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Traits that helped human beings as a species to succeed in the evolutionary game still plays a large part in scripting modern day success. For example, fear more than confidence, a sense of insecurity more than security, and the awareness of those feelings, and struggle to cope up helps in early success.
See the PeopleEarly Maturity
Most early success stories have been exposed to or thrusted upon significant responsbility by the age of 10. This is either by design or destiny: being sent to boarding school, feeling responsible for a sibling after parents divorced, moving from a village to a city for studies. Teach responsibility early. Push them in to larger than their age situations.
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Many individuals come up till the threshhold of success and freeze. During this time, some role models - parents, teachers - play the role of setting high expectations, building positive environments and helps them break psychological barriers enabling initially impossible feats. Shower faith on your children. Encourage them to find their answers through self fulfilling prophesies.
See the PeopleDefining moments
All early success individuals have had forks in the road, points of no return or simply indelible impressions of people they've met which have left them permanently changed. Through these moments they discovered who they are. Most importantly have had the courage to decide. Find these at the edge of order.
See the PeopleEntropy Flip Flop
Many early success stories emerge as individuals strive to stand out of a structured environment. They desire a free, flexible and creative space. This intense desire enables them to take more risks, start out on a new journey. However, once they start this journey, they again flip flop back to structured environments to those around them. They create systems that can create a massive impact. From flipping the retail market dynamics to connects un-organized buses into a India-wide network. Create systems to grow.
See the PeopleChoiceless Decisions
Most of the early success stories admitted to having "no choice" in making many of their key decisions. Where luck played a large part. Here, knowing oneself and knowing how to make hay when the sun is shining is important. Building on top of smaller opportunities. Making it look like decisive courage on the outside. Being choice-less is a strength, if based on self knowledge. Help them discover their strengths.
See the PeopleGreed for Success
Surprisingly, many successful individuals are not consumed by a larger than life vision as we read in self help books, but an overarching ambition to succeed. In fact, this greed for success, even ranked much higher than any talent in the game of success. Many of them did not care what vision they pursued as long as they could succeed, and many of them easily gave up on a failed mission to move on to another. Inculcate in them a persevering attitude to succeed. It's the ambition that matter not the talents.
See the PeopleDaytime Extrovert
Many individuals who succeed early seem to be introverted but learn to be extroverted for their job. This gives them the ability to switch between drawing energy from the world and drawing energy from within. Moving between modes is key. Encourage moving between circumstances that are familiar and new.
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