Let’s talk about
T H E F U N D A M E N TA L
PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

“Hmmmmmm...”

WHO DOESN’T
WA N T S U C C E S S ?

WHO DOESN’T
WA N T S U C C E S S ?
Everyone wants success!

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R E L AT I V E LY G R E AT S U C C E S S

We’re talking about
R E L AT I V E LY G R E AT S U C C E S S
which is very hard to get!

P R I N C I PA L S

PRINCIPLES

Basic, common and fundamental
PRINCIPLES

Basic, common and fundamental
PRINCIPLES
are so obvious we forget their importance

9

Principle the first:
HARD WORK

“[Energy is] 75% of the job”
- Paul Arden

“The sleeping fox catches no poultry”
- Benjamin Franklin

“It’s all about the Benjamins, baby”
- Benjamin Franklin

“The sleeping fox catches no poultry”
- Benjamin Franklin

“The sleeping developer catches no poultry”
- Benjamin Franklin

“The sleeping developer catches no apps”
- Benjamin Franklin

“The sleeping developer codes no apps”
- Benjamin Franklin

“Sloth, like rust, consumes faster
than labour wears, while the used key
will always be bright”
- Benjamin Franklin

“Apps, like web sites, run faster
than developers walk, while the designer
will always be awesome”
- Benjamin Franklin

“Sloth, like rust, consumes faster
than labour wears, while the used key
will always be bright”
- Benjamin Franklin

Procrastination and inaction do more
damage than hard work...

Procrastination and inaction do more
damage than hard work...
...which keeps you sharp and
learns you plenty

“That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its goods\"
- Thomas Paine

“Hmmmmmm...”

Again, principle the first:
HARD WORK

Principle number two:
D E T E R M I N AT I O N

“I know of no more encouraging fact than
the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his
life by conscious endeavour”
- Henry David Thoreau

“I know of no more encouraging fact than
the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his
conscious endeavour”
life by
- Henry David Thoreau

“...all his will is bent toward recovering it”

Determination is...
...an undying dedication to your goal

“Hmmmmmm...”

Again, principle number two:
D E T E R M I N AT I O N

Principle number three:
JOIE DE VIVRE

Principle number three:
ZEST FOR LIFE

Life is short...
...enjoy every day like it's your last...
...but plan for tomorrow like it's your first!

“Life is short. Enjoy every day like it's your last but
plan for tomorrow like it's your first!”
- Eoghan McCabe

every day like it's your
“Life is short. Enjoy
last but plan for tomorrow like it's your first!”
- Eoghan McCabe

“Hmmmmmm...”

Again, principle number three:
JOIE DE VIVRE

The fourth principle:
LOVE FOR PEOPLE

“No man is an island”

How can a man be an island?

Independence is a false God...
...winners know how to leverage the win of the crowd

Like, the fourth principle was:
LOVE FOR PEOPLE

Principle number five:
CRAZY AMBITION

“It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be\"
- Paul Arden

“I want to be as famous as Persil Automatic\"
- Victoria Beckham

“...pick on someone bigger than you”
- Richard Branson

Principle number five was:
CRAZY AMBITION

Principle number six is:
HABITUAL EXCELLENCE

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then,
is not an act but a habit.\" — Aristotle

God
is
in
the
details

Principle number six was:
HABITUAL EXCELLENCE

Principle number seven:
GENERAL INTEREST

It’s all about perspective

Principle number seven was:
GENERAL INTEREST

Principle number eight:
FOCUS

I’d rather be a one-hit wonder...
...than a no-hit nobody

“Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how
you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it
takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.”

“Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how
you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it
focus.”
takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining

“Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how
you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it
focus.”
takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining
- Oprah Winfrey

FOCUS

Principle number eight:
FOCUS

Principle number nine:
R E V O LT

“Everything popular is wrong”
- Oscar Wilde

“Whatever you think, think the opposite”
- Paul Arden

Innovation happens when conventions are broken

If you play by other's rules, you'll be severely limited
by those that make them...
...and those that make them are the successful ones!

“Hmmmmmm...”

Finally, principle number nine was:
R E V O LT

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T H E F U N D A M E N TA L
PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

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S O M E F U N D A M E N TA L
PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

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