What makes person motivated, prosperous, a great leader?
The following is only a brief and partial list, but it may whet your appetite to discover for yourself some of the secrets of successful great leader. *Optimism: Optimism is power. This is a secret discovered by all who succeed against great odds. Great leaders like Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi. Ernest Shackleton, Eleanor Roosevelt—all admitted that what got them through tough times was an ability to focus on the positive. They understood what Claude Bristol called “the magic of believing.” Great leaders also have an unusual ability to face up to stark reality, so creating a single powerful attribute: tough-minded optimism. Optimistic people tend to succeed not simply because they believe that everything will turn out right, but because the expectation of success makes them work harder. If you expect little, you will not be motivated even to try.