Horatio Alger

Horatio Alger

Are Super-Successful Different?

Are Super-Successful Different?

 

We always want to know the success secrets of super-successful people. We are inquisitive to find out what they actually do, how they actually do, when they actually do, what differently they do from that of others which give them the title of super successful. They are like any other human beings who have the same number of hours which we all have but what separates them from the rest of us is the way they think, work and live differently. Here are 12 of the traits super-successful people are likely to exhibit.

 

Having gone through these points / lines in some books and also being convinced, believing it thoroughly I thought of sharing the same with you.

 

1. They like their vocation. They are passionate and love their jobs immensely. If they could start their careers over again, they would choose the same or a very similar road in which they are in.

 

2. They prefer work to hobbies. In their spare time / leisure, they tend to enjoy mental activities, like reading, over sports or other activities. In other words, they consider their work as a hobby and enjoy what they do.

 

3. They are socially outgoing. They are completely extroverts. They don't bemoan the fact that they don't know anyone at a party. Instead, they proactively engage in introducing themselves and enjoy in the company of others.

 

4. The are extremely optimistic, but practical. They have a positive "can-do" attitude. However, they will take a proven route rather than search for a pie-in-the sky answer.

 

5. They still believe in Horatio Alger / Dirubhai Ambani. They believe the dream of rags-to-riches is still possible.

 

6. They are very healthy and seldom require sick days. They take care of their health. Their maxim is ‘If money is lost, nothing is lost, if time is lost, something is lost and if health is lost everything is lost.

 

7. They were not model children. They were usually leaders as youngsters and take pride in being a leader. They slowly and steadily, consciously or unconsciously inculcate the attributes of leadership from a very young age.

 

8. They think they are lucky and that they will continue to be lucky. They do their best and leave the rest.

 

9. They concentrate well, enabling them to focus on "the business at hand." They believe that a long-range focus creates a straight furrow and detest concentrating on daily trivia which leaves one off course.

 

10. They draw on intuition as well as rational information when making decisions. They believe in making and taking decisions.

 

11. They know people of all social levels and have extremely large number of acquaintances, which means they have many useful contacts.

 

12. They don't get bogged down by minute details, but strive to see the big picture.

 

IT ISN'T JUST FAME AND FORTUNE THAT SEPERATES THE SUPER-SUCCESSFUL FROM THE REST OF US.

 

Having all these characteristics and attributes does not guarantee one to be super-successful, but all the same it's a great place to start.

 

The said write up / article is written by Iyer Subramanian. Presently, working with Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mumbai as a Joint Director - HR. E Mail: iyerpdkgnm@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

About the Author

My name is Iyer Subramanian. My qualifications are as under. Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Diploma in Labor Laws & Labor Welfare, Diploma in HRM, Diploma in Training & Development.

I have around 25 years of experience in HR and write for Express Hospitality, Hospitalitybiz, Business Manager regularly on HR.

For those with access to "Dude, Where's My Country" by Michael Moore...?

I was hoping somebody could send me the excerpt about the "Declaration of Corporate States of America". It's in the seventh chapter called "Horatio Alger Must Die". Thanks for the help.

"Chapter 7 titled “Horatio Alger Must Die” opens up with:

Perhaps the Biggest Success in the War on Terrorism has been its ability to distract the nation from the Corporate War on Us. In the two years since the attacks of 9/11, American businesses have been on a punch-drunk rampage that has left millions of average Americans with their savings gone, their pensions looted, their hopes for a comfortable future for their families diminished or extinguished. The business bandits (and their government accomplices) who have wrecked our economy have tried to blame it on the terrorists, they have tried to blame it on Clinton, and they have tried to blame it on us. But, in fact, the wholesale destruction of our economic future is based solely on the greed of the corporate mujahedeen….Their singular goal is to take enough control over our lives so that, in the end, we’ll be pledging allegiance not to a flag or some airy notion of freedom and democracy, but to the dictates of Citigroup, Exxon, Nike, GE, GM, P&G, and Philip Morris….You are no longer in charge. You know it and they know it and all that remains is the day when it will be codified onto a piece of paper, the Declaration of Corporate States of America. "

Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger