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Finish college.
LEADERS
Drop out.
FOLLOWERS
Obey the rules.
LEADERS
Question authority.
FOLLOWERS
Believe it's about accolades.
LEADERS
Believe it's about relationships.
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Need external validation.
LEADERS
Have self-confidence.
FOLLOWERS
Have a backup plan.
LEADERS
Have no safety net.
FOLLOWERS
Will not take no for an answer. Since they're playing the game, they believe the rules and the courts will save them.
LEADERS
Hit a roadblock and change direction. They only fight battles they know they can win.
FOLLOWERS
Work for the corporation.
LEADERS
Start the corporation.
FOLLOWERS
Go to graduate school to gain a profession.
LEADERS
Hire professionals.
FOLLOWERS
Look at how everybody else does it, conformity is king.
LEADERS
Do it their own way, but are aware of how everybody else is doing it.
FOLLOWERS
Believe in vacation.
LEADERS
Never take a day off.
FOLLOWERS
Are students of what's in front of them.
LEADERS
Are students of the game.
FOLLOWERS
Stop learning after school.
LEADERS
Never stop learning. Whether it be from books, news or colleagues.
FOLLOWERS
Argue about their paycheck.
LEADERS
Money is secondary, and they believe there's enough if they succeed.
FOLLOWERS
Are afraid to lose.
LEADERS
Are willing to lose, because they believe they're destined to win.
FOLLOWERS
Say no. Pessimism reigns.
LEADERS
Say yes. But are not afraid to say no. Optimism rules.
FOLLOWERS
Plan.
LEADERS
Make it up as they go.
FOLLOWERS
Take direction.
LEADERS
Make up the direction.
FOLLOWERS
Believe it's all about the CV, what you can list on LinkedIn.
LEADERS
Social network because they've got so many ideas their heads will explode if they don't release them. They know the people who started the social networks. They're more interested in what made social networks successful than playing within them. They know building a resume only counts if you're looking to get hired, and they've created every job they've had since high school.
FOLLOWERS
Are afraid and sometimes evidence desperation.
LEADERS
Are never afraid and never desperate. They see the world as their plaything, not something that can hold them back or down.
FOLLOWERS
Have no vision.
LEADERS
Can see the future in 3-D.
FOLLOWERS
Work in established industries.
LEADERS
Establish industries. The greats are not afraid of being ahead of the times, they know the times will come to them.
FOLLOWERS
Think about themselves.
LEADERS
Think about others. Sure, many are narcissistic, but their fortunes are based on filling the needs of the public, not their boss.
FOLLOWERS
Adjust their personalities to get along.
LEADERS
Get to be themselves.
FOLLOWERS
Play the politics.
LEADERS
Are above the politics.
FOLLOWERS
Work in the world.
LEADERS
Run the world.
