TEN KEYS TO SUCCESS
K.L. Cheng
Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Work for the mutual benefit of yourself and others.
Be honest and obey what is true. Truth should be above friendship and self-interest.
More knowledge and common sense is the foundation of success.
Be open to different ideas and scrutinize them with good judgment. Have curiosity, thinking always of options
Have confidence and apply yourself with consistency and hard work.
Pay attention to important subjects and prioritize these over trivial ones. Keep in mind the impact you are after. As in the case of fisherman, you want to catch big fish, not minnows. This requires the right tools, techniques, timing, interests, and patience, in a big river, lake, or sea, not a little pond.
A great success is an accumulation of many seemly unrelated successes. It may require detours along the way, and patience, to avoid hurdles and head-on conflicts.
Success requires cooperation, friendship, and help from others. Your farsightedness comes from your standing on the shoulders of past giants.
Have the correct assumptions, concepts, and mechanisms before the theorizing anything. Never twist the facts to suit theories; create theories to suit facts. Have the courage to make unconventional assumptions when facts support them.
Each success needs tremendous interest, enthusiasm, and good luck. Good luck is the right environment at a perfect time.