Success Strategies of Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
The Power of Focus
Success Strategies of Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
Written by Andrea Bullard
October 28, 2025
We are in the technology age where information is coming at us from our e-mail, texts, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, U-Tube, Tic Tok and more. We cannot escape the bombardment of thoughts, ideas, stories, and articles. Information is literally a Google search away. We could spend hours or the entire day reading and researching and learning and/or communicating with our staff, boss, clients, prospects, and centers of influence.
Successful individuals get crystal clear on their goals and become ruthless with their time. They stop “chasing the information rabbit” and carefully choose how they spend every hour of the day.
They solely focus on those few activities and individuals that will help them achieve their goals.
How would your business change if you
“Hyper Focused” on a weekly referral goal to “A” prospects?
“When Bill Gates first met Warren Buffett, their host, Gates’ mother, asked everyone around the table to share the single most important factor to their success. Gates and Buffett both gave the same one-word answer: Focus.” (Warren Buffett: “Really Successful People Say No To Almost Everything.” By Michael Simmons)
Warren Buffett knew the value of his time and created a system to protect it. He would write down 25 goals. Next, he would circle the top 5 goals. Then he would eliminate the remaining 20 goals and take them off the list.
His time and energy were focused on the top 5 goals and nothing else. This is simple, brilliant, and not easy to do!
Steve Jobs supported the power of focus when he stated the following at an Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 1997: “People think focus means saying yes to the things you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully.”
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs have given us dinosaur tracks to follow on our road to success:
- Get clear on your top 5 Goals.
- Your time needs to focus solely on your 5 goals.
- Focus on your goals and say NO to everyone and everything else.
Now, let me ask those Financial Advisors who want to grow their business: How would your business change if you “hyper focused” on a weekly referral goal to “A” prospects and achieved it? You and I both know your business would explode!
Now is the time to get clear and focus on the one thing that will dramatically change your business…getting referrals.
Get clear on your focus.
Set your goal.
Track it weekly.
Now is the time to commit to mastering the skill of getting referrals. I invite you to join the Referral Mastery Lab, where you will take this skill to the next level. Below is the link to learn more.
Remember, success is a choice, and magic happens when you take action!.
Your coach,
I am inviting you to join me…
REFERRAL MASTERY LAB
Wednesday, Nov. 5 @ 12-1:30 pm EST
Ready to Turn Referrals into a Daily Flow of New Business?
If you’ve struggled with referrals,
If you’ve ever thought you’re “just not good at asking”,
If you’re tired of feeling awkward, pushy, or inconsistent when it comes to getting introductions—
Then it’s time to master the skill that transforms your entire business.
Join me for a powerful, hands-on coaching session:
Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12-1:30 PM EST
Referral Mastery Lab
This isn’t another “referral tips” class.
This is a transformation lab designed to help you:
- Reignite your passion and mission so clients want to refer you.
- Develop your own authentic referral language that feels natural, never “salesy.”
- Eliminate the fear and hesitation around asking for referrals.
- Confidently handle every objection with ease and professionalism.
- Turn your process into an ATM for referrals using my proven Market Research Kits©.
- Send the exact email that gets referrals scheduled—immediately.
Imagine this…
Instead of wondering where your next client will come from,
You wake up to a full calendar—referrals arriving daily from happy clients and centers of influence.
You no longer chase. You attract.
You don’t “ask.” You inspire.
And your business begins to multiply—predictably, sustainably, and with ease.
Magic Happens when you TAKE ACTION!
Spaces are limited—and the advisors who take action now will be the ones celebrating results within weeks.
Because successful people don’t wait for opportunities…
They create them.
See you at the top,
Your Coach,
