Bruno Mars has built his career on infectious pop melodies and perfecting one key skill: honesty. "Whatever you're doing just has to be honest — that's really become the most important thing for me in my career," Mars explains. "There's something beautiful about being young, naive and uneducated ... you're just free to fly," Mars says. As Mars has learned, success feels "a lot better" when it's something you genuinely want, and worked hard for. Check out:3 things you're getting wrong about success, according to a millennial CEO: It's not just about 'money, control and power'

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Persons: Bruno Mars, Mars, Elvis, Adele, Alicia Keys, Seth Gold, Marc Gold, Robert Herzig, SelvaRey, Warren Buffett, It's Organizations: CNBC, Altria, Marlboro, TakeLessons Locations: Hawaii, Los Angeles, U.S, SelvaRey Rum, Los, Angeles