Richard St. John: 8 secrets of success
Richard St. Johns 8 geheimen van succes
A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching the lessons of success -- and distilling them into 8 words, 3 minutes and one successful book. Full bio
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die ik geef aan scholieren,
I give to high school students,
in het vliegtuig op weg naar TED,
on a plane, on my way to TED,
was a high school student, a teenager,
een tiener.
something of her life,
of a room of successful people!
succes te behalen
what helped them succeed,
500 interviews later,
what really leads to success
"Ik word gedreven door mijn passie."
"I'm driven by my passion."
niet voor het geld.
they don't do it for money.
"Ik zou iemand betalen om te doen wat ik doe."
someone to do what I do."
komt het geld sowieso.
the money comes anyway.
"Het is allemaal hard werken.
to me, "It's all hard work.
But I have a lot of fun."
Maar ik heb een hoop plezier."
En ze werken hard.
And they work hard.
maar werkminnaars zijn.
They're workafrolics.
moet je je neus ergens insteken
put your nose down in something
it's practice, practice, practice.
op één ding te focussen."
with focusing yourself on one thing."
"Zet jezelf onder druk.
geven, geven."
you've got to push, push, push."
en zelftwijfel heenzetten.
and self-doubt.
"Ik had altijd twijfels over mezelf.
"I always had self-doubts.
I wasn't smart enough.
ik was niet slim genoeg.
"Het was een privilege om als dokter te dienen."
"It was a privilege to serve as a doctor."
die me vertellen dat ze miljonair willen zijn.
something of value.
waarop mensen écht rijk worden."
people really get rich."
"Ik had een idee:
software company."
in coming up with ideas --
om ideeën te bedenken,
one reason for our success."
Je moet volharden doorheen CRAP!
You've got to persist through crap!
Afwijzingen en Pressie.
Rejection, Assholes and Pressure."
the eight things -- and trust me,
that lead to success.
for all your interviews!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard St. John - Marketer, success analystA self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching the lessons of success -- and distilling them into 8 words, 3 minutes and one successful book.
Why you should listen
Richard St. John was on his way to the TED conference when a girl on the plane asked him, "What really leads to success?" Even though he had achieved some success, he couldn't explain how he did it. So he spent the next ten years researching success and asking over 500 extraordinarily successful people in many fields what helped them succeed. After analyzing, sorting, and correlating millions of words of research, and building one of the most organized databases on the subject of success, he discovered "The 8 Traits Successful People Have in Common" and wrote the bestseller 8 To Be Great.
In his books and talks,he shares a wealth of wisdom from the world's most successful people -- knowledge that can help others succeed in their own way, whether it's escaping poverty, building a business, raising a family, or changing the world.
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