Repost: The Five People Who Determine Your Success

Let's start the year right with an interesting article from Forbes about the five people who determine your success. According to the article, one's success is not achieved by doing everything by yourself. Everyone who strives for success needs inspiration, challenges and  empowerment. This article is a good read because it describes these essential people with the positions being played in Basketball. 

1. Point Guard – The Facilitator. The point guard is the floor general. They see the big picture and support you in managing the flow of information. They’re good at knowing when you can speed things up or slow things down. In short, they can see things that you can’t.
2. Shooting Guard – The Playmaker. The playmaker is the Molotov Cocktail. They light the scoreboard up. They are in the midst of making great things happen in their life and when you need a jolt of creativity, business brainstorming or a push, they are your person. They move fast and don’t have much patience for indecision. They remind you that if you miss a shot, just keep shooting.
3. Small Forward – The Encourager. The role player is one of the most underestimated players on a team. They do the work that many don’t see and they don’t regularly show up in the post-game statistics. But when they’re around, you always seem to be at your best. During tough spells they support you with perspective and their never wavering commitment.
4. Power Forward – The Bruiser. As much as you love your power forward, you may equally hate them. Their genius is holding you accountable to what you said you were going to do. If you tell them you’re writing a book, they’ll ask questions like, “When will it be finished?” They are metric-based and measure success by the progress you do or don’t make.
5. Center – The Rock. This is the veteran. When all hell is breaking loose, they help you remember what’s most important. They make sure you don’t mistake the forest for the trees. They know that goals are great but sometimes we just lose sight of why we are doing whatever we are doing in the first place. You need them to keep you grounded and supported.

If you want to achieve something out-of-this-world and significant in your life, surround yourself with people who will make you better. Be with people who challenges you to be a better version of yourself. 

To read the original article, please click the link below. 

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2013/12/30/the-five-people-who-determine-your-success/