There is a secret to being successful. It is so simple though that when I tell it to you, many of you won't believe me. The key to success is to model the success of others. Now I can almost hear the questions and derision.

Some will ask where to find their strategy to model. And the answer to that is laughably easy. Most of the most successful people in the world have either written books or had books written about them. In any public library you can discover their "secrets." Read books on Onassis, Napolean Hill, Carnegie, Rockefeller if you seek to succeed in business.
Look at Einstein and Ford and the current scientific geniuses if you seek to make new discoveries to enhance societies technology.

You can also check the internet with quick queries on Google. And you can read the magazines in your chosen field to see what is working for others with your particular passion. The information is all there before you. You are not alone on your journey to greatness. All you have to do is model the success of others and take action with persistence, as they did.