Want To Be Successful? Listen To These Great Leaders

"Do something you are passionate about, do something you love. If you are doing something you are passionate about, you are simply going to succeed, and a variety of different things will manifest which you don't need to worry about. 

There are so many opportunities and choices that anyone can make about what they do. Do something you are enthusiastic about. Existence is simply too short."

Some people spend their entire lives thinking the way to achieve success in life, but never figure it out. If you want to be successful then get inspired by these individuals as they share their own personal success paths.

Mary Barra, CEO General Motors

So I love to run. I like to run long distances. And part of it for me is sort of the joy of feeling the pain and the grit and knowing you have to dig deep. And I think a lot of times making business decision is like being a marathoner. In other words, you know what the finish line is that you really want to get to but, along the way, it’s not always pure joy. There are really hard moments. But if you keep your eye on the prize, it’s part of what drives you to get there.”

Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

Darren Huston, CEO BlackPines Capital Partners

“There’s an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, ‘It’s not the right time just yet.’ There’s no such thing as a good time. I started an apparel manufacturing business in the tech-boom years. I mean, come on. Get out of your garage and go take a chance and start your business.” ~ Darren Huston

Indra Nooyi, chairman & CEO of PepsiCO

“I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.”