How to Recognize What You’re Really, Really Good At

Think about what you’re struggling with and ask yourself:

1. Why am I not excellent at this? I’m using “excellent” on purpose. NBA All-Star Chris Bosh once told me, “We don't work to be average.” It’s true—we work to be excellent. Because excellence gives us purpose and excitement. And excellence is worth sharing. Other people deserve our excellenc... See more

I asked Marc Randolph if he has advice for others. “If people are looking for what success is,” he told me, “then spending your day doing the things you love: That's success.” Success is not doing everything, in other words. It’s doing something—something meaningful, something purposeful.