Richard St. John: "Success is a continuous journey"

http://www.ted.com In his typically candid style, Richard St. John reminds us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey. He uses the story of his business' rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson -- when we stop trying, we fail.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

• Category

  Howto & Style

[branboom]

Weed helped me fall in love with the world again.

[GuppyPal]

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy Prozac!" haha, I'm gonna remember that one.

That was a good story. I'm glad he got off the drugs. They can help, but should usually be avoided if possible.

[Erin Parker]

Big thanks to John David! He helped me earn more money at Proper Income Dot Com, he guided me in every step of the way. Check it out and he will help you.

[aditorium1]

WOW I MET THAT GUY

[59ayang]

that was a powerful point for someone who felt depressed ......

and hope this speach can help lots of people all over the world

[Ahmad Mardini]

5 MILLION DLR TALK

[Ahmad Mardini]

WOW!i was searching for psychiatrists ,but then found my passion and created a sense of urgency can't believe im so happy with no DRUGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gerrit Staal]

Really true. I used to say ,money will make me happy, when I was 18 years old. Now I have almost a million and I'm not happy beause, I eurn alot of money. I am happy because I do what I love. Because of that, the money came anyway. :)

[Sumgai]

@philkapune

There's lots of people wanting to get rich by striking the lottery after all.

[legendrow]

Anyone know what the music at the end of this video is?

Excellent video btw, very obvious but easily overlook information.

[TheHomeBizExecutive]

Awesome Richard. It happened to me too and it is taking years to get it back. I will follow your lead.

~Bert

bertmcclure*com