Here are eight traits that most successful people have as determined by years of research.

The list of successful, influential people he interviewed goes on and on.

Work:Really hard.

Focus:On one thing, not everything.

Push:And keep on pushing yourself.

Ideas:Come up with some good ones.

Improve:Keep improving yourself and what you do.

Serve:Serve others something of value.

Persist:Because there is no overnight success.

To go more in-depth with the eight traits of successful people,check out this TED-Ed playlist.

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