第一篇：英文演講之成功是一個沒有終點的旅程success is a continuous journey

Richard St.John: “Success is a continuous journey”

About this talk

In his typically candid style, Richard St.John reminds us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey.He uses the story of his business' rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson--when we stop trying, we fail.About Richard St.John

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…

Transcript

Why do so many people reach success and then fail? One of the big reasons is, we think success is a one-way street.So we do everything that leads up to success.But then we get there.We figure we've made it, we sit back in our comfort zone, and we actually stop doing everything that made us successful.And it doesn't take long to go downhill.And I can tell you this happens.Because it happened to me.Reaching success, I worked hard, I pushed myself.But then I stopped, because I figured, “Oh, you know, I made it.I can just sit back and relax.”

Reaching success, I always tried to improve and do good work.But then I stopped because I figured, “Hey, I'm good enough.I don't need to improve any more.”

Reaching success, I was pretty good at coming up with good ideas.Because I did all these simple things that led to ideas.But then I stopped.Because I figured I was this And the only thing that came was creative block.I couldn't come up with any ideas.Reaching success, I always focused on clients and projects, and ignored the money.Then all this money started pouring in.And I got distracted by it.And suddenly I was on the phone to my stockbroker and my real estate agent, when I should have been talking to my clients.And reaching success, I always did what I loved.But then I got into stuff that I didn't love, like management.I am the world's worst manager.But I figured I should be doing it.Because I was, after all, the president of the company.Well, soon a black cloud formed over my head and here I was, outwardly very successful, but inwardly very depressed.But I'm a guy, I knew how to fix it.I bought a fast car.(Laughter)It didn't help.I was faster but just as depressed.So I went to my doctor.I said, “Doc, I can buy anything I want.But I'm not happy.I'm depressed.It's true what they say, and I didn't believe it until it happened to me.But And the black cloud faded a little bit.But so did all the work.And clients didn't call.(Laughter)Because they could see I was no longer serving them, I was only serving myself.So they took their money and their projects to others who would serve them better.Well, it didn't take long for business to drop like a rock.My partner and I, Thom, we had to let all our employees go.It was down to just the two of us, and we were about to manage.So I went back to doing the projects I loved.I had fun again.I worked harder.And to cut a long story short: did all the things that took me back up to success.But it wasn't a quick trip.It took seven years.But in the end, business grew bigger than ever.And when I went back to following these eight principles, the black cloud over my head disappeared altogether.And I haven't needed it since.I learned that success isn't a one way street.It doesn't look like this.It really looks more like this.It's a continuous journey.And if we want to avoid ”success to failure we just keep following these eight principles.Because that is not only Thank you very much.(Applause)

第二篇：英文演講之成功的八大秘訣(帶翻譯)

Richard St.John: 8 secrets of success About this talk

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither.Analyst Richard St.John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.About Richard St.John

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.Transcript

This is really a two hour presentation I give to high school students, cut down to three minutes.And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED, seven years ago.And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager, and she came from a really poor family.And she wanted to make something of her life, and she asked me a simple little question.She said,“What leads to success?” And I felt really badly, because I couldn't give her a good answer.So I get off the plane, and I come to TED.And I think, jeez, I'm in the middle of a room of successful people!So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed, and pass it on to kids? So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I'm gonna tell you what really leads to success and makes TED-sters tick.And the first thing is passion.Freeman Thomas says, “I'm driven by my passion.” TED-sters do it for love, they don't do it for money.Carol Coletta says, “I would pay someone to do what I do.” And the interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.easily.But I have a lot of fun.“ Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes!TED-sters do have fun working.And they work hard.I figured, they're not workaholics.They're workafrolics.something and get damn good at it.” There's no magic, it's practice, practice, practice.focusing yourself on one thing“

And push!David Gallo says, ”Push yourself.Physically, mentally, you've gotta push, push, push.“ You gotta push through shyness and

self-doubt.Goldie Hawn says, ”I always had self-doubts.I wasn't good enough, I wasn't smart enough.I didn't think I'd make it.“ Now it's not always easy to push yourself, and that's why they invented mothers.(Laughter)Frank Gehry--Frank Gehry said to me, ”My mother pushed me.“

Now a lot of kids tell me they want to be millionaires.And the first thing I say to them is, ”OK, well you can't serve yourself, you gotta serve others something of value.Because that's the way people really get rich.“

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.success.“ You gotta persist through failure.You gotta persist through crap!Which of course means ”Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure."

(Laughter)

So, the big--the answer to this question is simple: Pay 4,000 bucks and come to TED.Or failing that, do the eight things--and trust me, these are the big eight things that lead to success.Thank you TED-sters for all your interviews!

