The Three Simple Virtues That Will Drastically Change Your Success Level

✨The most important virtue is humility, which involves thinking about others and putting them ahead of ourselves.

🔥Hunger, or having a strong work ethic, is essential for success. Going above and beyond and never doing just the minimum is key.

💡Emotional intelligence, or being smart, is about understanding people and using our words and actions to bring out the best in others.

🤝Having all three virtues is crucial to being an ideal team player and achieving success in life.

📈Identifying and improving ourselves in these virtues can lead to personal and professional growth.

What does it mean to be humble?

—Being humble means thinking about others and putting them ahead of ourselves. It involves denying our ego and arrogance.

What does it mean to be hungry?

—Being hungry means having a strong work ethic and always going above and beyond. It entails having a high standard for what we do and never doing just the minimum.

What is emotional intelligence?

—Emotional intelligence, or being smart, is about understanding people and using our words and actions to bring out the best in others. It involves having common sense in how we interact with and relate to others.

Can we have one virtue without the others?

—While it is possible to have one virtue without the others, having all three virtues is crucial to being an ideal team player and achieving success in life.

How can we improve ourselves in these virtues?

—Improving ourselves in these virtues requires self-reflection and awareness. We can seek feedback from others and actively work on developing humility, hunger, and emotional intelligence.

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00:13The speaker expresses excitement and nervousness about giving a TEDx talk that his kids may see.

00:36The speaker introduces three simple virtues that can drastically change success in life: humility, hunger, and emotional intelligence.

05:10The speaker explains that humble people think about others and put them ahead of themselves.

08:08The speaker discusses the importance of hunger, or having a strong work ethic and always going above and beyond.

10:53The speaker explains that being smart is about emotional intelligence, understanding people, and using our words and actions to bring out the best in others.