英文演讲之成功是一个没有终点的旅程success is a continuous journey

第一篇：英文演讲之成功是一个没有终点的旅程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：英文演讲之成功的八大秘诀(带翻译)

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!

人们为什么会成功吗？这是因为他们很聪明？或者他们只是幸运？既不。圣。约翰分析师李察凝聚多年的采访到一个不容错过的3分钟幻灯片上真正的成功秘诀。

自称是一个普通的人谁发现的成功做他爱做的事，李察圣。约翰花了十多年研究成功的经验教训——蒸馏成8字，3分钟和一个成功的书。

这真是一二小时的介绍我给高中学生，减少到三分钟。而这一切开始，有一天在一个平面，在我去泰德，七年前。在我旁边的位子上一个高中生，一个十几岁，她来自一个非常贫困的家庭。她想让她的生活，她问我一个简单的小问题。她说，“是什么导致成功？”我感觉很差，因为我不能给她一个好的答案。所以我走下飞机，我来泰德。我想，哎呀，我在一个房间中成功的人！那为什么我没有问他们什么，帮助他们成功，并把它传给孩子？所以我们在这里，七年，500次面试之后，我会告诉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。托马斯曼说，“我是由我的激情。”ted-sters不为爱，他们不给钱。卡洛克勒塔说，“我要付出别人做我做什么。”有趣的是，如果你是为爱而做，钱还是来了。

工作！鲁伯特默多克对我说，“这是艰苦的工作。什么是容易的。但我有许多乐趣。”他说好玩吗？鲁伯特？是的！ted-sters做有乐趣的工作。他们努力工作。我想，他们不是工作狂。他们workafrolics。

很好。亚历克斯说，“是成功的把你的鼻子在一些并获得太好了。”这里没有魔法，这是实践，实践，实践。

它的重点。诺尔曼·对我说，“我认为这一切都将自己集中于一件事”！

戴维说，“把自己。身体上，精神上，你要推，推，推。”你必须把通过羞怯和疑虑。戈尔迪霍恩说，“我总是怀疑。我还不够好，我没那么聪明。我不认为我会。”现在，它并不总是容易把自己，这就是为什么他们发明的母亲。（笑声）盖里——法兰克盖瑞说，“我的母亲把我推。”！

舍温努兰说，“这是一个荣幸地担任医生。”现在很多孩子告诉我他们想成为百万富翁。和我首先对他们说，“好的，你不能自己，你必须为其他有价值的东西。因为这样的人真的发财思想。”。

ted-ster比尔盖茨说，“我有一个想法——成立第一微型计算机的软件公司。”我会说这是一个不错的主意。有没有魔术创意想出创意，它只会做一些很简单的东西。我给很多的证据。

坚持。乔克劳斯说，“持续的最主要原因是我们的成功。”你必须坚持通过失败。你必须坚持通过垃圾！这当然是“批评，拒绝，混蛋和压力。”（笑声）

所以，大——对这个问题的答案很简单：付4000美元来泰德。或者，做八件事情——相信我，这些是八大的事情，导致成功。

谢谢你ted-sters你所有的访谈！

第三篇：英文演讲之成功的八大秘诀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!