10 major differences between successful and unsuccessful people

Here's what distinguishes the superstars from everyone else

Mike Nudelman
Business Insider
,Jacquelyn Smith,Shana Lebowitz
Thursday 02 November 2017 08:19 EDT
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There are a lot of things that set successful people apart from their unsuccessful counterparts. A few of them were highlighted on a postcard Dave Kerpen, CEO of Likeable Local and author of The Art of People, received back in 2014 from a fellow entrepreneur.

Kerpen wrote in a LinkedIn post that the postcard has had a profound effect on him, "reinforcing values I believe in and reminding me on a daily basis of the attitudes and habits that I know I need to embrace in order to become successful."

We recently spoke to Kerpen, who shared a few more of the biggest differences between successful and unsuccessful people.

Here are 10 of our favorites from the postcard and our interview with the Likeable Local CEO:

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(Mike Nudelman/Business Insider (Mike Nudelman/Business Insider)

• This map shows the most dangerous countries in the world for tourists
• How to survive a zombie apocalypse
• Here’s how eating sugar affects your body and brain

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