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Curiosity: The Key to Improving Innovation, Engagement, Creativity, and Productivity
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious” – Albert Einstein
Everyone is born curious. So, what happens? Why do some people become less curious than others? For individuals, leaders, and companies to be successful, they must determine the things that hold curiosity hostage. Think of the most innovative companies, and you will notice they employ people who do not accept the status quo, they are not reluctant to change, they evolve with the times, they look for problems to solve, and focus on asking questions.
Billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates held a question and answer session at Columbia University. Just after the 5-minute mark, the moderator asked, “What is it that you two share?” They both answered with the same thing: curiosity. Buffett said, “Well, we both certainly share a curiosity about the world.” Gates said, “I think that curiosity that Warren mentioned, is an amazing thing.”
50 Famous People Who Failed Before Becoming Successful
In my book, How to Reinvent Your Career, I write about how some things we see as failures may actually lead us to something better. The following is a list of 50 famous people compiled by Katrina Solomon from onlinecollege.org who failed before they became successes:
- Henry Ford
- R. H. Macy
- F. W. Woolworth
- Soichiro Honda
- Akio Morita (Sony)
- Bill Gates
- Harland David Sanders (KFC)
- Walt Disney
- Albert Einstein
- Charles Darwin
- Robert Goddard (rocket researcher)
- Isaac Newton
- Socrates
- Robert Sternberg (President of APA)
- Thomas Edison
- Orville and Wilbur Wright
- Winston Churchill
- Abraham Lincoln
- Oprah Winfrey
- Harry S. Truman
- Dick Cheney
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Fred Astaire
- Sidney Poitier
- Jeanne Moreau (actress)
- Charlie Chaplin
- Lucille Ball
- Harrison Ford
- Marilyn Monroe
- Oliver Stone
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Emily Dickinson
- Theodore Seuss Giesel (Dr. Seuss)
- Charles Schulz
- Steven Spielberg
- Stephen King
- Zane Grey
- J. K. Rowling
- Monet
- Jack London
- Louisa May Alcott
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Elvis Presley
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Igor Stravinsky
- The Beatles
- Michael Jordan
- Stan Smith
- Babe Ruth
- Tom Landry