Canonical Success

Category: Canonical Success

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The mission is to assemble the traits that act as a strong filter for success, or that are strongly predictive of a canonical understanding of success. Success means different things to different people, ‘canonical success’ here points to the common understanding between people (accomplishment, status, performance, wealth).

Importance ordering:

1. Conviction / Self-Belief / Confidence
2. Conscientiousness / Work Ethic / Discipline
3. Sphere of Control / Responsibility
4. Persistence / Determination / Commitment
5. Fearlessness
6. Focus
7. Vision
8. Obsession
9. Independence
10. Antifragility
11. Expectations
12. Influence

Interactions:

• Conviction / Self-Belief / Confidence gives you:
  • Sphere of Control / Responsibility (Agency narrative)
  • Independence (You don’t need others validation to believe)
  • Vision (What you think a worthy outcome needs no validation)
• Obsession gives you:
  • Work Ethic / Discipline
• Vision needs to have:
  • High Expectations of Outcome

How to fit in? / Borderline traits

• Growth orientation?
• Creativity?
• Intelligence? (there’s a necessary threshold, but too much is dangerous)
• Belief in ability to be flexible / learn what’s necessary?
• Action Bias?
• Resourcefulness? (Independence + Creativity + Action Bias)
• Self-awareness (damaging?)
• Self-critical (basic, not excessive)
• Grounded Arrogance (Real success backing up ego) for self-efficacy
• Embraces Reality / Groundedness
• Agency (combination of independence / conviction / sphere of control?)

Concepts

1. Know What You Want / Have a Vision
2. Believe In Yourself
3. Overcome Your Fear
4. Be Persistent
5. Focus
6. Take Responsibility / Control
7. Follow Your Own Way
8. Failure or Problems as Opportunities for Growth
9. Life is About Growth and Progress
10. You Have Potential / Greatness in You
11. Work Hard / Create Habits
12. Ignore Those Who Sabotage You
13. Set High Expectations / Shoot High
14. Care about Results, Not Excuses or Reasons.
15. Do Whatever it Takes
16. Be Obsessed

Narrative Frame

1. Victim Narrative or Agency Narrative?
   1. Corresponds to Sphere of Control / Responsibility
2. Chosen One Narrative or not?
   1. Corresponds to Independence
   2. Corresponds to Conviction / Self Belief
   3. Corresponds to Expectations
   4. Corresponds to Sphere of Control / Responsibility

Construction of this framework

Intersection of:

• Relentless
• Motivation Idea Space
• Ashlee Vance Bio
• Schwarzenegger Talk
• Jeremy’s Real Life Experience

Source: Original Google Doc