{"id":105244,"date":"2019-07-01T12:24:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=105244"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:13:12","slug":"universal-laws-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/finance\/career\/universal-laws-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #521: The 5 Universal Laws of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re told that talent and hard work pays off. But we’ve all seen instances where people who were equally or even less talented and hard working than we are, still got the raise, the buzz, the promotion, or the recognition that we so keenly wanted for ourselves. <\/p>\n

It can make a man downright cynical. <\/p>\n

My guest today says that instead of getting jaded, you need to understand that hard work and talent, while necessary, aren’t sufficient for success. His name is Albert-L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Barab\u00e1si<\/a>, and he’s a professor of network science and the author of the book The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success<\/em><\/a>. We begin our conversation discussing how L\u00e1szl\u00f3’s work in network science helped him uncover the hidden connections that lead to success. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 then explains the difference between performance and success, and how it’s possible to be a high performer, but not be successful. We then dig into the five universal laws that L\u00e1szl\u00f3 and his researchers found cut across the achievement of success in every field, along with practical takeaways you can start implementing in your life to experience more success yourself. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re told that talent and hard work pays off. But we’ve all seen instances where people who were equally or even less talented and hard working than we are, still got the raise, the buzz, the promotion, or the recognition that we so keenly wanted for ourselves.  It can make a man downright cynical.  My 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