There are actually lots of people out there who have what it takes to be great.
But to be the greatest of the great, you need more than talent.
There appear to be five basic tenets of destroying your competition.
Work on making friends in your field, especially with people more successful than you.
That means having people skills, introducing yourself at parties, going to events, and throwing out favors.
Thats why who you know (and who likes you) matters so much.
So: If youre incredible already, add a little flair.
Turns out thats a good strategy.
Flair attracts more people to take an interest in you, thus buildingyou guessed ita web link.
Thats rough when youre just starting out.
Barabasi says the best thing to do is fake it until you make it.
Just think of it as letting your light shine brighter.
A hint of shamelessness can get you far.
Dominate or Avoid Groups
One person will always end up being the face of group efforts.
Collaboration is also useful to society as a whole.
How do we know that?
Because every team-authored paper to which a woman contributes lowers her chance of getting tenure.
You may be in a field where doing things solo isnt an option, especially at the beginning.
Just think carefully about every move you make.
Are you relegating yourself to second fiddle forever?
Persist
Stick with it.
A lot of people who succeed do so because they hang in there until the very, very end.
Those that do get published have the same rate of sharing breakthrough research, comparatively.
Their output rate is the issue, not the quality of their work.
You, the truly successful person, never gave up.
And now youre here to collect all the rewards.
