
And the first thing is passion.He said "I’m driven by my passion and I would pay someone to do what I do."TED speakers do it for love; they don’t do it for money.And the interesting thing is:if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
Work! He said to me, "It’s all hard work.Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun."Did he say fun? Yes!
TED speakers do have fun working. And they work hard.I figured, they’re not workaholics. They enjoy the work
Good!
He 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.,I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing.
And push! He says, "Push yourself.Physically, mentally, you’ve got to push, push, push."You’ve got to push through shyness and self-doubt.
Now it’s not always easy to push yourself,and that’s why they invented mothers.
Serve!He says, "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor."
A lot of kids want to be millionaires.The first thing I say is:OK, well you can’t serve yourself;you’ve got to serve others something of value.Because that’s the way people really get rich."
Ideas!TED speaker Bill Gates says, "I had an idea:founding the first micro-computer 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.
Persist!Hs says,Persistence is the number one reason for our success.You’ve got to persist through failure. You’ve got to persist through crap!Which of course means "Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure."
So, the answer to this question is simple:these are the big eight things that lead to success.
