The Formula The Universal Laws of Success The Science Behind Why People Succeed or Fail

I was so happy for the invitation received through Twitter sent by mr Barabasi. Reading this latest book: The Formula The Universal Laws of Success The Science Behind Why People Succeed or Fail by Albert Laszlo Barabasi I understood the power of people and the power that they have in the existence of other ones.

The Formula is a book that explains the profound dynamics behind the success of people and the reasons why some people become or will become successful, receiving fame and honors (although fame is something else as specifies the author) while other ones, although intelligents remain in the shadow. Success mainly is a story of choices, of brave choices, sacrifices, explains Barabasi in his book.
Born in Romania, Transylvania, he decided at some point of changing State, starting to live in Bulgaria where he completed his studies.

Bulgaria offered more chances to him and possibilities. It meant that, while he developed, thanks also later his definitive trip to the USA, his intellect and all his potentialities, he remembers that his same colleagues, talented and capable, remained in the shadow forever.

Success is not just a private story: you could try to do something beautiful but if it wouldn't be approved by your colleagues, neighbors, friends, it wouldn't launch you in any kind of stellar position, or consideration.

First of all the approval of family, friends, and the court of people around is indispensable; for increasing reputation, self-esteem and for  being in grade to prove that there are talents. Later, other people will believe in a potential successful person because of what they saw before and the people supporting the potential successful person.

At the same time background is important although life is a combination of opportunities.

What kind of studies should a parent present to their children?

Barabasi tells the choices made by his son: he had two options, having being discarded by Harvard and other Ivy League Universities: the university where Barabasi is teaching in, the Northeastern, completely free for his son being a professor in that center, or Notre Dame.
Now, Notre Dame is an Ivy League University with a great history and background. At the time of that choice the Northeastern wasn't so good and could not present at the end of the study a good "reputation" in term of a future career to his son, so although he paid, Barabasi chose for his son Notre Dame.

Plenty of examples of successfully people, most of them taken from the past like the biography I loved a lot of the Red Dragon, this one is an important book that will let us permit to understand which are the secrets laws or keys in grade of opening to some people the door of success.

I thank NetGalley and the author for the digital copy of this book.

Anna Maria Polidori