Successful people write books and spend their days doing interviews and other things to share their secrets to success.
Naturally, successful people want to impress upon you that they are cool and awesome, while also appearing humble.
But you can't be humble and say, "I'm successful because I'm much smarter than most people."
But I would say that the key to success lies in passion.
Because anyone can be passionate about something.
When I hear the word passion, it somehow feels understandable and approachable.
If I were told that I'm stupid and can't succeed, I'd be helpless. But when they say passion is the key to success, I somehow feel like I could do it too, if only the circumstances allowed.
When I hear the word passion, I feel like both successful people and I are on a fairly equal footing.
Isn't passion an ability that is given to everyone to utilize?
But most of this talk is just nonsense.
It's easy to be passionate about something that's going well.
And that distorts our thinking about the importance of passion.

---「Part 1-3.
From "Sounds like passion"

No matter how well a goal-oriented person does, he or she will remain in a state of failure until he or she achieves his or her goal, or in the worst case, will be stuck in a swamp of eternal failure.
Systems-oriented people are successful whenever they apply a system because it gets what they intend done.
Goal-oriented people have to fight frustration every time they try.
A systems-oriented person feels good whenever he or she applies his or her system.
There is a big difference between systems and goals in that they both direct an individual's energy in a positive direction.
The non-goal system model can be applied to almost anything humans want to do.
For example, in dieting, 'losing 20 kg' is a goal, but 'proper eating habits' are a system.
How about exercise?
'Completing a marathon in under 4 hours' is a goal, but 'exercising every day' is a system.
If the goal in business is to 'make a million dollars', then 'entrepreneurial activities that continuously create innovative value' are the system.
A system is something you do every day consistently to make you happy in the long run.
On the other hand, if you are waiting to achieve something at a specific time, that is a goal.
---「Part 1-6.
“Losers set goals, winners create systems.”

Successful people don't wish for success.
Decide to succeed.
And to achieve this effectively, you need a system.
Success always comes with a price, but that price is negotiable.
If you choose the right system, you can get by with less than you think.
There's no changing the fact that it takes a lot of effort to be successful.
But if you truly understand the power of the system over the goal, the price of success will be less.
It's worth a try.

---「Part 2-1.
Decide on success.
From "Don't Want"

Based on their contribution to the world, there are three types of people in this world.

selfish person
stupid person
A person who is a burden to others

There are only these three.
So being selfish is the best choice.
Because stupid people or people who are a burden to society are of no help to anyone.

The most ideal selfishness is to take the time to exercise, eat right, build a solid career, and still enjoy time with family and friends.
People who neglect their health and career fall into the second type, the stupid ones.
And soon, they become a burden to society.

---「Part 2-2.
From "It's better to be a selfish person"

If you find it uncomfortable to force a smile, hang out with friends who are naturally funny.
In other words, you should always avoid meeting people who are depressed and down.
Of course, if you're friends, you should share their joys and sorrows, but that doesn't mean you always have to be their depression counselor.
Stay away from energy vampires who suck your energy.
You have the right not only to pursue happiness, but also to run away as fast as possible from anyone who does not recognize that right.

---「Part 2-4.
From "Your imagination becomes reality"

Through my dozen or so failed business experiences, I've developed my own guidelines for deciding when to quit.
I also watched closely as others struggled with whether to continue or quit.
I, too, have long clung to the delusion that persistence is a virtue.
Then I discovered a pattern.
Things that will work out well someday are good from the start.
If you don't get off to a good start, you'll just continue to be stuck in that state.
It's rare for a planned failure to turn into a dazzling success.
Small successes can lead to big ones, but failures rarely lead to success.

---「Part 2-10.
From “How to Find a Job That Works”

You can't predict what you'll be doing or what kind of life you'll be living in the next 10 years.
The best way to increase your chances of success—what others might call luck—is to develop systematically.
All you have to do is systematically develop the skills that will make things work out well and the skills that can be applied very usefully in almost any job.
This is a mathematical view of the world, where adding technology to technology increases the odds of success.

---「Part 3-3.
From "15 Skills that Lead to Success"