A Funny Story About the Difference of Successful and Unsuccessful People!
Hi, dear Steemians!
When you ask entrepreneurs or successful people in the world of business, they usually say the true difference between them and other unsuccessful and unachieved people is their mindset.
While there is a grain of truth to that, it is not entirely the case. I think that for the most part, what contributes to one’s success is their willingness to put in the effort and do what must be done.
Though one could easily argue that a powerful mindset lends its hand to effort and willingness to struggle. I can accept that, but the fact remains that ultimately, it is your struggle that opens the way for success.
Once, one of my friends told me a funny story about a very successful person. For the sake of simplicity, we are going to call him Mr. Bill Gates!
‘Do you know Bill Gates?’
My friend asked one day so casually that I thought he was trying to make fun of me.
‘Bill Gates?
Of course I know him!’ I gave an incredulous smile.
‘This guy was a very imaginative and revolutionary type of person.
He made his success when he was young and continued his streak until he became the richest man in the world!’ My friend continued.
Even though we weren’t talking about Bill Gates that day, he is a good example for the sake of representation.
My friend went on to talk about Bill Gates’ life. About his trials and efforts. About his mistakes and shortcomings. About his success and achievement.
I was in awe from the amount of information he produced. There was a moment of silence and I was deep into his account of Bill Gates and his life.
He then looked at me in an amusing way. ‘Do you know Thomas Gary Elliot Jefferson?’
I thought for a moment. Then another. Then another. I knew no Thomas Gary Elliot Jefferson!
‘No… I don’t think I do.’ I finally replied.
‘Well, of course not. Nor do I,’ He said matter-of-factly. ‘That’s because he isn’t famous or successful.’
Suffice to say, the laughter that ensued gave us a couple of minutes to finally collect ourselves.
It was not the silly nature of his statement, it was the truth in it that I found amusing.
You see, at the end of the day, if you want to feel motivated enough to struggle for your life, try to see the end of it.
Do you want to be like Thomas Gary Elliot Jefferson?
Of course not! We don’t even know how he is like! Nobody knows!
But everyone knows Bill Gates. Everyone respects Bill Gates. Not simply because of his success and riches, but because of his willingness to do what must be done in order to achieve one’s dreams or goals!
You are writing the story of your life.
Write something interesting that would stand the test of time!
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Please, take the time to read the text below, it can always change in some points and it is it that has made this community understand and help each other. I would like you to pay close attention to what is written in these notes. Try to really follow what I ask of all of you who are a few months old with me contributing meaningful comments and we have built something really good here along with people who have a positive mindset and we have managed to get more people together like that.
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Always read this text of notes because I can making important changes in this text like update names in the list and things to the growth and understanding of how we can improve our foundations and how this community was built until here.
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I have been working very hard on this blog since the beginning. I have a very busy life but I am giving my best and believe me I have shared experiences that I have been coaching thousands of people and I know that the change of the Mindset should be daily. I am already grateful to see you giving upvotes to each other and you can see this with the fact that many already have 8, 9, 10 upvotes. But I'm sure that with the effort of all of us we will see a community with, more and more upvotes each others and for that everyone should get engaged so we can make it come true. I believe and we can! Resteem...
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There is no video in the channel yet but it is important that you are subscribed to this channel precisely so that you can be notified when I launch something there.
I know everyone has a google account or 99% of people, so you just have to sign up for the channel.
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***Remember Community: Please, if you commented and upvote on a new post I did, please always go back to the previous one because if someone in the community commented lastly because of time zone differences it will be without your upvote and that would not be fair.
You all know the goal! We can reach: More and More Upvotes each others!
Attention!!!
I'm reading all the meaningful comments from the posts.
I am here making a list of all of you who have helped build this community by voting for each other who write meaningful comments and soon I will respond to everyone with comment and thank you all because I can already see this spirit being built in this Positive Mindset community and help between all of you.
You will receive my upvote in all material and brief comments I will do this in all the posts I am following very closely and I can see what the people who are generous and contribute to this legacy that I am trying to build with all of you can become reality in a short time.
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First of all, I would like to thank all of you, who are the most active and proactive in this community, showing your generosity and always with meaningful comments. From now on I will always make a list of these incredible people who have helped to expand our goal of growing ever more.
But I ask that if you are new around here you read many of the previous posts because they make it clear that we are building a community with respect among all, generosity and this blog is for those who really want to start moving their Mindset to positive and moreover be part of the growth of all of us who contribute to this blog. Please do not ask to include you in the list if you are just wanting upvotes because we want here people genuinely attuned to growth and good attitudes and as I have always said with Respect as the basis of all, generosity and positivity!
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Hello,
most of the successful people are healthy as well, they instinctively know a healthy spirit needs a healthy body and they do automatically something for their health.
So the initiative of @nathanmars, the #seven77 pushups challenge of us steem people isn't only effective to promote Steemit on Twitter, it's also a good reminder for people to keep their body healthy.
We would be glad to see you @chbartist joining us, every other Steemian is very welcome as well of course.
Promote Steemit and stay healthy!
Have a wonderful day
Tom
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Successful people talk about ideas and things which leads to healthy conversations and unsuccessful people often find themselves indulging in gossip about one person or the other behind their back, which is completely a waste of time.
