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How to be a late bloomer in 2024

The Common Reader • 3543 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Growth Life Advice Success Stories
  1. Late bloomers often work towards their goals without a clear endpoint in mind, allowing for meandering career paths that involve learning and skill development.
  2. Late bloomers make significant life changes influenced by networks, circumstances, and mid-life crises, which help them transition and achieve success.
  3. To become a late bloomer, preparation is key; taking small steps towards goals each day can lead to significant achievements over time.

Hillsdale and the N=1 Problem

Aaron Renn • 746 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24
🚌 Education Higher Ed Leadership Replication Success Stories
  1. Hillsdale College's unique success story is hard to replicate by other colleges.
  2. Some successful models, like Hillsdale, are challenging to copy due to unique leadership and historical factors.
  3. Creating models like Hillsdale or other successful entities requires singular leaders and specific conditions that are not easily reproduced elsewhere.
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Zhang Lei - Lessons from a Legend

kalanis • 255 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Investing Leadership Success Stories Finance
  1. Zhang Lei's incredible success came from boldness, self-study, and willingness to exit comfort zones.
  2. Empathy and collaboration can help grow markets, showing value in delayed gratification over instant results.
  3. Investing in education and oneself produces the best compounding results, while tech changes need to narrow the knowledge gap and be an equalizer.

Going It Alone: The Truth About Building a Successful Business as a Solopreneur

layoffpreneur • 39 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Challenges Tips Success Stories Motivation
  1. Building a successful business as a solopreneur is achievable with the right mindset, tools, and strategies.
  2. Solopreneurship offers benefits like autonomy in decision-making and the flexibility to work from anywhere.
  3. Challenges of solopreneurship include lack of support, resources, and the risk of burnout, but tips like focusing on strengths, building a support network, and prioritizing self-care can help overcome them.

Are You Selfish Enough?

Shubhi’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 17 Mar 15
💼 Business Success Stories Career Advice Personal Development Entrepreneurship Learning
  1. All essential life lessons are taught in kindergarten: be fair, apologize when needed, and look out for each other.
  2. Understand yourself better to make a significant impact: know what evokes emotions in you and what issues you want to tackle.
  3. Persevere like the Japanese Bamboo Tree: grow steadily despite slow progress, then surge ahead with determination.