In many ways successful people are the same as everyone else.

Yet look closely and you’ll see that in certain key ways, they are very, very different.

Here are the qualities that set exceptional people apart:

1. They hate playing politics.

Successful people can’t stand playing politics — and to some degree, people who play politics. They don’t care about jockeying for promotions or trying to be “right” in a meeting.

A successful person’s primary focus is on solving difficult problems and accomplishing cool things.

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