I love these two TED videos by Richard St. John. In this one, he talks about his eight principles of success:

The eight principles are:

• Passion: Do it for love, not for money.
• Work: It’s all about hard work. Don’t be a workaholic. Be a work-a-frolic!
• Good: Get good at stuff by practicing.
• Focus: To get good at something, you have to focus on one thing.
• Push: Push yourself physically and mentally. It’s not always easy to push yourself, so that’s why they invented mothers.
• Serve: Millionaires serve others with something of value.
• Idea: Listen, observe, be curious, ask questions, problem solve and make connections.
• Persist: Keep going despite failure. You have to go through all the CRAP: criticism, rejection, assholes and pressure.

In this video, he talks about how success is not a one way street. Once you’ve “made it,” you still have to follow the eight principles to STAY successful:

I love to see these videos. It gets me going and ready to work.