Eight Things That Lead to Success
"What leads to success?" This may be a question asked by those who want to make something of their life. For seven years, Richard. John made 500 interviews. Here he wants to tell you what really leads to success.
And the first thing is passion.
Freeman Thomas says, "I'm driven by my passion." TED-sters do it for love; they don't do it for money. Carol Coletta says, "I would pay someone to do what I do."
Work
Rupert Murdoch said to me, "It's all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun." Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes! I figure, they're not workaholics. They're workafrolics（醉心工作者）.
Good!
Alex Garden says, "To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it"
There's no magic; it's practice, practice, practice.
And it's 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, you've got to push, push, push. You gotta push through shyness and self-doubt." Goldie Hawn says, "I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good enough; I wasn't smart enough. I didn't think
I'd make it." (Laughter) Frank Gehry said to me," My mother pushed me."
Serve!
Sherwin Nuland says, "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor." And the first thing I say to them is: "OK, well you can't serve yourself; you gotta serve others something of value. Because that's the way people really get rich."
Ideas!
TE D-ster Bill Gates says, "I had an idea: founding the first microcomputer software company." I'd say it was a pretty good idea. And there's no magic to creativity in coming up with ideas- it's just doing some very simple things. And I give lots of evidence.
Joe Kraus says, "Persistence is the number one reason for our success." You got to persist through failure. You got to persist through CRAP! Which of course means "Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure." (Laughter)
A. So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed, and pass it on to kids?
B. And the interesting thing is: If you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
C. Now a lot of kids tell they want to be millionaires.
D. LED-sters do have fun working. And they work hard.
E. Persist!
F. Investing their money in pursuing a future lifestyle rather than in an academic conquest.
G. Now it's not always easy to push yourself, and that's why they invented mothers.
