How To Be Successful
By Sam Altman, Open AI Cofounder.
Greetings!
If you google or ChatGPT or Bard the phrase; “how to be successful”, you will get tons of articles and how-tos. For instance, when I type the same word into Google’s Bard, below is part of what I received:
Here are a few tips on how to be successful:
Set goals. What do you want to achieve in your life? Once you know what you want, you can start to develop a plan for how to get there.
Be persistent. Don't give up on your goals, even when things get tough. Success takes time and effort.
Be positive. A positive attitude will help you stay motivated and focused on your goals.
Be organized. Having a system in place for managing your time and tasks will help you stay on track.
Be willing to learn. The world is constantly changing, so it's important to be open to new ideas and information.
Be helpful. Helping others is a great way to build relationships and learn new things.
Be grateful. Take the time to appreciate the good things in your life, both big and small.
Be yourself. Don't try to be someone you're not. The world needs your unique talents and gifts.
However, it’s more interesting when you get to read it from one of the successful tech execs of our time - Sam Altman, ex-CEO of YC, and co-founder of Open AI.
Here are 13 thoughts about how to achieve such outlier success. Everything here is easier to do once you’ve already reached a baseline degree of success (through privilege or effort) and want to put in the work to turn that into outlier success. [1] But much of it applies to anyone.
You’re welcome. Sam
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