Read Every Success Book Ever Written in Five Minutes or Less!

I have read the biographies of over 500 successful people. Plus at least another hundred success books form the likes of Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins, Earl Nightingale, Stephen Covey and Mark Manson. I have even written a few of my own. Each has their own take, and anecdotes but when you boil it all down you can sum it up in five minutes.

1. Dream Big Dreams

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. — Daniel Burnham, American architect 1846–1912

One thing all successful businesses, from the corner bistro to the international airline, have in common is that they all had to start somewhere, and that “where” is usually the power of a big dream. Few, if any, of the world’s great business successes started with even a fraction of the resources they would ultimately need to succeed. What they did have was a big dream.

· Ross Perot started a billion-dollar data company, EDS, with $1,000 (later sold to General Motors for 2.5 billion).

· Richard Branson developed Virgin Airways, starting with one rented plane and built a global media empire in just ten years, starting with under $10,000.