After seven years and 500 interviews, analyst Richard St. John isolated the eight things that lead to success.
Richard St. John did a fantastic presentation at TED which I’m sharing here with you. I summarized the video so that you have an image and text to take away and further down in the post is a 3 minute video of Richard going over these points. Even though what is being said is nothing revolutionary, it’s still good to be reminded of what it has taken others to be successful. And if you want success all you have to do is mirror their success.
In summary
What Leads To Success
In detail
1. PASSION
“I’m driven by my passion” – Freeman Thomas (car designer, Daimler Chrysler)
Do it for LOVE Not MONEY
“I would pay someone to do what I do” – Carol Coletta (radio producer, Smart City)
2. WORK
“It’s all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun.” Rupert Murdoch (big cheese CEO)
3. GOOD
“To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it.” Alex Garden (game developer)
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
4. FOCUS
“I think it all has to do with focusing yourself to one thing.” Norma Jewison (filmmaker)
5. PUSH
“Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta push, push, push.” David Gallo (marine scientist)
SHYNESS SELF-DOUBT
“I always had self-doubts. I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t smart enough. I didn’t think I’d make it.” Goldie Hawn (actor)
“It’s not always easy to push yourself. My mother pushed me.” Frank Gehry (architect)
6. SERVE
“It was a privilege to serve as a doctor” – Sherin Nuland (professor of surgery, Yale)
Millionaires serve others something of value.
7. IDEAS
“I had an idea – founding the first micro-computer software company…” – Bill Gamest (software guy)
Listen, Observe, Be Curious, Ask Questions, Problem Solve, Make Connections.
8. PERSIST
“Persistence is the number one reason for our success.” – Joe Kraus (co-founder, Excite)
Persist to Failure to CRAP = Criticism, Rejection, Assholes, Pressure.
What leads to success? – Passion, Work, Focus, Persist, Ideas, Good, Push, Serve
Video: Richard St. John: Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes
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