RichardStJohn谈成功是趟持续的旅程.pptVIP

Success is a continuous journey Richard St. John July 2009 About this talk In his typically candid style, Richard St. John reminds us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey. He uses the story of his business rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson -- when we stop trying, we fail. TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences -- the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TED Global conference in Oxford UK each summer -- TED includes the award-winning TED Talks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize. About Richard St. John A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching the lessons of success -- and distilling them into 8 words, 3 minutes… Why do so many people reach success and then fail? One of the big reasons is, we think success is a one-way street. So we do everything that leads up to success. But then we get there. We figure weve made it, we sit back in our comfort zone, and we actually stop doing everything that made us successful. And it doesnt take long to go downhill. And I can tell you this happens. Because it happened to me. 为何这么多人在成功之后又再次失败？一个很大的原因是，我们总认为成功是条单行道， 所以总会尽全力地迈向成功之路，可是一旦成功了，我们便认为事情结束了，于是开始享受安逸，停止一切当初促使我们达致成功的努力。不久后我们开始走下坡了。我可以告诉你们，这确实会发生，因为我有切身之痛。 Reaching success, I worked hard, I pushed myself. But then I stopped, because I figured, Oh, you know, I made it. I can just sit back and relax. 为了达到成功的巅峰。我不断努力并敦促自己。但不久就停了。因为我认为：“喔！我做到了，可以停下来休息了”。 Reaching success, I always tried to improve and do good work. But then I stopped because I figured, Hey, Im good enough. I dont need to improve any more. 为了成功，我也曾不断地改进且一