The 1 Skill That All Successful People Have

The way to get an edge over everyone else

There once was a guy who was fed up with his schooling while studying for his pre-med exams. While flipping through the pages dazed, he thought,

“This sucks, I want to know the good stuff like how Bill Gates or Steven Spielberg got started in their careers!”

At that moment, he got a revelation. Why not interview these guys and see how they actually ended up where they are today? Problem was, he was studying medicine and there were just a few days before his exam. He decided to throw it away and try and hack into the game show The Price Is Right. He won. He actually won the game. His prize money?

$25,000.

Fast forward a couple of months, he interviews countless famous celebrities and tech gurus and peers into the secret they had for getting where they are now. One secret is they got their foot in the door and luck took care of the rest.

We all forget the power of luck and opportunities. We work hard, play by the rules, and hope that someday we will be rich and famous. However, the guy in the story, Alex Banayan, found that all the well-known celebrities we admired had an unconventional approach to their success. They all took The Third Door. This was the book Alex Banayan wrote and in the intro, he writes:

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