Malcolm Gladwell was born September 3, 1963. He is a fictional writer that incorporates his thoughts about success through the books that he writes. He has been a staff writer for the New Yorker since 1996. He has written five books including two that portray what he thinks about success. These two books are The Outliers and David and Goliath. Both these books go deep into what it takes to be successful and key aspects of it that are helpful and interesting to anyone that reads them. A quote from Malcolm Gladwell stated in the business insider is "Its very hard to find someone who is successful and dislikes what they do". This quote brings out a very important message that is saying a person has to enjoy their job or else they wont become successful as easily. He also states that a person has to adapt and work hard to receive success its not just given away. Another important point explained by Gladwell includes fear and why fear can hold success back for an individual. In the business insider page about Glawell I found that he doesn't let his fear overcome him and he makes it clear not to be afraid to change your mind in a situation. From Gladwells point of view he explains how attending a big name University such as Harvard is not a wise choice for most that attend schools like this. He states that the pressure and the comparison of theses schools cause some of the smartest students to give up their goals.
Angela Duckworth expressed her feelings and ideas towards success in a ted talk video. During the beginning of the video she explained her background and how she began working at a demanding job that she didn't enjoy very much. She later went to be a teacher and noticed many things while teaching. She explains these findings in the ted talk and talks about the patterns and themes she noticed some students were following. She explains how IQ isn't always the determine factor of a students ability. She explained that she was certain that most if not all students could succeed at the work they were doing if they were more motivated. A more bold word for motivation that she used was "Grit". She explained that grit is what students, adults, and anyone searching for success needs. She talked about how grit is passion and perseverance brought on by a individual. Duckworth quit teaching and went back to school to get her degree in physiology. After gaining the degree she studied students and drew a conclusion. She states in the video that successful students aren't always the smartest with the highest IQ but the ones with most grit and determination towards a goal.
Bill Gates is a very successful business man and engineer that has overcome bumps in the road to have received his success. Bill Gates was born on October, 28, 1955 in Seattle Washington. He grew up having a rather successful family dealing with a business background. Bill explains in his success story that he gained his success through very hard work and his Intelligence. By intelligence he didn't mean that an individual has to be a genius but must know how to use their intelligence to further their success in life. Being competitive, ambitious, and motivated has helped Bill Gates a lot. He said that without his friend Allens motivation for him he might not have stuck with building and creating computers and computer software. Bill enrolled In Harvard University in 1973 and enrolled his name for pre law not knowing what he wanted to do. He makes it clear that changing your mind and exploring ideas will guide an individual to personal success such as the success that he as a individual has received. He states in the "Success Story of Bill Gates" that an individual must have a vision in mind and with time, hard work, and intelligence the individual can gain the success they want.
Overall the three people talking about success consist of great ideas for success and great points that should be studied by anyone having trouble with this topic. The ideas on success are somewhat different but all help with the goals of people.
http://www.businessinsider.com/malcolm-gladwell-most-important-factor-of-success-2014-10 - I used this source for information about Malcolm Gladwells most important factor of success
http://www.businessinsider.com/malcolm-gladwells-david-and-goliath-2013-10 - I used this source for information about the book David And Goliath written by Malcolm and his other theory's.
http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/10-tips-for-achieving-your-goals/ - I used this source for information about Malcolm's tips towards a persons goals.
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit?language=en#t-352711 - This source included Angela's theory about children's motivation and IQ in school.
http://greatsuccessstory.weebly.com/success-story-of-bill-gate.html - This source includes facts about bill gates and his idea about success.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iADTpgRXYrk- video including Bills motivational speech for Harvard grads.
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