Richard St. John gave an excellent presentation at TED about success. In the spirit of Napoleon Hill, he interviewed more than 500 successful people to come to his conclusions, and he presents it all in 3 minutes. Following a written summary of the talk.
Serve
Provide others with something of value. This is a tried and true way to wealth.
Passion
Do it for love, not the money. Be driven.
Work
You will need to learn how to equate hard work with fun. Use practice to get good at your work.
Focus
Focus on one thing at a time and follow through.
Push
Push yourself physically and mentally. Push yourself through shyness and self-doubt. Use external motivators.
Good
Live with integrity.
Ideas
Listen, observe, be curious, ask questions, problem solve and make connections.
Persist
Persist through failure and criticism.
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