Secrets of Success- these are courtesy of Richard St. John. This is the info that he gave part of a presentation on ted talks in 2005. The link to the video is below.
1.) Passion
a.) Do it for the love of it,not for money.
b.) If you do it for something that you are passionate about, and love the money will indeed come anyway. Just take a look at all of the successful people that are successful. They are doing what they love, and have been around for a long time!
2.) Work
a. Hard work, nothing comes without hard work. You need to put in the effort because nothing comes free.
3.) Good
a. Put your nose down on something and get damn good at it. You need to be a master at your craft!
4.) Focus
a. Focusing yourself on one thing.
b. Pick one thing and do it. That is how you develop laser sharp focus and become the “expert” in your field
5.) Push
a. Physically, mentally through self doubt. You need to keep on going even when you feel you cant do it any more.
b. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
6.) Serve
a. You need to serve others something of value.
b. What are you offering other people of value?
c. Instead of being in a place of wanting something, be in a place where you are able to serve people something (preferably something in demand)
7.) Ideas
a. Just having an idea
b. Bill Gates started microsoft with just an idea.
8.) Persist
a. Persist through failures and the crap.
b. Criticism
Rejection
Assholes
Pressure
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html
