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).