Some of these are really obvious. Others make you think. Below are Peter Diamondis' (think X Prize) 28 rules for a persistent and passionate person:
- 1. If anything can go wrong, Fix It!!... to heck with Murphy!
- 2. When given a choice... take both!!
- 3. Multiple projects lead to multiple successes.
- 4. Start at the top, then work your way up.
- 5. Do it by the book... but be the author!
- 6. When forced to compromise, ask for more.
- 7. If you can't win, change the rules.
- 8. If you can't change the rules, then ignore them.
- 9. Perfection is not optional.
- 10. When faced without a challenge, make one.
- 11. "No" simply means begin again at one level higher.
- 12. Don't walk when you can run.
- 13. When in doubt: THINK!
- 14. Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing.
- 15. The squeaky wheel gets replaced.
- 16. The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live.
- 17. The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself!
- 18. The ratio of something to nothing is infinite.
- 19. You get what you incentivize.
- 20. If you think it is impossible, then it is... for you.
- 21. An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done.
- 22. The day before something is a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea.
- 23. If it were easy it would have been done already.
- 24. Without a target you’ll miss it every time.
- 25. Fail early, fail often, fail forward!
- 26. If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.
- 27. The world’s most precious resource is the persistent and passionate human mind.
- 28. Bureaucracy is an obstacle to be conquered with persistence, confidence and a bulldozer when necessary.
From Singularity.
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