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Failing is part of being successful. If you are not failing, that means you are not getting out of your comfort zone or trying new things. They are not afraid of failure and take full responsibility for the outcome, whereas unsuccessful people are constantly looking for someone to blame
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Reading books is one of the healthiest habits that most of the successful people adhere to. They know the importance of learning and thus dedicate a small amount of time daily to something that would help them grow. On the other hand, unsuccessful people waste their precious time without knowing the consequences of it and face the possibility of facing failure.
Bruh, all of those quotes are true. I love talking about ideas and thinking deeply about things. Most people I've come across like to gossip (yuck) or talk about things that I don't think really matter in the grand scheme of things. I don't really care for small talk a majority of the time. Good thing is, Steemit and social media in general can be a place to meet and interact with others that think similarly to you
Normally I enjoy your posts but this is not one that falls into that category.
Bill Gates would not be my choice for a good example to follow in life. In this TED Talk he casually addresses the issue of Global Warming, he goes on to state that one way to accomplish this goal is to reduce the global human population through vaccination. His foundation pushes vaccines that contain Polysorbate 80 a destructive chemical that has horrible side effects and has the capability to sterilize the individuals that receive the vaccine. I question where does he think he has the right to play God?
Bill Gates is example of what is wrong in this world.
I never know this! This is something that really sounds wrong to me 😱
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Do your own investigation... you see his foundation go into countries like Africa and India and instead of helping with healthy food and clean water they bring vaccines.
People who have great successes leave a mark on humanity, we must leave our mark, as you mentioned in other publications, our traces are those that make us known throughout life.
After reading your message, I remembered one parable.
Parable about wealth
One day, the father of a rich family decided to take his little son to the village, to the farm to show his son how poor people can be. They spent the day and night on a farm with a very poor family. When they returned home, the father asked his son:
“Have you seen how poor people can be?” - asked the father.
The son answered:
The father was speechless after this son's answer.
And the son added:
“Thank you, Dad, for showing me how rich these people are.”
Isn't it true that it all depends on how you view the world?
Having LOVE, FRIENDS, FAMILY, HEALTH, GOOD MOOD and POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO LIFE
you get everything!
But to buy any of the above things is impossible. You can acquire any imaginary material goods, even stock up on them for the future, but if your soul is not filled, you have nothing!
Beautiful
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Hello chbartist!
With all the respect I think we shouldn't follow the same road that others have taken (for example Bill Gates), everyone should do his own. Yes! we should listen to Bill Gates, only to learn, but then we need to critize him in a constructive way, and this process with all those great people either that have succeeded in his life but also those that have failed and learn why have failed. I hope my vision is seen in a constructive and debative way in order to progress in an empowered, decentralized and free society based in the love to each other.
Keep up the work of education!
Marc
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Bill Gates is a terrible example. He didn't get where he was all on his own - he started off with every advantage in life: his mother was on the board of directors of a bank and his father owned a law firm...his parents had a net worth when Bill was young of around about $150 million so, with that in perspective, he's nothing special, just another plutocrat benefiting from the wealth and influence of his family.
Ty for making that obvious point and giving the real facts of where he and others like him really gain their influence and power.You saved me the time of writing a similar comment. Unfortunately most people are blind to how things really work!
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bueno, sobre Bill Gates también hablan de su provecho sobre los esfuerzos y éxitos de otros como Steve Jobs, pero no profundizare en ello. Creo que no puede hablarse separadamente del esfuerzo y la mentalidad. Las 2 van unidas, y no siempre el esfuerzo es físico, puede ser intelectual o emocional, puede verse que si eres tú quien lo impulsa otros hacen la tarea física. depende de la naturaleza del problema a resolver. Puedes ser el jefe del proyecto como el obrero aunque sea tu idea lo que quieres alcanzar. A veces desarrollar algo implica que se involucren muchas personas. Lo importante que debe recalcarse aquí es tener claro el objetivo en el cual vas a poner la mente a funcionar y ver cual es el mejor camino para ejecutarlo. De alli se desprendera la naturaleza de tu esfuerzo. Somos creadores. No importa si fallas. Si lo haces solo cambia la estrategia, el camino a desarrollar la idea y vuelve a trabajar.
@artelita
Well, about Bill Gates, they also talk about their benefit on the efforts and successes of others like Steve Jobs, but I will not elaborate on it. I think it can not be said separately from effort and mentality. They go together, and not always the effort is physical, it can be intellectual or emotional, it can be seen that if you are the one who drives it, others do the physical task. it depends on the nature of the problem to be solved. You can be the project leader like the worker, even if it's your idea what you want to achieve. Sometimes developing implies that many people get involved. The important thing to emphasize here is to be clear about the objective in which you are going to put your mind to work and see what is the best way to execute it. From there the nature of your effort will be released. We are creators. It does not matter if you fail. If you do it only changes the strategy, the way to develop the idea and goes back to work.
@artelita
Hello chbartist!
Bill Gates, like many others have been visionaries, entrepreneurs and leaders, who have achieved a team capable of dealing with disruptive processes and generate new paradigms of the market. These innovators have crossed the limits. To be innovative we must be visionaries.Accepting struggles in life and going throught it, is an oppurtunity to grow and learn. Life's always gives challenges that are hard and painful, not knowing that it is just a preparation for something much bigger and better position or role in life.. :)