8 traits of successful people - Richard St. John

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Tal Dekkers
(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
00:14
Now, my subject is success,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื ื•ืฉื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆืœื—ื”,
00:16
so people sometimes call me a "motivational speaker."
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ืื– ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื™ "ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”."
00:19
But I want you to know right up front I'm not a motivational speaker.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืืชื ืชื“ืขื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”.
00:23
I couldn't pass the height requirement.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืืช ื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ื’ื•ื‘ื”.
00:25
(Laughter)
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00:27
And I couldn't motivate anybody.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืชืช ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื” ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“.
00:29
My employees actually call me a de-motivational speaker.
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ื”ืžืขืกื™ืงื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื™ ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžืคื—ื™ืช ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”.
00:32
(Laughter)
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00:33
What I try to be is an informational speaker.
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื–ื” ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžื™ื“ืข.
00:36
I went out and found out some information about success,
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ืื ื™ ื™ืฆืืชื™ ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืžื™ื“ืข ืขืœ ื”ืฆืœื—ื”,
00:39
and I'm just here to pass it on.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคื” ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื”ืœืื”.
00:41
And my story started over ten years ago, on a plane.
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ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื™ื, ื‘ืžื˜ื•ืก.
00:44
I was on my way to the TED conference in California,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืœื•ืขื™ื“ืช TED ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”,
00:47
and in the seat next to me was a teenage girl,
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ื•ื‘ืžื•ืฉื‘ ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื ืขืจื”,
00:50
and she came from a really poor family, but she wanted to get somewhere in life.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืžืžืฉืคื—ื” ืžืžืฉ ืขื ื™ื”, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืจืฆืชื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
00:53
And as I tapped away on my computer, she kept asking me questions,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืงืœื“ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœื™, ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืฉืืœื•ืช,
00:57
and then out of the blue, she asked, "Are you successful?"
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ื•ืื– ืคืชืื•ื, ื”ื™ื ืฉืืœื”, "ืืชื” ืžืฆืœื™ื—?"
01:00
I said, "No, I'm not successful."
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ืœื, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืฆืœื™ื—."
01:03
Terry Fox, my hero, now there's a big success.
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ื˜ืจื™ ืคื•ืงืก, ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™, ื”ื ื” ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
01:06
He lost a leg to cancer, then ran thousands of miles
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ื”ื•ื ืื™ื‘ื“ ืจื’ืœ ืœืกืจื˜ืŸ, ื•ืื– ืจืฅ ืืœืคื™ ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื
01:09
and raised millions for cancer research.
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ื•ื’ื™ื™ืก ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืœืžื—ืงืจ ืœืกืจื˜ืŸ.
01:12
Or Bill Gates, a guy who owns his own plane
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ืื• ื‘ื™ืœ ื’ื™ื™ื˜ืก, ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืžื˜ื•ืก ืคืจื˜ื™
01:15
and doesn't have to sit next to some kid asking him questions.
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ื•ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื‘ืช ืœื™ื“ ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืฉื•ืืœืช ืื•ืชื• ืฉืืœื•ืช.
01:18
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:20
But then I told her about some of the stuff I'd done.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื” ืขืœ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™.
01:22
I love communications, and I've won lots of awards in marketing.
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช, ื•ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืจืกื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง.
01:26
I love running, and I still sometimes win my age group,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืจื•ืฅ, ื•ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื•ื›ื” ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ื’ื™ืœ ืฉืœื™,
01:29
old farts over 60.
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ื—ื˜ื™ืืจื™ื ื–ืงื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ 60.
01:31
(Laughter)
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01:32
My fastest marathon is two hours and 43 minutes
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ืจืฆืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื ื• 43 ื“ืงื•ืช
01:35
to run the 26 miles, or 42 kilometers.
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ืœืจื™ืฆื” ืฉืœ 26 ืžื™ื™ืœ, 42 ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจ.
01:39
I've run over 50 marathons, in all 7 continents.
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ืจืฆืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 50 ืžืจืชื•ื ื™ื, ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืข ื”ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช.
01:42
This was a run my wife and I did up the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.
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ื–ื• ืจื™ืฆื” ืฉืื ื™ ื•ืื™ืฉืชื™ ืจืฆื ื• ื‘ืžืขืœื” ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืื™ื ืงื” ืœืžืืฆ'ื• ืคื™ืฆ'ื• ื‘ืคืจื•.
