Richard Branson's Five Secrets to Business Success

One of the greatest business successes of our time would have to be Sir Richard Branson – not only for the success he has achieved in building the Virgin group of companies, but also for managing to maintain a consistently likeable persona. Something which business personalities like Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch or Steve Jobs aspire to, but don't quite achieve.

So an article by Sir Richard in bNet provides insights on what are the 5 Secrets to Business Success. In summary, he lists these secrets as:

1. Enjoy what you are doing
2. Create something that stands out
3. Create something that everybody who works for you is really proud of.
4. Be a good leader (– read "really good listener")
5. Be visible.

Sounds simple, doesn't it?

Perhaps the reality is a little more complex, but these ideas resonate at a core level. Importantly, they are a simple approach which when focussed on could be the difference to your endeavour's success.

You can read the full article, and the detail, on bNet.

The Art of the Quiet Achiever

There are many outcomes and desires we have in life and attaining success in our goals and achievements is one of the measures we use to guide us in determining just how accomplished we are and our life is.

Depending on who you are, your background and your value/belief structure, different areas of your life will be used to indicate success. For some this is money, for others it is to have travelled widely, yet others find great value in seeing a dream realised, while for many it is simply the connection to their family or community. We educate ourselves, make career decisions, follow journeys and embark upon adventures all with the underlying hope that they will succeed.

Life often has a different take on things and can very often play its hand to deliver challenges, obstacles and lessons which impact on our directions. These might change our original intentions and often play an important role in the outcome that is achieved.

The most important part, however, is not the destination but the journey. It is for this very journey we take through life that the notion of achieving our goals and successes with quiet resolve can prove extremely rewarding. To help with the, there are some tenets I've identified that can provide invaluable assistance to success.