TED Talk Tuesday: Richard St. John's 8 Secrets of Success

Richard St. John spent 7 years interviewing 500 TED-sters on the real secrets of success.
He shares his results in this fast-paced 3-minute presentation.

Richard St. John's 8 Secrets of Success

1.  Passion.  Do it for love, not for money.

2.  Work.  Work hard, but have fun while you're doing it.
3.  Good.  Get good at something.  Practice and practice.

4.  Focus.  Focus yourself on one thing.

5.  Push.  Physically and mentally, push yourself beyond shyness and self doubt.
6.  Serve.  Serve others something of value.
7.  Ideas.  Listen, observe, be curious, ask questions, problem solve, make connections.
8.  Persist.  Persist through failure.

Motivation Monday: What You Should Focus On

It's the first Monday of 2012!
It's the first day back to work after the holidays.
It's also the start of many, many New Year's Resolutions.

That's a little stressful!

It's really easy to get overwhelmed right now.
There are so many things that pull for our attention.
Here's a quick diagram from BehaviorGap.com that helps simplify what we should focus on.

It really is that easy.

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Happy Monday!