Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Success is an achievement every professional desires. Yet what makes a person successful? Is it their ability to overachieve at their job? This will likely only merit them is a promotion. Success is determined by many different factors. Success is not necessarily self-made. Bill Gates for example became a wealthy man because he was living in the right place, at the right time, doing something that was on the brink of a technological advance. Not only was he a very intelligent person with a competitive personality, but much of his success is attributed to the time frame in which he was introduced to computers. Bill Gates would fall under the category of an outlier, someone who doesn't fit into our normal understanding of achievement. Something that Bill Gates did was he saw an opportunity and took advantage of that opportunity and in the process he became very wealthy. How can this be applied to you? Always be aware of the different opportunities that present themselves and take advantage of them whenever possible.