迈向成功 8 个秘密 ( by Richard St. John ).docVIP

HYPERLINK /post/2009/05/31/TED-Talks-Richard-St-John-8-secrets-of-success.aspx 邁向成功的 8 個秘密 ( by Richard St. John 2005) This is really a two-hour presentation I give to high school students, cut down to three minutes. And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED, seven years ago. And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager, and she came from a really poor family. And she wanted to make something of her life. And she asked me a simple little question: she said, what leads to success? And I felt really badly, because I couldnt give her a good answer. So I get off the plane and I come to TED. And I think, geez, Im in a middle of a room of successful people. So why dont I ask them what helped them succeed and pass it on to kids? So here we are, 7 years, 500 interviews later and Im going to tell you what really leads to success. The first thing is Passion. ( 擁有熱情 ) Freeman Thomas says, Im driven by my passion. TED-sters do it for love, they dont do it for money. Carol Colleta says, I would pay someone to do what I do. The interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the money comes anyway. Work. ( 認真工作 ) Rupert Murdoch said to me, Its all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun.? Did he say fun?! Rupert? Yes, TED-sters do have fun working, and they work hard. I figure theyre not workaholics (工作狂), theyre workafrolics (工作玩家). Good. ( 擅長某些事 or 擁有專長 ) Alex Garden says, To be successful, put your nose down in something and get damn good at it. Theres no magic; its practice, practice, practice. And focus. ( 專注於一件事 ) Norma Jewison said to me, I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing. And push. ( 讓自己不斷進步 ) David Gallo says, Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta push, push, push.? Youve got to push through shyness and self-doubt. Goldie Hawn says, I always had self-doubts. I wasnt good enough, I wasnt smart enough, I didnt think Id make it.? Its not always easy to push yourself and thats why they inv