What does it take to truly be successful? Abraham Lincoln said, “Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” Albert Schweitzer believed, “A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.” And Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova noted: “To follow, without halt, one aim: There’s the secret of success.”
Of course, the answer to that question is a highly personal one, as Maria Bartiromo insists in in her thoughtful book, The 10 Laws of Enduring Success.
We recently met the CNBC financial anchor when she was the keynote speaker at the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 2012 Economic Outlook conference at the Hyatt at the Bellevue.
In addition to offering her thoughts on the local, national, and global economic picture for this year and beyond, she talked about her experiences interviewing some of the world’s top business and political leaders. Don’t miss her 10 Laws.
This month we also shine a spotlight on Philadelphia’s best and brightest.
In this issue you will:
- Meet some of Philadelphia’s creative elite: The Liar’s Club, which includes dozens of Philly’s fabulous fiction writers; Fine Artists Gina Triplett and Matt Curtius, a couple that beautifully balances work and marriage; and Philadelphia hottest wedding photographer Tony Baiada, who with his son Sal captures the magic and majesty of the big day.
- Be inspired by Stephen Caldwell, founder of the clothing company whose mission is to help the homeless. Click here to read about his forward-thinking Philadelphia fashion firm KNO Clothing.
- Sit in the best seat in the house at Philadelphia’s oldest Italian restaurant, Ralph’s.
- Learn what’s in store for the Philadelphia Chamber’s 5,000 member organizations in our Q&A with Chamber President and former PA Sen. Rob Wonderling.
- Find other insights into what success means to students at the peer-to-peer nonprofit organization Breakthrough Philly; and glean wisdom from our Truly Amazing Woman of the Month, co-founder of Philly’s urban farm, Greensgrow, Mary Seton Corboy.
- And discover How to Meet the Press with 10 tips to make your mark with the media by our new PR columnist, Herb Perone.
As Bartiromo says: “Humility, not hubris, laughing at yourself, and not wasting time on outrage, is essential. So be Darwinian. Today we’re facing a situation scarcely imaginable less than a decade ago. Those who survive and grow will be those who evolve.”
Here’s to your success. — Hope Katz Gibbs, Be Inkandescent