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Published on March 12, 2008

1. You have to be 100 per cent authentic and true. When you are either building a business or joining a company, you have to be transparent. You cannot have two sets of information for two sets of people.

2. A great leader, at times, has to demonstrate a level of vulnerability and share with people how he or she really feels.

3. It takes unbridled enthusiasm and passion in order to achieve success. You have to find something that you really, really love.

4. You have to be willing to understand that this is hard to do. To build great and enduring success takes personal sacrifice.

5. You have to find people who share your dream and are not

only out to make money. Great businesses do not succeed because they are focused purely on making a

profit.

Great businesses succeed at a high level of profitability because they are doing fantastic things for their people, for their customers and for their communities. Find that fragile balance and you will build a profitable business.

6. Surround yourself with people who are smarter and more experienced than you and share

the success with them.