Thursday, June 10, 2010

Mike Kind - The Last Lecture


Key # 1. If you learn from someone else's mistakes, you can learn from failure. It's how you respond to the failure. Failure IS the key to success in almost every situation.

Key # 2. Opportunities are vast and unlimited, so keep your eyes open! Observe and stay alert for new ways of doing things. Be open to a "Eureka!" moment.

Key # 3.Refine and define an idea. Transform it from a good idea to a great idea - that works! Fix a problem or a glitch that people have gotten used to.

Key # 4. Increase the cirle that influenced you for the better. Spend time with people that sow wisdom into your life. You can learn from thier experience. You can grow from taking advice and go further faster.

Key # 5. Think Rocky Balboa. Do not quit. When you've tried everything - take it and learn from it. Never throw the towel in.

Key # 6. Don't stop learning. Your brain needs to be trained just like the rest of your body. If you stop working out, you get weak and incapable of endurance. Stop learning - you get more and more incapable of learning. You can learn something new every day.
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The one key that stands out to me the most is to increase your circle of influence. I have experienced success in this area already. I always find that when I sit down with one of my mentors, I leave encouraged, a little wiser, and a little more confident than when I first came in. Its all fine and dandy to spend time with friends - preferably the one equipped with a better attitude, but you need to schedule in time with people you admire and look up to. I would encourage anyone, that when you find someone you admire, to get into a friendship with them. Have them influence you for the better. It really helps. Trust me.

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