Personality
Some people have a magnetic personality. They leave an imprint on you and you just want to follow them. You can sense this in all top founders, politicians, leaders, stand up comedians, singers, writers, religious gurus and changemakers.
They might not necessarily be the smartest people in the room but their influence is super strong. I have seen this impact very closely. The impact stays even when the leaders die.
Can you measure it? No. Can you prove it scientifically? No. But we all know that the impact of personality exists. Jesus had it, so did religious leaders like Buddha and Nanak. Business tycoons like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Paul Graham, Warren Buffet possess it. Osho had it; his personality still lives. Gandhi had it. He managed to inspire millions to follow his ideologies. Hitler had it as well, even though he used it for destructive purposes.
If you’ve this magnetism, you can throw your personality on any domain and it will work. In my home town (Punjab), the current political head was a successful comedian once. It’s super common for strong personalities to succeed in multiple domains. I know a guy who was started as an assistant in event management firm. I could just sense that force in his personality. He went on to building a successful business that got acquired. Now, he has become a yoga teacher and his students can’t get enough of him. I know for sure that whatever he does in the future, it is bound to be successful as well.
All of us have something that makes us special. Some of us recognise it early and realise that we’re powerful beings. It doesn’t matter which country or family you’re born in; you are powerful. This is the truth of life. Those who know this truth and internalise this truth have super powerful personalities. They are the ones that move the human race forward or backward.