What leads to success? (adapted from Richard St. John)

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Presentation I developed for university students in 2008 and is still in use today. Based on Richard St John's "Secrets of Success" TED Talk in 2005 found at: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

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Created by Paul Fenton

What leads to success?

Based on a talk by Richard St. John (2005)

...success is a journey, not a destination.

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7 Years...

...here are 8 tips for success.

...and 500 interviews later...

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1. PASSION

“I’m driven by my passion.”Freeman Thomas, car designer, DaimlerChrysler.

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DO IT FOR LOVE, NOT FOR MONEY

“Do what you love.” Paul Graham, co-founder ViaWeb.

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2. WORK“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

Albert Einstein.

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But don’t be a ‘workaholic’, be a ‘workafrolic’!

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3. GOOD

“It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with

problems longer.”Albert Einstein.

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There’s no magic to getting good at something, just practice, practice, practice

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4. FOCUS

“I think it all has to do with focusing yourself to one thing.”Norman Jewison, film maker.

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5. PUSH

“Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta’ push, push, push.”

David Gallo, marine scientist.

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6. SERVE

“It was a privilege to serve as a doctor.”Sherwin Nuland, Professor of Surgery, Yale.

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7. IDEAS

“I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.” Pablo Picasso.

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There is no magic to creativity

ListenObserve

Be curiousAsk questions

Problem solveMake Connections

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8. PERSIST

“Persistence is the number one reason for our success.”Joe Kraus, co-founder, Excite.

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What leads to success?

Serve

IdeasPush

Good Persist

Focus

WorkPassion

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Your actions lead to success.

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer/adventurer.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

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