01:46
And to qualify for the 7 continents,
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื‘ืฉื‘ืข ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช,
01:48
we had to run a marathon in Antarctica.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืจื•ืฅ ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื‘ืื ื˜ืืจืงื˜ื™ืงื”.
01:51
But when we got there, it didn't look nice and calm like this,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœืฉื, ื–ื” ืœื ื ืจืื” ื ื—ืžื“ ื•ืจื’ื•ืข ื›ื–ื”, ื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ื›ื”.
01:54
it looked like this.
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01:55
The waves were so high, we couldn't get to shore.
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ื”ื’ืœื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื, ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื—ื•ืฃ.
01:58
So we sailed 200 miles further south to where the seas were calm
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ืื– ื”ืคืœื’ื ื• 320 ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจ ื“ืจื•ืžื” ืœืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืจื’ื•ืข
02:01
and ran the entire 26-mile marathon
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ื•ืจืฆื ื• ืืช ืžืจืชื•ืŸ 43 ื”ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจ
02:04
on the boat.
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ืขืœ ื”ืกืคื™ื ื”.
02:06
422 laps around the deck of that little boat.
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422 ืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืกื™ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคื™ื ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื”ื”ื™ื.
02:09
My wife and I have also climbed two of the world's seven summits,
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ืืฉืชื™ ื•ืื ื™ ื’ื ื˜ื™ืคืกื ื• ืขืœ ืฉืชื™ื™ื ืžื”ืคืกื’ื•ืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
ื”ื”ืจื™ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื™ื‘ืฉืช.
02:13
the highest mountains on each continent.
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ื˜ื™ืคืกื ื• ืขืœ ืืงื•ื ืงื’ื•ืื”, ื”ื”ืจ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืืžืจื™ืงื”,
02:15
We climbed Aconcagua, the highest mountain on the American continent,
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02:18
and Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
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ื•ืงืœื™ืžื ื’'ืืจื•, ื”ื”ืจ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
02:20
Well, to be honest, I puked my way to the top of Kilimanjaro,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื ื”, ื”ืงืืชื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ืžืขืœื” ื”ืงืœื™ืžื ื’'ืจื•,
02:24
I got altitude sickness.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืžื—ืœืช ื’ื‘ื”ื™ื. ื•ืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื™ื” ืžืืฉืชื™;
02:26
I got no sympathy from my wife.
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02:28
She passed me and did a lap around the top
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ื”ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื” ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืขืฉืชื” ืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืคืกื’ื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืื‘ืง ืฉื.
02:31
while I was still struggling up there.
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02:33
In spite of that, we're still together and have been for over 35 years.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื—ื“ ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 35 ืฉื ื”.
02:37
(Applause)
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื–ื• ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ื™ื ื•.
02:38
I'd say that's a success these days.
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02:41
So I said to the girl,
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ืื– ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื ืขืจื”,
02:43
"Well, you know, I guess I have had some success."
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"ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ื."
02:46
And then she said, "Okay, so are you a millionaire?"
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”, "ืื•ืงื™ื™, ืื– ืืชื” ืžืœื™ื•ื ืจ?"
02:49
(Laughter)
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“,
02:50
Now, I didn't know what to say,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื ืžื ื•ืžืก ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืกืฃ.
02:52
because when I grew up, it was bad manners to talk about money.
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ื›ื ื”,
02:55
But I figured I'd better be honest,
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02:56
and I said, "Yeah. I'm a millionaire.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืžืœื™ื•ื ืจ.
02:58
But I don't know how it happened.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืงืจื”. ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจื“ืคืชื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืกืฃ.
03:00
I never went after the money, and it's not that important to me."
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื™."
03:03
She said, "Maybe not to you, but it is to me.
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”, "ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ืœืš, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื›ืŸ ืœื™.
03:06
I don't want to be poor all my life.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื ื™ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™. ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื,
03:07
I want to get somewhere, but it's never going to happen."
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืงืจื”."
03:10
I said, "Well, why not?"
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœืžื” ืœื?"
03:12
She said, "Well, you know, I'm not very smart.
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”, "ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืื•ื“ ื—ื›ืžื”.
03:14
I'm not doing great in school."
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ."
03:16
I said, "So what? I'm not smart. I barely passed high school.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ืื– ืžื”? ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื›ื. ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
03:20
I had absolutely nothing going for me.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
03:22
I was never voted most popular or most likely to succeed.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ ืื• ืขื ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” -- ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื›ืฉืœ.
03:27
I started a whole new category -- most likely to fail.
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But in the end, I did okay. So if I can do it, you can do it."
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
ืื– ืื ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”, ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”."
ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืื•ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”:
03:35
And then she asked me the big question:
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03:37
"Okay, so what really leads to success?"
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"ืื•ืงื™ื™, ืื– ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”?"
03:40
I said, "Jeez, sorry. I don't know.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื•ื•ืื•, ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข.
03:43
I guess somehow I did it. I don't know how I did it."
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ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืฉืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”. ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”."
03:46
So I get off the plane and go to the TED conference,
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ืื– ื™ืจื“ืชื™ ืžื”ืžื˜ื•ืก ื•ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื•ื•ืขื™ื“ืช TED,
03:49
and I'm standing in a room full of extraordinarily successful people
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืžืœื ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ
03:52
in many fields -- business, science, arts,
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ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื -- ืขืกืงื™ื, ืžื“ืข, ืื•ืžื ื•ืช,
03:55
health, technology, the environment --
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ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช, ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” -- ื•ืื– ื–ื” ืคื’ืข ื‘ื™:
03:57
when it hit me:
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03:58
Why don't I ask them what helped them succeed,
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ืœืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื ืžื” ืขื–ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—,
04:01
and find out what really leads to success for everyone?
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ื•ืื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื›ื•ืœื?
04:04
So I was all excited to get out there and start talking to these great people,
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ืื– ืžืื•ื“ ื”ืชืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœืฆืืช ืœืฉื ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
04:08
when the self-doubt set in.
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ื›ืฉื”ืกืคืง ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ื ื›ื ืก.
04:10
I mean, why would people want to talk to me?
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ืœืžื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืจืฆื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื™?
04:12
I'm not a famous journalist. I'm not even a journalist.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ ืžืคื•ืจืกื. ืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™.
04:16
So I was ready to stop the project before it even began,
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ,
04:19
when who comes walking towards me but Ben Cohen,
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ื›ืฉืžื™ ื‘ื ืœืงืจืืชื™ ืื ืœื ื‘ืŸ ื›ื”ืŸ,
04:22
the famous co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
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ื”ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกื ืฉืœ ื’ืœื™ื“ืช ื‘ืŸ ืื ื“ ื’'ืจื™ืก.
04:24
I figured it was now or never.
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื• ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื“ื—ืคืชื™ ื”ืฆื™ื“ื” ืืช ื”ืกืคืง ื”ืขืฆืžื™,
04:26
I pushed through the self-doubt,
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ืงืคืฆืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ื•, ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื‘ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœ ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜.
04:28
jumped out in front of him, and said,
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04:30
"Ben, I'm working on this project.
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04:31
I don't even know what to ask you,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื” ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื•ืชืš,
04:33
but can you tell me what helped you succeed?"
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื™ ืžื” ืขื–ืจ ืœืš ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—?"
04:35
He said, "Yeah, sure, come on. Let's go for a coffee."
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื˜ื—, ื‘ื•ื. ื ืœืš ืœืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ืงืคื”."
04:38
And over coffee and ice cream, Ben told me his story.
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ื•ืขื ื”ืงืคื” ื•ื”ื’ืœื™ื“ื”, ื‘ืŸ ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื•.
04:40
Now here we are over 10 years later,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื” ืื—ืจื™ 10 ืฉื ื™ื,
04:43
and I've interviewed over 500 successful people
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ื•ืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 500 ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื
04:45
face-to-face, and collected thousands of other success stories.
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ืคื ื™ื ืžื•ืœ ืคื ื™ื, ื•ืืกืคืชื™ ืืœืคื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืื—ืจื™ื.
04:49
I wanted to find the common factors for success in all fields,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืชื—ื•ื
04:53
so I had to interview people in careers ranging from A to Z.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืจืื™ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื' ืขื“ ืช'.
04:57
These are just the careers I interviewed beginning with the letter A,
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ืืœื” ืจืง ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืช ื',
05:00
and in most cases more than one person.
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ื•ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืงืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื“ื ืื—ื“.
05:02
I interviewed six successful accountants,
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ืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉื” ืจื•ืื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื,
05:05
five corporate auditors, five astronauts who had been into space,
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ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืžื‘ืงืจื™ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช, ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืืกื˜ืจื•ื ืื•ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ื—ืœืœ,
05:08
four actors who had won the Academy Award for Best Actor,
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ืืจื‘ืขื” ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืฉื–ื›ื• ื‘ืื•ืกืงืจ ืœืฉื—ืงืŸ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
05:11
three of the world's top astrophysicists,
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžื”ืืกื˜ืจื•ืคื™ื–ื™ืงืื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
05:14
six of the world's leading architects
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ืฉื™ืฉื” ืžื”ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
05:16
and, oh yeah, four Nobel Prize winners.
