Start DEVELOPING Your MIND Right NOW! | Robert F. Smith | Top 10 Rules

He's the founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm with over $26 billion in assets as of September 2016.

He's ranked by Forbes as the 268th richest person in America.

He has an estimated net worth of $3 billion USD as of September 2016.

He's Robert F. Smith and here is my take on his Top 10 Rules for Success.

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1. Develop your mind
He was born to two parents with PhDs, who were school teachers.

2. Trust yourself
He grew up in a mostly African American, middle class neighborhood in Denver, and attended a newly-integrated school.

3. Know your self worth
He trained as an engineer at Cornell University, earning his B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

4. Act on your intentions
After working at Kraft General Foods, where he earned two United States and two European patents, he attended Columbia Business School.

5. Dream big
From 1994-2000, he joined Goldman Sachs in tech investment banking, first in New York and then in Silicon Valley.

6. Be committed to your career
As Co-Head of Enterprise Systems and Storage, he executed and advised on over $50B in merger and acquisition activity.

7. Find your drive
He was the first person at Goldman Sachs to focus solely on Tech M&A and foreign countries.

8. Enjoy figuring things out
In 2000, Smith founded Vista Equity Partners, of which he is the Founder, Chairman and CEO.

9. Perfect your craft
In January 2015, based on its performance over the last 10 years, Vista Equity Partners was named the world’s #1 performing private equity firm.

10. Develop grit
He was named the Board Chairman of the 125-year-old Carnegie Hall; the first African American to hold that position.

Bonus:
Be persistent.

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[WOLFMAN]

#1. "You can actually make more money being smarter than being strong or fast." That has to be by far the best one, that was so profound and well said. Thanks Evan.

[myimperfectdiary]

Thanks Evan for showing positive influences of black men that or success by other things besides being football players, basketball players, and rappers

[roolyfe]

Amazing story. I will be a future black billionaire

[jamesdunn]

This man is amazing. He:

1. Proved that a Black man can be successful without being a performer or a sports superstar. Make more money being smarter than by being strong or fast.
2. Became an "overnight" sensation after years of hard work.
3. There is more to him than just "business as usual."
4. Gives back to the "community".

"Dream Big, " "Act on your intentions, " and "Develop grit" all, go hand-in-hand.

Evan, thank you again, for consistently introducing me to positive, success people.

[kelvinhamiltonarchitecture]

Great quote:
"Knowing my history and not being bound by it..."

[shereencollington]

"Know your history but don't be bound by it." This is one reason Mr. Smith is my mentor.

[shereerandle]

"ENJOY figuring things out by fighting through problems until you find a solution that is uniquely yours."

[kevins.]

Mama said, " you're a better scholar than you are an athlete." The wisdom of a mother who knows and can see the real potential of her son even before he realizes or can see it is priceless. These words should be spoken in more black households.

[deewonda]

There were several things that Mr. Smith said that stuck with me: 4) Act on your intentions, 7) Find your drive, and 10) Develop grit. I used these rules when, after retiring, I returned to college and 8-years later, received a master degree in information systems/cybersecurity because I wanted to learn something different and create an "encore career." Great video!!

[peterbradshaw]

Marcus Garvey said it eons ago, "Intelligence rules the world ignorance bears the burden."

[powerthghtz]

Number 4 "Act on your Intentions" because we all have dreams but until we take action, there just that dreams... Faith without works is dead...James 2:14-26

[martinmurray]

"Act on your intentions, " "Dream Big, " and "Develop grit" all go hand-in-hand.

[SoCalLoanMatchmaker]

Also #10: DEVELOP GRIT! Great point: If you can't solve easy problems now, you won't be able to solve difficult problems later.

[spenn]

“No one else can take intellectual property from you and it takes no equity” & “ Trusting yourself when others don’t”

[sha_la]

"Dream Big" this is something I have been doing and now I putting action behind my dreams. I'm encouraged!

[kayegordon]

""In their Caution, I found My Courage"". Love this quote‼️

[nicciseabrook]

"Intelligence can create huge profits." "Intellectual capital cannot be taken away and doesn't require money." "Take risks, do things differently." Don't work a job instead come up with an idea that will help the world. "If you can't solve simple problems now then you won't be able to solve difficult problems later."

[Healthylifelex]

YouTube recommended this video to me. That’s awesome that he paid off the entire class of 2019 student loans at Morehouse College. !!!

[JimBeauMcB]

The man didn’t mention any setbacks or disappointments. I can’t believe for a minute that as much as he has achieved and as far as he has traveled through his journey he hasn’t had any, so I must conclude that… He just didn’t let them affect him! That all by itself is extremely inspirational! Thank you for interviewing this inspirational man!

[strategysprints]

Best quote: "You can actually make more money being smarter than being strong or fast"
Dear Evan, thanks for sharing those stories with us! You are a big inspiration to me and my team, as we are trying to interview successful people too & spread their knowledge about how to grow and build a sustainable bussines.