All of history's greatest figures achieved success in almost exactly the same way. But rather than celebrating this part of the creative pro...
All of history's greatest figures achieved success in almost exactly the same way. But rather than celebrating this part of the creative process we ignore it. nnThis missing chapter in the story of success reveals the secret to doing meaningful work. But in the modern world, full of distraction, do we have what it takes to do great things?nnThe second in a two-part series about creativity. nn====nnDelve Deeper:nnPart one of the series: https://vimeo.com/84022735nnThe series was part inspired by Mastery by Robert Greene nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009U1U2IU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B009U1U2IU&linkCode=as2&tag=adammeetsworl-21nnYou can read more about Leonardo daVinci's difficult years in: "Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession and how Leonard Created the World in his Own Image" by Toby Lester http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1439189242/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1439189242&linkCode=as2&tag=adammeetsworl-21nnThis series began life as a couple of essays on Medium nDifficult https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/a7f8bdabd67b n47 years to success https://medium.com/the-dept-for-dangerous-ideas/8654ee14e4b2 nn====nnReleased under a Creative Commons Licence 3.0 - Remix & share with non-commercial attributionnnCredits:nnAll paintings and archive in the Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons & Prelinger ArchivesnThe Craig Ferguson Show © CBSnnMusic released under a Creative Commons Licencenn"Lullaby" by _ghost (https://soundcloud.com/ghost-14) n"Hungaria" by Latché Swing (http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/latche_swing_(3)n"July" by Marcel Pequel (http://www.last.fm/music/Marcel+Pequel)n"One" by Marcel Pequel (http://www.last.fm/music/Marcel+Pequel)n"Todo se precipita a tu alrededor deprisa" by Ruido Blanco nnJohn Coltrane By Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo [CC-BY-SA-3.0-nl (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)], via Wikimedia CommonsnJohn Lennon By Roy Kerwood [CC-BY-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia CommonsnSir Alec Guinness By Allan warren → http://www.allanwarren.com [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia CommonsnTim Berners Lee By John S. and James L. Knight Foundation [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsnRafael Nadal By Steven Byles from Singapore, Singapore (Rafael Nadal Uploaded by russavia) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsnSteve Jobs By Matthew YoheAido2002 at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], from Wikimedia CommonsnBill Gates By Kees de Vos from The Hague, The Netherlands [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsnRichard Branson By David Shankbone [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsnBob Dylan by Chris Hakkens nHorse statue By Jenny Poole from London, UK (Skopje horse statue Uploaded by raso_mk) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsnMark Zuckerberg :Credit line on the web (with hyperlink): Guillaume Paumier, CC-BY.nOne Direction: Fiona McKinlaynMiley Cyrus: Mike SchmidnTaylor Swift: By Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia (Taylor Swift Uploaded by russavia) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsnnStory Design and Production by Adam Westbrooknwww.adamwestbrook.co.uk nnPublished by nwww.delve.tv Less
