Excerpts from a compiled version of successful business people's thoughts on advice to their success.
Jim Sinegal: Show, don't tell
Lloyd Blankfein: Empower a subordinate
Mohamed El-Erian: Push beyond your comfort zone
David Axelrod: Ignore conventional wisdom
Tory Burch: Trust your instincts
Jim Rogers: Read everything
Scott Boras: Be effective, not popular
Mika Brzezinski: Use failure to motivate yourself
Colin Powell: Focus on performance, not power
Shai Agassi: Take advice from smart people
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Make an impression
Eric Schmidt: Hire a coach
Meredith Whitney: Set realistic goals
Lauren Zalaznick: Listen
Julian Robertson: Don't talk shop
Thomas Keller: Treat it like it's yours
Robin Li: Underpromise and overdeliver
Miles White: Don't pursue titles and dollars
Aaron Patzer: Self-doubt is normal - emotional rollercoaster
Niklas Savander: Be nice to people
Courtesy: CNN
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