# 邁向成功的 8 個秘密 ( by Richard St. John ) 今天收到朋友分享的一則影片，一則短短三分半的英文演說，淺顯易懂的成功觀念，價值 4,000 美金，值得一看。底下附上演說原文(含保哥的摘要註解)，讓有興趣的人研讀，訓練英文閱讀能力與聽力。若想直接看有中文字幕的版本，可以點選[這個連結](http://dotsub.com/view/f4d99724-4c3f-4f9a-93ed-ef4785aabfc3)。

英文演說的原文如下： 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, geez, I'm in a 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, 7 years, 500 interviews later and I'm going to tell you what really leads to success. The first thing is **Passion.** ( 擁有熱情 ) Freeman Thomas says, "I'm driven by my passion". TED-sters do it for love, they don't do it for money. Carol Colleta says, "I would pay someone to do what I do". The interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the money comes anyway. **Work**. ( 認真工作 ) 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 figure they're not **workaholics (工作狂)**, they're **workafrolics (工作玩家)**. \[註: 演說者自創的字，是 work 與 frolic 的組合\] **Good.** ( 擅長某些事 or 擁有專長 ) 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 **focus**. ( 專注於一件事 ) Norma Jewison said to me, "I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing". And **push**. ( 讓自己不斷進步 ) David Gallo says, "Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta push, push, push." You've got to 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." It's not always easy to push yourself and that's why they invented mothers. \[笑..\] Frank Geary said to me, "My mother pushed me". **Serve**! ( 為他人提供服務 ) Sherwin Nulan 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, but you can't serve yourself. You got to serve others something of value. Because that's the way people really get rich". **Ideas**. ( 富有創意的想法 ) 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 and coming up with ideas. It's just doing some very simple things. And I give lots of evidence. - **Listen** (聆聽) - **Observe** (觀察) - Be **Curious** (好奇心) - Ask **Questions** (時常發問) - **Problem Solve** (解決問題) - Make **Connections** (多多交流) **Persist**. ( 無條件的堅持下去 ) Joe Kraus says, "Persistence is the number one reason for our success". You got to persist through **failure** (遭遇失敗), you got to persist through **CRAP**, which of course means: **Criticism** (被批評), **Rejection** (被拒絕), **Assholes** (被小人中傷) and **Pressure** (與壓力共處). \[笑..\] So, the big end. The answer to this question is simple. Pay $4,000 and come to TED! Or failing that, do the 8 things -- and trust me, these are the big 8 things that lead to success. Thank you TED-sters for all your interviews! 這場演說讓我覺得最陌生的的單字不外乎是 **Workafrolics** 這個字了，這個字是演講者 Richard St. John 演說中自創的詞彙，是 work (工作) 與 frolic (歡樂) 的組合字，有「樂在工作」的意思，但我覺得翻譯成「工作玩家」還比較貼切一些。有鑑於我時常被別人說成是個**工作狂**(**workaholics**)，現在終於有個更貼切的名詞了，就是**工作玩家**(**Workafrolics**)，下次不要再說我是「工作狂」了。雖然我長時間工作，倒不如說我長時間在玩樂，因為心情上是差很多的，而且也比較沒壓力，我在查詢 Workafrolics 時看到一篇 [Workafrolics work harder but live longer](http://www.disassociated.com/2008/10/29/workafrolics-work-harder-but-live-longer/) 文章，說 Workafrolics 的人比較長壽，而且[新科學人](http://www.newscientist.com/)(New Scientist)雜誌還有[專文](http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026794.800-conscientiousness-is-the-secret-to-a-long-life.html)與數據證明這件事，不過要觀看全文必須買雜誌才看的到。 **相關連結** - [Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success](http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html) - [Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success](http://dotsub.com/view/f4d99724-4c3f-4f9a-93ed-ef4785aabfc3) ( 有中文字幕的版本 ) - [TED: Ideas worth spreading](http://www.ted.com/) - Passion - A Key Success Factor And Necessary Business Strategy Ingredient. - [Workafrolics work harder but live longer](http://www.disassociated.com/2008/10/29/workafrolics-work-harder-but-live-longer/) **工作玩家**努力工作，但卻活的更長命 \[[有科學數據證明](http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026794.800-conscientiousness-is-the-secret-to-a-long-life.html)\]