Re: What makes a person successful?

"rissa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can anyone add to this or does anyone have a
> different idea of what makes one successful?

Networking.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  If you don't know the right
people, you will fail ... or at best just get by.  If you know the right
people, sky's the limit.

If you want to be a success, start right now.  Right now in college.  Become
friends with a lot of people.  Keep an eye on people that look like their
going to become something and at least become a friendly acquaintance to
them.  Throw parties.  Don't charge a cover charge.  Tell your mom and dad
that you need networking money and that it includes money for throwing these
types of parties.

Attend business associations RIGHT NOW and network there.  Talk to everyone
there.  Impress them.  Make them view you as a rising star.  A rising star
that can help them.

Attend meetings of organizations that will likely have the right people
attending them.  Dress appropriately and network there.

If you're not currently married, hunt for your future spouse among the
people that can help you succeed.  I do not buy into the fantasy that
there's just one ideal person for each person and no one else.  I believe
that we can find great mates in almost any respectable group.  Why not then
look for yours in the power group?  Nothing helps your success more than
marrying the boss's daughter or son.

And here's a gem of a secret.  When someone successful falls, help them
recover.  They've already proven they've got the stuff to succeed.  So what
if they just now stumbled.  They'll likely rise again.  And when they do,
they'll remember you there at least giving them a kind word, if not help.
Same goes for visiting them when they're sick and even dying.  You want to
be perceived as not just a fair-weather friend but a solid friend.  People
remember their solid friends and remember how you were this to others.

Now are goals important?  Yes, but networking can make them a reality.  Is
the right attitude important?  Yes, it will make you attractive to others.
Is the right skills important?  Yes, they can help improve your chances
after you get your chance at the brass ring by knowing first who can hoist
you up there.

Is the above rather cold-hearted and calculated?  To an extent, yes.  It is
just another blatant honest way of saying "surround yourself with winners
and you'll be winner", "associate with positive thinkers and you'll become a
positive thinker", and other such cute networking phrases.

Good luck!

Scott Jensen
-- 
Peer-to-peer networking (a.k.a. file-sharing) is entertainment's future.
If you'd like to know why, read the white paper at the link below.
http://www.nonesuch.org/p2prevolution.pdf