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ื•,ืื” ื›ืŸ, ืืจื‘ืขื” ื–ื•ื›ื™ ืคืจืก ื ื•ื‘ืœ.
05:20
Yeah, I know it doesn't start with A, but it's kind of cool.
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ื', ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื“ื™ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘.
05:23
(Laughter)
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืชื•ื“ื” ื›ื ื”
05:24
And I want to say a sincere thanks
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05:26
to all the great people that I've interviewed over the years.
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ืœื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื.
05:29
This really is their story; I'm just the messenger.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื; ืื ื™ ืจืง ื”ืฉืœื™ื—.
05:33
The really big job was taking all the interviews
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื‘ืืžืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืจืื™ื•ื ื•ืช
05:36
and analyzing them, word by word, line by line,
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ื•ืœื ืชื— ืื•ืชื, ืžื™ืœื” ื‘ืžื™ืœื”, ืฉื•ืจื” ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื•ืจื”,
05:39
and sorting them into all the factors that people said helped them succeed.
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ื•ืœืžื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ืœืชื•ืš ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉืขื–ืจื• ืœื”ื ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
05:43
And then you start to see the big factors that are common to most people's success.
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ื•ืื– ืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื
ืฉืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื.
05:47
Altogether, I analyzed and sorted millions of words.
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ื™ื—ื“, ื ื™ืชื—ืชื™ ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื.
05:50
Do you know how much work that is?
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื›ืžื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื”?
05:53
That's all I do, day and night -- sort and analyze.
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ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื”, ื™ื•ื ื•ืœื™ืœื” -- ืœืžื™ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื ืชื—.
05:55
I'll tell you, if I ever get my hands on that kid on the plane --
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ืื ื™ ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื, ืื ืื ื™ ืื™ ืคืขื ืืชืคื•ืก ืืช ื”ื ืขืจื” ื”ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื˜ื•ืก...
05:59
(Laughter)
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ืื ื™ ืืฆืœื™ื—, ืื ื™ ืื•ื“ื” ืœื”.
06:00
Actually, if I do, I'll thank her.
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06:02
Because I've never had so much fun and met so many interesting people.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื™ืฃ ื•ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
06:05
And now, I can answer her question.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœืฉืืœื” ืฉืœื”.
06:08
I discovered the 8 traits successful people have in common,
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ,
06:12
or the 8 to be great:
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ืื• ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื:
06:14
Love what you do; work really hard;
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ืชืื”ื‘ื• ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื; ืชืขื‘ื“ื• ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื”;
06:16
focus on one thing, not everything;
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ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“, ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืœ;
06:19
keep pushing yourself; come up with good ideas;
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ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœื“ื—ื•ืฃ ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื; ืชืขืœื• ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื;
06:22
keep improving yourself and what you do;
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ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ื•ืืช ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื;
06:24
serve others something of value, because success isn't just about me, me, me;
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ืชื ื• ืœืื—ืจื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืขืœ ืขืจืš, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ืื ื™, ืื ื™, ืื ื™;
06:29
and persist, because there's no overnight success.
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ื•ื”ืชืžื™ื“ื• ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”.
06:33
Why did I pick these?
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ืœืžื” ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืืช ืืœื”?
06:35
Because when I added up all the comments in my interviews,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ืฉื—ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื‘ืจืื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
06:38
more people said those 8 things helped them
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉืฉืžื•ื ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืขื–ืจื• ืœื”ื
06:41
than anything else.
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ืžื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ.
06:42
The eight traits are really the heart of success, the foundation,
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ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื‘ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”, ื”ื‘ืกื™ืก,
06:45
and then on top we build the specific skills
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ื•ืื– ืžืขืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ื™ื
06:48
that we need for our particular field or career.
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื“ื” ื”ื”ืชืžื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืื• ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”.
06:51
Technical skills, analytical skills, people skills, creative skills --
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ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ื™ื, ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืื ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื, ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื,
ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื -- ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืžืขืœ.
06:56
lots of other skills we can add on top,
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06:58
depending on our field.
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ื‘ื”ืชื‘ืกืก ืขืœ ื”ืชื—ื•ื ืฉืœื ื•.
07:00
But no matter what field we're in,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืชื—ื•ื ืื ื—ื ื• ,
07:02
these eight traits will be at the heart of our success.
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ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
07:06
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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