Everyone has his/her own view of "exceptionally successful”. By my criteria, a “exceptionally successful” person should at least achieve one of the following:
· In academia, at least being elected to the highest membership in his/her profession. For example, IEEE fellow;
· In politics, being elected to an official at state level or above;
· In sports/arts, having obtained medals/ at Olympic/Oscar level;
· In general, having sustainable individual income at top 1% or having 10M by 40.