ust as a successful business has a sustainable competitive advantage, every successful person has developed a personal competitive advantage. Anyone who has achieved a high level of consistent success has figured out how to apply their individual uniqueness to some field or skill. They have not just gotten down the learning curve, they have figured out a way to shift it in their favor.
The bar is being raised everywhere. Persistence, determination, and knowledge are no longer enough, they are now minimum requirements. In our hyper-competitive global economy we need to apply our unique individual qualities to find ways to add value to the marketplace.