meet
that are super successful, they always put
themselves in situations where people
are bigger than them. Why? Because it’s
the next platform, the next level they’re
getting to.
#4: MIND NEVER STOPS
Next, one way you can tell that a person
is going to be successful is that their
mind never stops. They are always asking
themselves questions such as: “what if
this happens?”, “what if I could have this
life?”, “what if I talk to this person?” or
“what if we figure this out?”. Successful
people never stop thinking.
#5: CREDIBLE PEOPLE SEE YOU
GOING PLACES
Another sign that someone’s going to
be successful is how credible people
view them. Let me explain. Let’s say I
meet John. And John’s principal, pastor,
football coach, uncle, and boss all say,
“This guy’s going places. He’s going
places.” If those guys gave authentic, real
answers, that cat’s going places. Why?
Because those people have spent endless
hours with him. They know his flaws
and habits. They know whether or not
he finishes things, if he spends time with
people that are ahead of him, and how
competitive he is. So if a lot of credible
people say that someone’s going places,
that’s a sign he’ll be successful.
#6: ALWAYS LEARNING
The next sign that someone’s going to
be successful is that they won’t stop
learning. They can’t stop learning. They
can’t help themselves. There’s a desire to
get better at everything. So they want to
be a better student and learn more.
#7: EXTREMELY OBSESSIVE
And last but not least, the people that
are going to be successful are extremely
obsessive. If you could dissect the mind
of an obsessive person, it would concern
a lot of people. You might ask, “Does this
person really think that way?” They do.
They really do think that way. They’re
very good at getting what they want
because they have to have it. They’re
obsessed about it. And anytime they’re
obsessed about it, they start figuring
out creative ways to get what they
want. Whether it’s a business, position,
accolades, a certain place or lifestyle they
want, they’ll figure out a way to get it
because they’re obsessive. They’re just
wired that way, and they have to have it.
So those are the seven signs that if you
see, you can tell someone’s going to be
successful.
By the way, there’s no 100% to any of
this. No one’s ever going to be 100%.
But you want to be at least 70 or 80%.
Because if you do this right, the majority
of the time you’ll put together the most
incredible team in your business so you’ll
grow and go to different places. +
Patrick Bet-David is CEO of PHP
Agency, Inc., Creator of Valuetainment on
YouTube and author of 25 Laws for Doing
the Impossible. Visit patrickbetdavid.com
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