4 Things Bill Gates Says You Must Do to Be Successful

Question 1

Pave one’s own road

Answer 1

idiom

To create your own future by yourself

_{He was able to pave his own road after leaving college.}

_{If you open your own business you’ll be able to pave your own road.}

Question 2

Doer

Answer 2

noun

A person who takes action rather than just talking / thinking

_{We need a doer at the helm of this company.}

_{She is a doer, not a dreamer.}

Question 3

The best/worst of times

Answer 3

phrase

The best / worst period in history to do something

_{These are the best of times to be in the vaccine business.}

_{These are the worst of times to be in the restaurant business.}

Question 4

Framework

Answer 4

noun

Ideas / beliefs that is used to plan / build something

_{This idea is a great framework for us to build on.}

_{We need to create a new framework for planning our next business.}

Question 5

Ideology

Answer 5

noun

A set of beliefs

_{The guiding ideology of our company is the happiness of workers.}

_{The ideologies of the left and right will clash soon.}

Question 6

Mindful

Answer 6

adjective

To give attention to something

_{We need to be mindful of any new developments in AI research.}

_{I’m trying to be more mindful about my mental health.}

Question 7

Weigh on …

Answer 7

phrasal verb

Something that makes someone depressed / worried

_{That decision has been weighing on me for several days.}

_{The pandemic has been weighing on him.}

Question 8

Delegate

Answer 8

verb

To give a job to someone else to do (for you)

_{He has been able to delegate most of his responsibilities to his team.}

_{I need to start delegating more of my tasks to my assistant.}

Question 9

Capacity

Answer 9

noun

Someone’s ability to do something

_{She has the capacity to lead a big team.}

_{This task is not within my current capacity.}

Question 10

Keenly aware

Answer 10

adverb - adjective

To know that something exists

_{He is keenly aware of the dangers of moving to Brazil.}

_{They are keenly aware that this plan might fail.}

Question 11

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