This document outlines 9 fundamental principles of success: 1) Hard Work, 2) Determination, 3) Joy of Living, 4) Love for People, 5) Crazy Ambition, 6) Habitual Excellence, 7) General Interest, 8) Focus, and 9) Revolt. It discusses each principle in 1-2 paragraphs using quotes from famous figures to illustrate their importance for achieving relative great success, which is described as being very difficult to attain. The principles are presented as basic but often forgotten ideas that must be followed to maximize one's energy, dedication, and productivity over time.

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

3. “Hmmmmmm...”

5. WHO DOESN’T
WA N T S U C C E S S ?

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

10. NSFW!

13. We’re talking about
R E L AT I V E LY G R E AT S U C C E S S

14. 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!

16. P R I N C I PA L S

17. PRINCIPLES

18. Basic, common and fundamental
PRINCIPLES

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

20. 9

22. Principle the first:
HARD WORK

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

25. “The sleeping fox catches no poultry”
- Benjamin Franklin

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

27. “The sleeping fox catches no poultry”
- Benjamin Franklin

28. “The sleeping developer catches no poultry”
- Benjamin Franklin

29. “The sleeping developer catches no apps”
- Benjamin Franklin

30. “The sleeping developer codes no apps”
- Benjamin Franklin

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

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

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

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

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

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

39. “Hmmmmmm...”

40. Again, principle the first:
HARD WORK

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

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

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

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

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

49. “Hmmmmmm...”

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

52. Principle number three:
JOIE DE VIVRE

53. Principle number three:
ZEST FOR LIFE

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

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

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

58. “Hmmmmmm...”

59. Again, principle number three:
JOIE DE VIVRE

61. The fourth principle:
LOVE FOR PEOPLE

63. “No man is an island”

64. How can a man be an island?

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

67. Like, the fourth principle was:
LOVE FOR PEOPLE

69. Principle number five:
CRAZY AMBITION

71. “It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to bequot;
- Paul Arden

72. “I want to be as famous as Persil Automaticquot;
- Victoria Beckham

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

74. Principle number five was:
CRAZY AMBITION

76. Principle number six is:
HABITUAL EXCELLENCE

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

79. God
is
in
the
details

81. Principle number six was:
HABITUAL EXCELLENCE

83. Principle number seven:
GENERAL INTEREST

85. It’s all about perspective

88. Principle number seven was:
GENERAL INTEREST

90. Principle number eight:
FOCUS

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

94. “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.”

95. “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

96. “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

97. FOCUS

98. Principle number eight:
FOCUS

100. Principle number nine:
R E V O LT

102. “Everything popular is wrong”
- Oscar Wilde

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

105. Innovation happens when conventions are broken

106. 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!

107. “Hmmmmmm...”

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

110. We were talking about
T H E F U N D A M E N TA L
PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

111. We were talking about
S O M E F U N D A M E N TA L
PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

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