RichardSt.John在Ted演讲：成功的八个秘诀.doc

Richard St. John: 8 secrets of successThis 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, jeez, Im in the 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, seven years, 500 interviews later, and Im gonna tell you what really leads to success and makes TED-sters tick.【 And the first thing is passion.】Freeman Thomas says, Im driven by my passion. TED-sters do it for love; they dont do it for money. Carol Coletta says, I would pay someone to do what I do. And the interesting thing is: if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.【Work!】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 figured, theyre not workaholics. Theyre workafrolics.【Good! 】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 its focus.】Norman Jewison said to me, I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing.【And push! 】David Gallo says, Push yourself. Physically, mentally, youve gotta push, push, push. You gotta 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. Now its not always easy to push yourself, and thats why they invented mothers. （Laughter） Frank Gehry Frank Gehry said to me, My mother pushed me.【Serve!】Sherwin Nuland says, It was a privilege to serve as a doctor. Now a lot of kids tell me they want to be millionaires. And the first thing I say to them is: OK, well you cant serve yourself; you gotta serve others something of value. Because thats the way people really get rich.【Ideas!】TED-ster Bill Gates says, I had an idea: founding the first micro-computer software company. Id say it was a pretty good idea. And theres no magic to creativity in coming up with ideas its just doing some very simple things. And I give lots of evidence.【Persist!】Joe Kraus says, Persistence is the number one reason for our success. You gotta persist through failure. You gotta persist through crap! Which of course means Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure. （Laughter） So, the big the answer to this question is simple: Pay 4,000 bucks and come to TED. Or failing that, do the eight things and trust me, these are the big eight things that lead to success. Thank you TED-sters for all your interviews!More：外贸英语学习