But, in any body of people, there is a small minority who really do want to become successful, and are willing to invest what it takes to achieve that. That drive to succeed is one of the first marks of a successful person.

It can come from a variety of sources. Some people are motivated by the lack of material things or personal freedoms in their childhood. The world is full of successful achievers who grew up with very little, and were driven to acquire the material trappings of success that alluded them as children. Tom Monahan, the founder of Domino’s pizza, comes to mind. Tom was raised in an orphanage, and went on to become a multi-millionaire as the head of an international company that he founded.