Maybe it Doesn't Take Brains to be Smart

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BY Geoff Smith

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2011

I'm always impressed that most people have thought seriously about what it takes to be successful, in business and in life. It’s terrific that there are has so

Everyone has their own list, and one criterion is usually present: In order to be really successful, you have to be pretty smart. That is, it’s hard to be a huge

Now I’m thinking that notion itself might be dumb. I see really smart people do stupid things all the time. It dumbfounds me. I’m going to suggest they do

I have reading and thinking about people who have inspired me. If you are a ‘boomer’, you might agree that Pierre Trudeau was really smart, but mostly he

Perhaps it doesn’t take brains to be really smart. Perhaps it takes guts, the simple determination to stand up for what you believe is right, to make the tough

Just a thought.