人們為什么會成功嗎？這是因為他們很聰明？或者他們只是幸運？既不。圣。約翰分析師李察凝聚多年的采訪到一個不容錯過的3分鐘幻燈片上真正的成功秘訣。

自稱是一個普通的人誰發現的成功做他愛做的事，李察圣。約翰花了十多年研究成功的經驗教訓——蒸餾成8字，3分鐘和一個成功的書。

這真是一二小時的介紹我給高中學生，減少到三分鐘。而這一切開始，有一天在一個平面，在我去泰德，七年前。在我旁邊的位子上一個高中生，一個十幾歲，她來自一個非常貧困的家庭。她想讓她的生活，她問我一個簡單的小問題。她說，“是什么導致成功？”我感覺很差，因為我不能給她一個好的答案。所以我走下飛機，我來泰德。我想，哎呀，我在一個房間中成功的人！那為什么我沒有問他們什么，幫助他們成功，并把它傳給孩子？所以我們在這里，七年，500次面試之后，我會告訴你什么是真正的使人成功，使ted-sters蜱。

和的第一件事就是激情。托馬斯曼說，“我是由我的激情。”ted-sters不為愛，他們不給錢。卡洛克勒塔說，“我要付出別人做我做什么。”有趣的是，如果你是為愛而做，錢還是來了。

工作！魯伯特默多克對我說，“這是艱苦的工作。什么是容易的。但我有許多樂趣。”他說好玩嗎？魯伯特？是的！ted-sters做有樂趣的工作。他們努力工作。我想，他們不是工作狂。他們workafrolics。

很好。亞歷克斯說，“是成功的把你的鼻子在一些并獲得太好了。”這里沒有魔法，這是實踐，實踐，實踐。

它的重點。諾爾曼·對我說，“我認為這一切都將自己集中于一件事”！

戴維說，“把自己。身體上，精神上，你要推，推，推。”你必須把通過羞怯和疑慮。戈爾迪霍恩說，“我總是懷疑。我還不夠好，我沒那么聰明。我不認為我會。”現在，它并不總是容易把自己，這就是為什么他們發明的母親。（笑聲）蓋里——法蘭克蓋瑞說，“我的母親把我推。”！

舍溫努蘭說，“這是一個榮幸地擔任醫生。”現在很多孩子告訴我他們想成為百萬富翁。和我首先對他們說，“好的，你不能自己，你必須為其他有價值的東西。因為這樣的人真的發財思想。”。

ted-ster比爾蓋茨說，“我有一個想法——成立第一微型計算機的軟件公司。”我會說這是一個不錯的主意。有沒有魔術創意想出創意，它只會做一些很簡單的東西。我給很多的證據。

堅持。喬克勞斯說，“持續的最主要原因是我們的成功。”你必須堅持通過失敗。你必須堅持通過垃圾！這當然是“批評，拒絕，混蛋和壓力。”（笑聲）

所以，大——對這個問題的答案很簡單：付4000美元來泰德。或者，做八件事情——相信我，這些是八大的事情，導致成功。

謝謝你ted-sters你所有的訪談！

第三篇：英文演講之成功的八大秘訣Richard St. Johns 8 secrets of success

Handouts for MBA English

Lesson 1: Breaking the ice

Richard St.John: 8 secrets of success

About this talk

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither.Analyst Richard St.John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.About Richard St.John

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.Transcript

This is really a two hour presentation I give to high school students, cut down to three minutes.And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED, seven years ago.And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager, and she came from a really poor family.And she wanted to make something of her life, and she asked me a simple little question.She said, “What leads to success?” And I felt really badly, because I

couldn't give her a good answer.So I get off the plane, and I come to TED.And I think, jeez, I'm in the middle of a room of successful people!So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed, and pass it on to kids? So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I'm gonna tell you what really leads to success and makes TED-sters tick.And the first thing is passion.Freeman Thomas says, “I'm driven by my passion.” TED-sters do it for love, they don't do it for money.Carol Coletta says, “I would pay someone to do what I do.” And the interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.Work!Rupert Murdoch said to me, “It's all hard work.Nothing comes easily.But I have a lot of fun.” Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes!TED-sters do have fun

working.And they work hard.I figured, they're not workaholics.They're workafrolics.Good!Alex Garden 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.Norman Jewison said to me, “I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing” And push!David Gallo says, “Push yourself.Physically, mentally, you've gotta push, push, push.” You gotta push through shyness and self-doubt.Goldie Hawn says, “I1

always had self-doubts.I wasn't good enough, I wasn't smart enough.I didn't think I'd make it.” Now it's not always easy to push yourself, and that's why they invented mothers.(Laughter)Frank Gehry--Frank Gehry said to me, “My mother pushed me.” Serve!Sherwin Nuland says, “It was a privilege to serve as a doctor.” Now a lot of kids tell me they want to be millionaires.And the first thing I say to them is, “OK, well you can't serve yourself, you gotta serve others something of value.Because that's the way people really get rich.” Ideas.TED-ster 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.Joe Kraus says, “Persistence is the number one reason for our success.” You gotta persist through failure.You gotta persist through crap!Which of course means “Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure.”(Laughter)So, the big--the answer to this question is simple: Pay 4,000 bucks and come to TED.Or failing that, do the eight things--and trust me, these are the big eight things that lead to success.Thank you TED-sters for all your interviews!