The 8 Secrets of Success

Watch the following video (Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success) and do the exercises. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6bbMQXQ180 OR

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

What are the eight things that lead to success according to Richard St. John? Fill in the gaps. You are given the first letter of each word.

A

1. 2. 3. 4.

B

P_ _ _ _ _ _ W_ _ _ G_ _ _ F_ _ _ _

5. 6. 7. 8.

P_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ I_ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ _

Complete the sentences using the following words: smart focusing

money value

founding nose

failure privilege

passion love

mentally easily

shyness

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Freeman Thomas says, “I’m driven by my ………………………....” TED-sters do it for………………………..., they don’t do it for money. And the interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the ………………………...comes anyway. Rupert Murdoch said to me, “It’s all hard work. Nothing comes……………………….... Alex Garden says, “To be successful put your ………………………...down in something and get damn good at it.” 6. Norman Jewison said to me, “I think it all has to do with ………………………...yourself on one thing.” 7. David Gallo says, “Push yourself. Physically, ………………………..., you’ve got to push, push, push.” You’ve got to push through………………………... and self-doubt. 8. Goldie Hawn says, “I always had self-doubts. I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t………………………... enough. 9. Sherwin Nuland says, “It was a………………………... to serve as a doctor.” 10. “You’ve got to serve others something of……………………….... Because that’s the way people really get rich.” 11. TED-ster Bill Gates says, “I had an idea, ………………………... the first microcomputer software company.” 12. Joe Kraus says, “Persistence is the number one reason for our success.” “You’ve got to persist through ………………………....”

C

Match the names of the people interviewed by Richard St. John with their occupations. 1

Alex Garden

a

car designer

2

Bill Gates

b

radio producer

3

Carol Colletta

c

chief executive officer (CEO)

4

David Gallo

d

game developer

5

Frank Gehry

e

filmmaker

6

Freeman Thomas

f

marine scientist

7

Goldie Hawn

g

actress

8

Joe Kraus

h

architect

9

Norman Jewison

i

professor of surgery

10 Rupert Murdoch

j

software architect (founder of Microsoft)

11 Sherwin Nuland

k

co-founder of Excite (a web portal) created by AretiGavalaki-Greece




A

1. 2. 3. 4.

B

P_ _ _ _ _ _ W_ _ _ G_ _ _ F_ _ _ _

5. 6. 7. 8.

P_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ I_ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ _

Complete the sentences using the following words:

smart focusing

money value

founding nose

failure privilege

passion love

mentally easily

shyness

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Freeman Thomas says, “I’m driven by my ………………………...” TED-sters do it for………………………..., they don’t do it for money. And the interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the ………………………...comes anyway. Rupert Murdoch said to me, “It’s all hard work. Nothing comes……………………….... Alex Garden says, “To be successful put your ………………………...down in something and get damn good at it.” 6. Norman Jewison said to me, “I think it all has to do with ………………………...yourself on one thing.” 7. David Gallo says, “Push yourself. Physically, ………………………..., you’ve got to push, push, push.” You’ve got to push through………………………... and self-doubt. 8. Goldie Hawn says, “I always had self-doubts. I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t………………………... enough. 9. Sherwin Nuland says, “It was a………………………... to serve as a doctor.” 10. “You’ve got to serve others something of……………………….... Because that’s the way people really get rich.” 11. TED-ster Bill Gates says, “I had an idea, ………………………... the first microcomputer software company.” 12. Joe Kraus says, “Persistence is the number one reason for our success.” “You’ve got to persist through ………………………....”

C


Alex Garden

a

car designer

2

Bill Gates

b

radio producer

3

Carol Colletta

c


4

David Gallo

d

game developer

5

Frank Gehry

e

filmmaker

6

Freeman Thomas

f

marine scientist

7

Goldie Hawn

g

actress

8

Joe Kraus

h

architect

9

Norman Jewison

i


10 Rupert Murdoch

j


11 Sherwin Nuland

k


ANSWER KEY




A 1. 2. 3. 4.

B

PASSION WORK GOOD FOCUS

5. 6. 7. 8.

PUSH SERVE IDEAS PERSIST

Complete the sentences using the following words: smart focusing

money value

founding nose

failure privilege

passion love

mentally easily

shyness

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Freeman Thomas says, “I’m driven by my passion” TED-sters do it for love, they don’t do it for money. And the interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the money comes anyway. Rupert Murdoch said to me, “It’s all hard work. Nothing comes easily. Alex Garden says, “To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it.” Norman Jewison said to me, “I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing.” David Gallo says, “Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you’ve got to push, push, push.” You’ve got to push through shyness and self-doubt. 8. Goldie Hawn says, “I always had self-doubts. I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t smart enough. 9. Sherwin Nuland says, “It was a privilege to serve as a doctor.” 10. “You’ve got to serve others something of value. Because that’s the way people really get rich.” 11. TED-ster Bill Gates says, “I had an idea, founding the first microcomputer software company.” 12. Joe Kraus says, “Persistence is the number one reason for our success.” “You’ve got to persist through failure.”

C


Alex Garden

d

a

car designer

2

Bill Gates

j

b

radio producer

3

Carol Colletta

b

c


4

David Gallo

f

d

game developer

5

Frank Gehry

h

e

filmmaker

6

Freeman Thomas

a

f

marine scientist

7

Goldie Hawn

g

g

actress

8

Joe Kraus

k

h

architect

9

Norman Jewison

e

i


10 Rupert Murdoch

c

j


11 Sherwin Nuland

i

k


The 8 Secrets of Success

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