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Lecture on Success by Daniel Ally

Jul 18, 2024

Lecture on Success by Daniel Ally

Introduction

  • Topic: Success
  • Success has different meanings for different individuals.
    • For a kindergartner, it might be getting a star on homework.
    • For a housewife, getting her kids in bed by 9 pm.
    • For a corporate executive, becoming the CEO.
  • Greatest definition: **"Success is all about self-expression."
    • Being who you want to be.
    • Doing what you want to do.
    • Going where you want to go.**

Life Choices and Influence

  • We are the result of our past choices.
  • Influence from others (parents, teachers, friends, etc.) often impacts our decisions.
  • Key question: "If you're trying to be what other people want you to be, then who will be you?"

Believing in Yourself

  • Key to success: Stop conforming to others' expectations, start performing to your own.
  • Importance of self-belief and faith.
    • **"If you feed your faith, your fears will starve to death."
  • Everyone's belief in you starts with your belief in yourself.

Personal Story

  • Daniel Ally's troubled past: on drugs, poor grades, multiple jobs, low self-esteem.
  • Turning point: desire to change and realization of three key principles.
  • Achievements by 24: Self-made millionaire, author, international traveler.

Three Key Principles to Success

1. Read More Books

  • Books solve problems and provide knowledge.
  • Importance of reading relevant books based on your goals (e.g., books on money, communication, relationships).
  • Libraries and reading as valuable, free resources.
  • **"Readers are leaders."
  • Practical advice: 10 minutes of reading daily results in 12 books a year.

2. Surround Yourself with the Best Individuals

  • **"We are the sum total of the five people we spend the most time with."
  • Importance of evaluating your circle and their influence on your life.
  • Concept of "default friends": people who might not help you reach your ambitions.
  • Example: Negative advice from a friend who was a plumber.
  • Seek out and connect with successful, inspiring people (e.g., through books, social media).
  • Surround yourself with people who are smarter and have achieved more.

3. Set Higher Goals

  • Goals push you to become more of who you are.
  • Problems with common goal-setting methods (e.g., New Year's resolutions, bucket lists).
    • Often not accompanied by concrete plans.
  • Importance of writing down goals for subconscious reinforcement.
  • **"20 Idea Method":
    • Choose one overarching goal and brainstorm 20 ways to achieve it.
    • Apply this method to various aspects of life (financial, personal, etc.).

Conclusion

  • Success is achievable with the right mindset and actions.

  • BELIEVE: The world believes in you when you believe in yourself.

  • THINK BIG to DO BIG and WIN BIG.

  • B-I-G acronym for success:

    • B: Books you read
    • I: Individuals you meet
    • G: Goals you set
  • Thank you (Applause).