CNN Money has an excellent articles where they interview 22 people from political leaders, company executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and even a chef, asking them to share the best advice they ever got. Below is a summary of their answers:
- “Keep it Simple” – Tiger Woods
- “Show, don’t tell” – Jim Sinegal
- “Do what you love” – Mort Zuckerman
- “Empower a subordinate” – Lloyd Blankfein
- “Push beyond your comfort zone” – Mohamed El-Erian
- “Ignore conventional wisdom” – David Axelrod
- “Trust your instincts” – Tory Burch
- “Read everything” – Jim Rogers
- “Be effective, not popular” – Scott Boras
- “Use failure to motivate yourself” – Mika Brzezinski
- “Focus on performance, not power” – Colin Powell
- “Take advice from smart people” – Shai Agassi
- “Make an impression” – Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
- “Hire a coach” – Eric Schmidt
- “Set realistic goals” – Meredith Whitney
- “Listen” – Lauren Zalaznick
- “Don’t talk shop” – Julian Robertson
- “Treat it like it’s yours” – Thomas Keller
- “Underpromise and overdeliver” – Robin Li
- “Don’t pursue titles and dollars” – Miles White
- “Self-doubt is normal” – Aaron Patzer
- “Be nice to people” – Niklas Savander
My favourite three from the list are “take advice from smart people”, “Keep it Simple”, and “Show, don’t tell.” Each of these three advices I have come to experience as being true wisdom and highly effective in a diversity of situations.
To read more about these advice, the context, and where they came from, see the original article: Best advice I ever got.
Great news the EURO, today the EU got above 1.30.
Royce: how is the value of the Euro relevant to this post?