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Posted on May 1, 2009 by Patrick Budowski

Today Jonathan Mead has a great post about 3 words ruining your life.

Are These Three Words Ruining Your Life?

Have you ever been annoyed by a successful person, because you thought you were more intelligent than them? Maybe it was a boss. Maybe it was a political figure or a leader.

It’s especially maddening when this person is creating rules that dictate your life. I can definitely relate. I’ve had my share of bosses that I thought were less than brilliant.

So what is it that makes them successful? That’s what I’ve always wondered and what has always bugged me. I mean, shouldn’t intelligence be a prerequisite to leadership? The answer… not really.

It turns out the biggest reason people are successful is: consistent action, not intelligence.

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One Response to I enjoy reading the post over at Zen Habits

  1. Productivity 777 says:
    May 9, 2009 at 3:10 am

    Cool post. Because movement is an action. So you can’t have movement forward unless you consistently take action. :)