Contrary to popular belief, my experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren’t so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

people who are exceptionally good in business aren’t so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

Têm-me feito a seguinte pergunta muitas vezes: «Que sabem os donos de empresas extraordinárias que eu não saiba?» Contrariamente ao que se costuma achar, a minha experiência mostrou-me que as pessoas que são excecionalmente boas em desenvolver negócios o são não tanto por saberem muito, mas antes pela sua vontade insaciável de saber mais.

What I’ve known from the beginning is that success leaves clues. People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky; they’re doing something differently than everyone else does. I’m interested in those people: those who have a relentless hunger to learn and grow and achieve. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not deluded. I’m aware there are very few people in the world who are fit and healthy and who sustain it. Most people don’t have decades of sustained love and passion in their intimate relationships, nor do they experience ongoing gratitude and joy. There are very few people who maximize their business opportunities. And there are even fewer who start with little or nothing and become financially free.

The people who are the best in the world specialize at getting really good at the questions they don't know.

What I've found over almost four decades of studying success is that the most successful people in any field aren't just lucky. They have a different set of beliefs. They have a different strategy. They do things differently than everyone else.

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers

The desire for knowledge, like the thirst for riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

Curiosity and openness to new ways of thinking ensures future success more than any other quality. Learn, read, question, think. In developing the ability to exercise those traits, you will not only be successful in business, but in the business of life.”

I like to know things. I'm hungry for knowledge.

The rare people who do become truly exceptional at something do so not because they believe they’re exceptional. On the contrary, they become amazing because they’re obsessed with improvement. And that obsession with improvement stems from an unerring belief that they are, in fact, not that great at all.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all, the person who knows HOW will always have a job, but the person who knows WHY will always be the boss.