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11 Things That Can Spark Massive Success in Your Life

By |  The Oracles | www.success.com

Change can happen gradually, by making small, determined steps toward a preplanned future. But they also happen in the tiniest of moments—sometimes without us even realizing—and it sparks a change so drastic and lasting that we’re forever changed. We no longer accept good enough or OK for now. We’re taking our future into our own hands.

We asked members of The Oracles, a brain trust of the world’s leading entrepreneurs, what sparked the idea that changed their lives. What’s your aha moment?

Related: It Only Takes 6 Steps to Change Your Life

1. The Power of Horrible Advice

11 Things That Can Spark Massive Success in Your LifeI started my business in college and my grades suffered as a result. I explained to my academic adviser that my poor grades were due not to drugs, alcohol or depression, but because I was running a business. He started telling me about the school’s largest endowment, which came from Robert Woodruff, head of Coca-Cola from 1923 to 1984.

I thought my adviser was about to help me find a way to be an entrepreneur while staying in school. Then he said, “Your chances of being a Robert Woodruff are one in a billion. Focus on your academics.” At that moment, my life changed forever. I told my adviser I’d figured it out. I said, “I’m dropping out of school.”

Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects, one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People of 2013,” tech investor and philanthropist

2. A Life-Changing Book

11 Things That Can Spark Massive Success in Your LifeIn my early 20s, my life was a mess. I slept on a couch in a mobile home, had no friends, no college degree, and I was broke. One night, I remember lying awake asking myself, Is this it? Then my mom gave me the Tony Robbins book Awaken The Giant Within. One sentence changed everything for me: “When you succeed, you party. When you fail, you ponder. And all greatness comes out of pondering.”

The concept made me realize that I could ponder what I’d done wrong and, more important, plan my future. It gave me faith to conquer my obstacles. It made me intellectually hungry to find mentors and experiment. Although it took a while to succeed, that concept gave me the direction to get where I am today.

Tai Lopez, investor and partner or advisor to many multimillion-dollar businesses; connect with Tai on Facebook or Snapchat

3. The Right Mentor at the Right Time

11 Things That Can Spark Massive Success in Your LifeMy life-defining moment was meeting Lars Rasmussen, the co-creator of Google Maps. It was my second day in San Francisco, and until that moment, I hadn’t truly realized that huge, world-changing companies were started by normal people. Lars was so kind and genuinely cared about helping us succeed. That meeting and this realization helped me take the ambitious vision of Canva and turn it into what it is today.

—Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva, who just doubled her company’s valuation to $345 million

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