The Success Factor

Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance

De: Ruth Gotian

Narrado por: Wendy Tremont King

Enhance your personal performance by applying the four practices of high achievers to help you find your passion, develop your network of peers and mentors, and discover new opportunities to learn.

What do astronauts, Olympic champions, and Nobel laureates do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level?

High achievers share the same four attributes: intrinsic motivation, perseverance, strong foundation, constantly learning through informal means. The key to their success is that they do all four of these things at the same time. Based on research and in-person interviews with astronauts, Nobel Prize winners, and Olympic champions, The Success Factor outlines the approach that individuals aspiring to improve their performance can adopt.

Using these four shared attributes as a guide, The Success Factor helps you reach your peak by applying the lessons of high achievers in your own life: identify your passion using a Passion Audit; learn how and where to find a mentor and how to build a mentoring team; develop your own community of practice; pursue your interests through informal learning; manage your time and energy. The Success Factor comes with online resources that feature a downloadable Passion Audit worksheet, Mentoring Team worksheet, and Goal Audit worksheet. The book offers scripts for approaching potential mentors and a list of uncommon places to find a mentor, such as webinars, airports, and social media.

The Success Factor features exclusive interviews with high achievers, including such people as Dr. Tony Fauci NIH/NIAID Institute Director; Dr Mike Brown, Nobel prize winner; Dr Peggy Whitson, Former NASA Chief Astronaut; Maxine Clark, founder and former CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop; and Steve Kerr, eight time NBA Champion and head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

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Eye Opening And Encouraging

I just finished listening to "The Success Factor" by Ruth Gotian and wow, it really opened my eyes to what high achievers do differently. The narration is super engaging and the insights are spot-on for anyone looking to boost their own success. Definitely worth a listen if you're on a personal growth journey!

A Powerful Roadmap to Real Success

I just finished reading The Success Factor, and I can honestly say I loved every part of it. This book lays out what makes high achievers tick by showing the common traits shared by some of the most successful people in the world. It’s filled with real stories and interviews with astronauts, Olympic champions, Nobel Prize winners, and business leaders, and it’s amazing how clearly it connects the dots between passion, perseverance, and purpose.

What I appreciated most is that it doesn’t just talk about success in vague terms. It gives practical examples of how these people found their calling, stayed motivated, kept learning, and built support systems that helped them reach the top. The author explains that success isn’t luck or talent alone, but a combination of hard work, discipline, and constant growth.

Reading it made me reflect on my own life and career, and I really wish I had this book 42 years ago when I chose to get out of the Marine Corps after my initial tour. As I look back now, I think if I had understood the principles in The Success Factor, I might have stayed in and gone down a different path. If you’re young and looking for something to help propel you to your highest possible level, I highly recommend you get this book now and not wait until you’re in your 60s to listen to it or read it.

The Success Factor is inspiring, practical, and full of wisdom. It’s the kind of book that gives you both the motivation and the tools to reach for more in your own life. I give it a full five stars and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to discover what truly drives success and how to apply it to their own journey.

Great motivational with proven success strategies

Full disclosure, I worked with Ruth many years ago. However, if I did not think the book was worthwhile, I would not have written a review. That said, I thought this was one of the best motivational books I have listened to. It provides real-life stories of successful individuals from all walks of life and their strategies for success. Dr. Gotian is able to weave individual stories of success and challenges into interesting stories while providing practical ways to create success in your own life. I am looking forward to a second listen to while completing the exercise for success noted in the audiobook. Great read.

This book is an invitation to a community of advancement!

Dr. Gotian provides readers inside access to relatable obstacles and achievements of diverse high-achievers. This opportunity is inspiring and thought-provoking on a personal level too. Readers engage with Dr. Gotian’s practical game plan for career empowerment.
I look forward to referencing this book at different points throughout my career.

Brilliant in every way

This book is based on sound research and is extremely well written. If you want to improve your success, read this book. You won’t be sorry.