By Henry Dormann

Contents The Road to Success Introduction Leading Off With "The Greatest"1) Muhammad Ali-former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World: The Greater the Obstacle, The More Glorious the Moment of Success Letters and Numbers 2) Sumner Redstone-Chairman, Viacom: The Three C's3) John Teets-Former Chairman, Dial Corporation: P.M.A.4) Muriel "Mickie" Siebert-Founder, Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.: The First Woman of Finance's Top Ten5) Jean-Pierre Garnier-CEO, GlaxoSmithKline: Eight Keys to the Good Life6) Oswald Gruebel-Former CEO, Credit Suisse Group: 75% About the Future7) James D. Robinson, III-General Partner, RRE Ventures: Leadership, One through Ten8) Elias Zerhouni, M.D.-Director, National Institutes of Health: The 50/50 Rules9) Cathie Black-President, Hearst Magazines: Live a 360-degree Life10) Howard J. Rubenstein-President, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.: A Framework11) Joseph H. Flom-Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: No Magic Formula Presidential Advice 12) Gerald R. Ford-38th President of the United States: Opponents, Not Enemies13) Jimmy Carter-39th President of the United States: Expand Your Hearts and Minds14) George H.W. Bush-41st President of the United States: The 41st President's Top Ten List15) George W. Bush-43rd President of the United States: Say What You Believe and Stand By It A Global Summit 16) King Abdullah, II-King of Jordan: Provide Leadership Through Courage 17) The Dalai Lama: Love and Compassion18) Mikhail Gorbachev-Former President, U.S.S.R., President of Green Cross International: All People Are Brethren19) Vladimir Putin-Former President, Current Prime Minister, Russia: Diligence Is the Mother of Success 20) Nursultan Nazarbayev-President of Kazakhstan: Did I Live This Day Right? 21) Lee Hsien Loong-Prime Minister, Singapore: To Build a Country From Scratch 22) Mohammed Mahathir-Former Prime Minister, Malaysia: It's Worth Trying 23) Roh Tae Woo-Former President, Republic of Korea: Audaciously Realize Formulated Decisions Globalization 24) G. Allen Andreas-Former Chairman & CEO, ADM: The Greatest Education Possible 25) Lee Kuan Yew-Senior Minister, Singapore: The Opportunities of Globalization 26) Donald Trump-Chairman, President, & CEO, Trump Organization: The World Is a Big Place 27) Richard S. Fuld-Chairman & CEO, Lehman Brothers: Connect the Dots Claiming Your Place In the World 28) Lord E. John P. Browne-Former Group CEO, British Petroleum: Build a Strong Core 29) Tony Hall-CEO, Royal Opera House, London: Many Different Roles 30) Thomas Hoving-Former Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Everybody Wants You 31) David Keough-Chairman of the Board, Allen & Company: A Little Decision 32) David Rockefeller, Jr.-Member of the Board, Rockefeller Financial Services: Dig In 33) David Tang-Chairman, D.W.C. Tang Development: A King in Every Job 34) James Tisch-President & CEO, Loews Corporation: Go Against the Grain Passion and Job Satisfaction 35) John F. Welch-Former CEO, General Electric: Something That Really Turns Your Crank 36) Maurice (Hank) Greenberg-Chairman & CEO, C.V. Starr & Co.: Passion 37) Joseph R. Gromek-President & CEO, Warnaco Company: The First Place to Start Focus/Dedication 38) Henry Kaufman-President, Henry Kaufman Company: Persistence 39) Gary Mirabelle-Sculptor, Stricoff Gallery: Absurdly Dedicated 40) Ray Kelly-Commissioner, NYPD: Devote Yourself Totally 41) Leon Lederman-Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics 1988, Director Emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Total Obsessive Dedication 42) Dean Kamen-President, DEKA Research: You Make the Choice 43) Richard LeFrak-President & CEO, LeFrak Organization: For Lack of an Epiphany Renaissance People 44) Giampiero Bodino-Creative Director, Richemont S.A.: Be Generous With Your Creativity 45) John Brennan-Chairman & CEO, Vanguard Group: Values Match and Adventurousness 46) Jeremy Isaacs-CEO, Lehman Brothers Europe & Asia: A Virtual Helicopter View 47) Stephan Rojahn-Chairman of the Board of Management, Dürr Group: Ask for Greater Responsibilities 48) Doreen Toben-EVP & CFO, Verizon Communications Inc.: Broaden Your Outlook Mentors and Role Models 49) Dr. Josef Ackerman-Chairman of Deutsche Bank: Stay Focused 50) Robert Keith Gray-Chairman, Gray & Company II: Your Mother's Expectations 51) Jurgen Hambrecht-Chairman of the Board of Directors, BASF: Somebody to Help 52) Stephen Joel Trachtenberg-President Emeritus, George Washington University: Integrity, Bred in the Bone 53) Warren Washington-Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research: Read About the Lives of Great Contributors Working with Others 54) Kathryn Wylde-President & CEO, New York City Partnership: Partnerships that Change the World 55) James Turley-Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young LLP: Integrity, Respect, and Teaming 56) Li Ka-shing-Chairman, Cheung Kong Holdings: Fairness 57) Charles Holliday-Chairman & CEO, DuPont: Not a Beauty Contest 58) Maria Razumich-Zec-Regional Vice President and General Manager, The Peninsula Hotels: Your Reputation and Integrity are Everything 59) Farooq Kathwari-Chairman, President & CEO, Ethan Allen: Shape the Debate 60) Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder-Former Chairman, Volkswagen: Listen Up! 61) Shelly Lazarus-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide: "I'd Rather Ask For Forgiveness Than Permission." 62) Sanford I. Weil-Chairman Emeritus, Citigroup Inc., New York: Surface That Mistake 63) Beth Brooke-Global Vice Chair, Ernst & Young: Use Your Platform Working for Others 64) His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej-King of Thailand: The Pure Soul65) Ambassador William Holbrooke-Vice Chairman, Perseus: To Public Service 66) John D. Negroponte-Undersecretary of State, United States of America: A Life in Public Service 67) Diana DeGette-Member of Congress: The Benefit of Changing Lives Optimism/Overcoming Challenges 68) Vahid Alaghband-Chairman, Balli Klockner: Look for That Silver Lining 69) T. Boone Pickens-Chairman, BP Capital: To Be Up Against the Wall 70) Peter Peterson-Chairman, Blackstone Group: An Exuberant Confidence in the Future 71) Marie McKee-President & Chief Executive Officer, Steuben Glass: When a Door Closes, Another Opens Wisdom Inherited 72) Dr. Anton Rupert-Founder, Rembrandt Group: Proverbs 73) Gerhard Schroder-Former Chancellor, The Federal Republic of Germany: The Categorical Imperative 74) Leo Hindrey, Jr.-Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners: Meteors Who Light Our world 75) Leslie E. Bains-Vice Chairman Modern Bank, N.A.: A Why to Live 76) Jean Afterman-Vice President and Assistant General ManagerNew York Yankees: The Final Forming of Your Character To Be or Not To Be 77) Walter Cronkite- Journalist: Be Prepared 78) William Harrison-Former Chairman & CEO, J.P. MorganChase & Co.: Be a Leader A Final Note on Real Success 79) Theodore Forstmann-General Partner, Forstmann Little & Company: Real Wealth Is Not Physical Acknowledgments