{"id":1425,"date":"2009-04-16T16:17:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T21:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2009-04-16T16:19:14","modified_gmt":"2009-04-16T21:19:14","slug":"what-leads-people-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/04\/16\/what-leads-people-to-success","title":{"rendered":"What leads people to success?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is one of the better three and a half minute videos out there (like a lightning talk), by Richard St. John, at TED, titled The Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes<\/a>. Watch it. Its summed up as:<\/p>\n

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  1. passion<\/b>: do it for love not for money<\/li>\n
  2. work<\/b>: its all hard work. nothing comes easily, but you have fun nonetheless<\/li>\n
  3. good<\/b>: practice, practice, practice, and be damn good at it<\/li>\n
  4. focus<\/b>: focus yourself on one thing<\/li>\n
  5. push<\/b>: push yourself. physically, mentally, just push through shyness and self-doubt<\/li>\n
  6. serve<\/b>: serve others something of value<\/li>\n
  7. ideas<\/b>: listen, observe, be curious, ask questions, problem solve, make connections<\/li>\n
  8. persist<\/b>: persistence is the number one reason for success<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thanks to @blogjunkie<\/a> for pointing this out.<\/p>\n

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