The document critiques the notion of following prescribed habits of successful people, arguing that true success stems from authenticity, self-respect, and following one's dreams rather than pursuing money. It emphasizes that success should be measured by self-fulfillment, the importance of learning from failures, and recognizing one's purpose in life. The author encourages readers to maintain integrity and dream big, highlighting that external validation is shallow compared to personal authenticity and satisfaction.

1. Kakadjan Haytlyyev

2. KAKAJAN HAYTLYYEV
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There are so many articles online, and
LinkedIn including, that would recommend
what people need to follow to be successful.
Most of them would describe eight or ten, or
whatever the number might be, magical
rules of or what habits successful people
have. Some of these articles would highlight
that it is essential to follow those rules
otherwise it is unlikely to succeed.
In my opinion, it is all rubbish for the following reasons.
1. If we follow someone else, we would never be
ourselves. In the best-case scenario, we would
become a perfect copy of someone else. Other people
are not stupid and eventually they would notice that
we are nothing but a "copy", not the "original".
Authenticity has always been and continues to be the
most valuable asset. Whereby counterfeit are not only
cheap but also unwelcome.

3. KAKAJAN HAYTLYYEV
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2. Money does not measure Success. It is measured by
self-satisfaction, or self-fulfilment if you like. Money is
there to deliver a comfort to our life. It is not meant to
deliver a happiness in any way.
And, as we all know, comfort alone will never produce
satisfaction. Even the most comfortable environment
could turn into a beautiful cemetery if we do not have
your loved ones around.
Besides, the journey to success, often, is not pretty. We
shall be willing to get hands dirty. But if soul is clean,
it is always possible to wash hands later. This is
something that E Channel will never show.
If we would not be able to resist the temptation and fall
for this shiny but fake image, in the best case, we
would quietly hate ourselves. Because once we lose
our integrity, there is no way back.
3. We shall follow our dream, not money. Because if we
follow money, steam will go off quite soon. However,
by following the dream and wanting it bad enough, we
will get it.

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4. Self-respect is top requirement. Because success does
not visit those who do not know what respects means.
When we learn how to respect ourselves, only then we
can respect others. It is important because success is
not a "one man show". There is nobody who can
achieve something without a contribution of other
people.
5. It is necessary to remember that if something does not
work, it means that we are doing something wrong.
We shall be capable to detect what is "wrong" and fix
it. Only us can do it. We shall keep on trying by
applying different approaches repeatedly. Good
things do not come easily.
It would also help to continue the journey if we realise one
thing. We all came to this world for a purpose. As I like to
say, I refuse to think that I came to this world to consume
food and produce "S" in the morning.
Therefore, do not give up dreaming and dream big. It is
never too late :)