Richard Branson – His mom told him…..”Have No Regrets”. He said when you launch something and it fails you move on to the next thing. You can’t spend time thinking about what went wrong. Just keep moving.
Martha Stuart – Her dad told her that she could do anything she wanted to do. So she tried new things all the time until she discovered her passion.
Great advice other top influencers received:
- Listen to what your family has to say
- Get to know your coworkers
- Getting scolded by the boss can lead to good things
- Figure out your strengths and let those guide your career
- Read voraciously the topics you are interested in or just want to learn about
Check out the Bloomberg video here: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-best-advice-business-leaders-ever-got-0eBN_dOAQjib7VvuHgRz9A.html