Here's another school of thought too...

Some great perspectives.

Another prime example of the "insecurity motivator" is one of the richest men in Hong Kong. In brief - he went to work during his teens to support his family after his father passed away. Despite limited schooling and resources he is now one of the richest men in the world (Ranks amongst top 30 of Forbes World's Richest List) and one of the few true business legends in Hong Kong and Asia. (Feel free to email me if you want to know who I'm talking about.)

Another perspective on this is given by Michael Ross in his Success Report. I enjoyed it and it certainly gave me something to think about. Highlighting a very different driver of performance, it may be of help to those interested in getting that edge to help them achieve more.

To your success,
Brian

> Hi Sandy,

> I think Oprah Winfrey fits the pattern....

> She came from a background of insecurity and
> hardship (poverty). I'm sure her race also
> made her feel that the odds were against
> her, which would add to the feelings of
> insecurity in her industry which she
> probably had....

> I think in these kind of circumstances,
> people can generally have two reactions....
> They can have a feeling of resignation, that
> "it's no use", and they give
> up.... The other reaction is they work
> harder than everyone else does to succeed.

> I'm sure in Oprah's case, she worked harder
> than probably anyone else to achieve the
> success she's had. How she transformed a
> routine talk show her very uplifting and
> inspirational TV show is quite remarkable -
> I have no doubt she put a lot of effort into
> creating that transformation!

> From what I know of her, Oprah seems to fit
> the pattern.... She had some great hardship
> in her childhood, and probably her hard work
> towards success is driven by a need to find
> "security" from the danger of
> returning to those times of hardship.

> Anyhow, that's a possible theory!

> Not every highly successful entrepreneur
> fits this pattern, but according to Dr.
> Gilding's study, it seems that quite a lot
> of them do....

> Interesting, isn't it?

> Another thing Dr. Gilding found is that many
> of the entrepreneurs he interviewed were
> hesitant about talking about their times of
> hardship and insecurity in their
> childhoods.... Instead, it was something he
> happened to "stumble" upon. This
> could by why this has often been overlooked.

> - Dien