Paulson believes these qualities have contributed to her success:CouragePaulson's admiration for Clark is very well documented. She wrote, "Tenacity, more tenacity and then more tenacity." If Paulson had quit, she would never have achieved the success she has the last few years. "I found a success that was so much bigger and deeper and better, and it's because it happened later. You start to think you don't need to be fully prepared or committed to have these things meet you."

Source: Forbes January 12, 2017 18:39 UTC