Sunday, February 11, 2007

Why do certain people succeed more than others?!

http://ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=r_stjohn

Why do people succeed? Because they're smart? Or lucky? How about: Neither. Richard St. John compacts seven years of research on successful people into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success (Hint: passion, persistence, and pushy mothers help). Richard St. John is author of Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky and RICH: What really leads to success -- and it's not smarts, looks, or luck. He's also founder of the communications agency, The St John Group. (Recorded February 2005 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 3:40)