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Based on 10 years of research - 500 Face to Face Interviews with extraordinary people including Bill Gates, Martha Stewart, Richard Branson, Jane Goodall, and the Google Founders, this book brings you the essence of the qualities that successful people have and inculcate. What is unique about this book - which makes it completely different from most other similar books is that the matter is presented colourfully - in a fun manner - which makes reading the book both enjoyable, as well as educative. The 8 Traits Successful People Have In Common - Passion, Work, Focus, Push, Ideas, Improve, Serve, Persist. The book is fantastically laid out and is based on extensive research on success. Thousands of success stories have been collected and studied to make this title. The book is fun to read, and makes a great gift as well. "I think this book is great! It's full of simple lessons on what really drives success and dispels a lot of myths". Jeff Skoll, cofounder, eBay||About the Author||Richard St. John was on his way to the TED conference when a girl on the plane asked him, "What really leads to success?" Even though he had achieved some success, he couldn't explain how he did it. So he spent the next ten years researching success and asking over 500 extraordinarily successful people in many fields what helped them succeed. After analyzing and correlating millions of words of research, and building one of the most organized databases on the subject of success, he discovered "The 8 Traits Successful People Have in Common" and wrote the bestseller 8 To Be Great. In his book and Ted talks, he shares a wealth of wisdom from the world's most successful people - knowledge that can help others succeed in their own way, whether it's building a business, raising a family, escaping poverty, or changing the world.