Brian Tracy noticed younger, less talented people outperforming him, so he asked top salespeople and successful managers how they did it. By copying their methods, he dramatically increased his own sales. His conclusion: study and emulate people who already have what you want.
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Why is it that some people are more successful than others? Why is this? I looked around me and I saw people younger than me doing better than me, and they weren't any smarter than me. Nothing will make you madder than to see somebody who's dumber than you who's doing better than you. And you say, how can this idiot be doing so well? And I did something that very few people ever do. I went to the best salespeople and I said, how come you're so successful? And they told me what they were doing, and I did it, and I made more sales. And when I got into business, I asked managers, how do you manage in a business like this? How do you organize it? And they told me, and I did it. So one of the greatest success principles that you'll ever find is learn from the experts. Learn from the people who are already demonstrating the results that you want to get.