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in their development of success, whom you’re pulling up even as you are pulled up by others. In other words, this philosophy has all the room in the world for charity for those poorer and less fortunate than ourselves. But if you’re giving to poor people with no intention or effort at building a relationship or any human bonds—drive-by charity—it’s basically patronizing, it reinforces the divisions that already exist between you, and I don’t think that form of charity does them or you much good in the long run.

The best giving, I believe, is giving in the context of building meaningful, long-term human bonds with those we’re helping: giving when there is an explicit intention to form a meaningful human connection over time, one in which you both impact, give to, and learn from each other in your own ways, growing and developing together.

■ SUCCESS SKILL #3

1 Kennedy, locations 689–697 in Kindle edition.

2 Kennedy, locations 690–703 in Kindle edition, emphasis in original.

3 Johnson, locations 809–830 in Kindle edition.

4 Godin (2009), locations 1132–1140 in Kindle edition.

5 Kennedy, locations 377–386 in Kindle edition.

6 Clark, accessed May 2, 2011.

7 Resnick, p. 23.

8 Ibid.

9 Resnick, p. 41.

■ SUCCESS SKILL #4

1 Kiyosaki, pp. 170–171.

2 Longinovic, accessed May 2, 2011.

3 Rodriguez, accessed May 2, 2011.

4 Ford, Sam, accessed May 2, 2011. Thanks to Meagan Templeton-Lynch for finding this one and the vampire course, in her article “The Craziest College Classes: 2010 Edition.” See Templeton-Lynch, accessed May 2, 2011.

SUCCESS SKILL #5

1 Success Magazine, accessed May 2, 2011.

2 Krier, accessed March 13, 2011.

3 Morgan, accessed March 13, 2011.

4 Ibid.

5 CNBC, accessed March 13, 2011.

6 Walker, accessed March 17, 2011.

7 Wikipedia contributors, “Kirk Kerkorian,” accessed March 17, 2011.

■ SUCCESS SKILL #6

1 Godin (2008), accessed January 3, 2010.

2 Montoya, pp. xi–xii. In brackets, I changed the word “business” to “brand,” to expand its relevance to all people, not just those starting businesses.

■ SUCCESS SKILL #7

1 Quoted in Fireside Learning, accessed May 2, 2011.

2 Kawasaki, accessed May 2, 2011.

3 Sykes, p. 57.

4 Time, accessed May 2, 2011.

5 Fortune, p. 21.

6 Fortune, pp. 122–127, 163–164.

7 Fortune, p. 127.

8 Stewart, p. 13.

9 Wikipedia contributors, “Walt Disney,” accessed December 23, 2010.

10 Pinsky, p. 9.

11 Fortune, p. 122.

12 Ford, Henry, pp. 121–123.

13 Time, accessed May 2, 2011.

■ EPILOGUE

1 Munna, accessed January 29, 2011.

2 Taylor (2009 A), accessed January 29, 2011.

3 Taylor (2009 B), accessed January 29, 2011.

4 Reynolds, accessed January 31, 2011.

5 Segal, accessed January 31, 2011.

6 Thiel Foundation, accessed January 31, 2011.

7 Weisberg, accessed January 31, 2011.

8 For more on this topic, see Taleb.

9 Marmer, accessed April 12, 2011.

10 Herold, accessed March 17, 2011.

INDEX

Abramson, Josh

Absolutepowerdating.com

Academic degrees. See Higher education

Ackoff, Russell

AcroYoga

Adams, Anthony

Advice

earning money from

giving to mentors

wake-up call, giving

Andragogy

Andros, Maria, success, evolution of

Art of Earning a Living

steps in

See also Meaningful work, creating

Asana.com

Ash, David, success, evolution of

Baby boomers

Backpocketcoo.com

Ballmer, Steve

Banister, Cyan, success, evolution of

Banister, Scott, outcome, focusing on

Barry, Katie and Kerry

Bencivenga, Gary, web site of

Bisnow, Elliott

on asking for advice

as college non-graduate

on contributing

on mentors

success, evolution of

Summit Series

Bisnow.com

Blank, Steve

Bloggers

largest platform for

making money

vlogging

Bootstrapping

of capital

and direct-response marketing

elements of

and financial stability

investing method in

of self-education

success, case examples

Brand marketing

Brand of you

building online

defined