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.

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[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.

[wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg]

@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

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[coolcat998]

i love arts

[MrSixFive]

Money may not always buy happiness, but it sure can buy you either a big ass yacht or car and allow you to park really close to it! LOL!

[luckynumber58]

if your at the top of the ladder with money, expand! never keep all the money.

[familyguyman]

I agree money doesn't buy happiness but I think happiness makes money. If you are happy and you are making other happy, money will come as long as the core remains. Basically what Richard said but I thought this way beforehand haha.

[DefiningConcepts]

St. John lists passion, work, focus, push, ideas, improvement, serving, and persistence as his 8 success principles for self-actualization. His initial graphic seemed to emphasize a step by step, sequential process to success. But, importantly, he concluded that success is not a sequential process, but a continuous journey involving all 8 principles everyday! Also, he learned that money does not buy happiness. Two good points, i think. When stuck, maybe a good vid to review for a spark.