SPOTLIGHT: Everything You've Been Taught About Success Is Wrong (Mostly) with Eric Barker

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in
2017. 


It’s usually the rule breakers who turn into millionaire
entrepreneurs.


Insurance sales people would make successful Navy Seals.


Nice guys don’t finish last.


These are just a few of the latest findings from behavioral
science that Eric Barker, founder of the blog Barking Up The
Wrong Tree, and author of The Wall Street Journal
bestseller Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science
Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly)
Wrong, references to redefine success. Through extensive
research and narratives, Barker provides guidance on how to both
identify signature strengths, and how we can turn weaknesses into
strengths by placing yourself in environments that will reward
your uniqueness in order to be optimally happy, productive, and
successful in your career.