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# [Article of Interest "The Difference Between Successful and Very Successful People” by Greg McKeown](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-of-interest-the-difference-between-successful-and-very-successful-people-by-greg-mckeown)

 Written by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) | Jun 1, 2014 7:58:00 PM

Editor’s Note: *This article served as an amazing reminder for me as I slowly become CFO of our investment company. I’ve long admired our former CFO (now Chairman of our restaurant company) Jake Crocker for being extraordinarily selective. As I absorb what we already have in our collection of investments and consider what’s “at the door”, I think I’ll refer to this article often. The personal stuff referred to in the article feels like things my partners and I are aware of but can always do better at.*

[**https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140407153251-8353952-the-difference-between-successful-and-very-successful-people?trk=mp-reader-card](https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140407153251-8353952-the-difference-between-successful-and-very-successful-people?trk=mp-reader-card)

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