Is everything that you have heard and been told about success wrong?

Today I'm going to break down why so-called good qualities might be limited and the bad qualities

might be a superpower.

Let's go.

Helping you win in your work life so that you're winning in the rest of your life, I'm Ken. This is the Ken Coleman Show.

I'm reading a fascinating book by a guy by the name of Eric Barker and he had a little fun with the title.

I'm sure he and his publisher had great fun with this.

The title of the book is Barking Up the Wrong Tree.

He's a popular blogger. The book is not new, but I discover books all the time.

This is a book that I think is a fascinating read and I'm enjoying it.

It's a bit of a lightning bolt moment that I'm sharing with you today that spurs this thought.

That I want to share with you today. I think this is really important for individuals that are watching and listening to me who want to be successful to max out your potential.

I will also tell you that this is really important for parents that are raising future adults.

The first chapter, I couldn't even get past the first chapter. I literally put the book down. I don't know if you're like me, but I always have something to write with when I read.

I'll use an example. I've got my book here on the show. I'll read something and if I see something that really fascinates me or challenges me, I'll underline it immediately.

Then I go to the back of the book. This is extra content. This is a little extra success hack.

I'll go to the back of the book where you have blank pages. I'll write down. Let's say I'm underline something on page 11.

I'll write page 11 and I write the topic, the theme there.

Later on, you can go back to your book and you can look at all these different themes and you go right to the book. That's just a little extra hack.

I'm doing this. I'm writing like crazy. This is unbelievable.

In the first chapter of this book, Barker takes on this idea that we've been told the wrong things about success, the wrong indicators.

Of course, he's being provocative. What is the data say about these qualities? Let me ask you a couple of questions.

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