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Success Built to Last

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Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson

 

Notes by Jason Shen (jason@jasonshen.com)

 

The Big Idea:

Enduringly successful people have created lives that matters through finding meaning, employing a positive and resourceful mindset and having a bias towards action.

 

Stories

Jack Lalanne was a sickly, depressed and bullied child who tried to commit suicide at age 15. But after discovering the power of exercise, his life changed and the rest is history - selling 200 fitness clubs to Bally's Total Fitness, and multiple world records in swimming, pushups and other fitness activities.

 

Condeleeza Rice - was a music major who started college at age 15, realized she could be good pianist but never a virtuoso, and later chose to study international relations, teaching at Stanford when she was in her 20's.

 

Meaning

Enduringly successful people

  • Don't just look for fame, money and power (even though many have them) or get distracted by Bright Shiny Objects
  • Pursue things that give personal meaning to their lives
  • Don't try to "balance" their lives in the traditional - their hard work is a result of nearly irrational exuberance
  • Know that they can have and pursue several intense passions over their lives

 

Thoughtstyle

Enduringly successful people:

  • Aren't always extroverted, but can't help but be charismatic about their
  • Use their many mistakes as opportunities to grow and become better
  • Find creative ways to overcome and embrace their weaknesses
  • Use pain to help them find their passion

 

Actionstyle

Enduringly successful people:

  • Earn their luck through preparation, hard work and big goals
  • Create alignment in their teams, relationships, words/actions, and environment
  • Encourage open conversation and welcome dissent and criticism

 

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