1. Be Undeniably Good.
2. Dedicate at least 10,000 hours to whatever it is you're looking to master.
It sounds like common sense, the "10,000 hours to becoming an expert" theory is the invention of Malcolm Gladwell in his book currently creating sensations, "Outliers". I have not read Outlier but have had enough people talk to me about it. Brad Isaac has a great article of 6 success strategies hidden in "Outliers". The 6 strategies he mentions:
1. Put the 10,000 hour rule to work as quickly as possible - Gladwell points to many "geniuses" in current times and history. But also goes into depth about how all of these geniuses had the advantage of working 10,000 hours or more on their trades before they became well known. Ex: Michael Jackson, Bill Gates, Beatles
