1) Perfectionism is an Achilles heel. One mediocre step forward is infinitely more productive than planning eight perfectly time/executed/presented steps.
2) Have a team. No one can do it alone. People that claim to are simply narcissistic and not giving due credit to spouses, family, friends, etc. Your team doesn’t necessarily mean employees on the payroll; I call my mom my ‘Family PR Manager.’ She reminds me about birthdays, family etiquette concerns… Things I normally don’t get time to pay attention to with everything moving so fast.
3) Find an elder mentor. There is a difference between intelligence and wisdom. You may be more educated than your parents’ generation but your parents have life experience. We overcomplicate things with all of our 'book learnin’ but sometimes the answers are simple and direct. Sometimes you don’t need analytics; just some elbow grease
4) Read a lot of biographies and 'self-help’ books but don’t subscribe 100% to just one. My cousin, a very successful corporate manager, gave me the book, How to Become a CEO. He said to me: “You don’t have to love the whole thing. If you get only one good idea out of it, you're already 10 steps ahead.”
5) Consistency is key. Whatever you choose to do, make it as much a part of your daily existence as brushing your teeth. Calvin Klein famously said: “Repetition is reputation.” The next guy might have a better widget, but people will remember you, your widgets and your
professionalism because you will blog weekly, show up to events on time and keep producing a consistent product even if it can use some improvement. Professionals will respect your reliability more than your brilliance.
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