Ted-talks-8-secrets-to-success-video-movie-activities_27450.docx

RICHARD ST. JOHN – 8 SECRETS OF SUCCESS http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html Listen to the lecture twice and fill in the spaces in the worksheet. Beside each number, write down one of the 8 things that lead to success. 1.

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What is the interesting thing? “___________________________________________________.” 2.

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“It’s all _____________________. __________________________________” 3.

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This involves __________________________. 4.

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What did Norman Jewison say? “________________________________________________” 5.

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“You have got to push through __________________________________________.” 6.

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“You have got to serve _______________________________________.” 7.

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What did Bill Gates say? “______________________________________” 8.

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According to Richard St. John, what does crap mean? __________________________________

1. passion – if you do it for love the money comes anyways 2. work – It’s all hard work. Nothing comes easily. 3. get good at it, practice 4. focus “I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing.” 5. push yourself – through shyness and self doubt 6. serve – serve others something of value 7. ideas – “I had an idea.” 8. persist – through crap which means: criticism, rejection, assholes, pressure