Seth Godin’s Five pillars of success

Here are the five pillars of success according to Seth Godin:

The five pillars of success

1. See (really see) what’s possible
2. Know specifically what you want to achieve
3. Make good decisions
4. Understand the tactics to get things done and to change minds
5. Earn the trust and respect of the people around you

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The first point is tricky: if you indeed know what’s possible and what’s not, you will have a hard time innovating. If you don’t have a clue as to what is possible and what’s not, than the odds are you will end up holding to a thin branch at the edge of a 10 story building high cliff. So, what should we take away from this first point? Well, if you are looking to infuse technological innovation into a specific industry, you better know darn well the limits of technology.  Is the tools you use that you need to understand and master. You need to know how to use them and envision how it can affect the world around you.