This is a great article with some blunt and practical advice. Reading this list you just know they are true, and I love the way Robert Greene cuts through the fluff we see in many articles giving advice on how to be successful.

http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/management/ten-secrets-to-get-ahead-of-the-pack-20130304-2fgbq.html

Like everything … distil the essence and take what fits in comfortably with your own personal ethos.

Be Positive – Always.

Michael