The difference between the super successful and the not-so-successful

Samira, my 9-year-old daughter lives in the world of heroes with supernatural powers. The other day, she asked me what super power I would love to have. “The power to see the future,” I retorted. On reflection, I realized that I had already seen the future and how it works. Many young people ask me what it takes to be successful.

I have seen the answer so many times. I have been blessed that I have been a junior employee, then moved up into senior management, became a Chief Executive and ran large organizations and finally became chairman and a business owner. The journey has humbled me. I have the opportunity of having worked with, and for, some of the smartest people – and I have collided with some seriously stupid dunderheads. I have seen some people became successful and others who became super successful. What separates the two?