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Education is key, but some of the smartest people in the world make peanuts. Every successful person I have ever dealt with have two things in common... personality skills that go way beyond the norm, and an ability to handle stressful situations well.
If you are one of those people that can take a stressful situation (like a client just decided to move to another company) and not freak out and give up, figure out a way to make it work to your advantage, or even reverse the situation by being calm and working it the most logical way, your golden.
If you can go to a social gathering (without being a drug dealer or obviously being the class clown) and people just are drawn to you as a leader like moths to a light yet they have no idea why they are drawn to you, then your golden.
These are the people who seem to make the most money, and usually it appears they aren't really trying. Thats why people think that extremely successful people just golf and make millions... they are actually working to the point where they are missing out on family time and real friends. I am currently in the top 5 to 10 percent of earnings in the country, but still considered to be middle class based on my collegues that make 5 times what I do. I can still afford to go out and buy a new car on a whim, but not pay cash like some of these guys do. I prefer to be home for dinner and have time on the weekend to play with my kids... basically I have the perfect life as far as I am concerned.
James
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