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

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Etai Yaffe ืžื‘ืงืจ: Amit segal
00:18
Why do so many people reach success and then fail?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื•ืื– ื ื›ืฉืœื™ื?
00:23
One of the big reasons is, we think success is a one-way street.
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ืื—ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื›ืš ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืžืชื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื›ืืœ ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื—ื“ ืกื™ื˜ืจื™
00:27
So we do everything that leads up to success,
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ืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื”ื›ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”
00:29
but then we get there. We figure we've made it,
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ื•ืžื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ื’ืขื ื• ืื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื” ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช
00:31
we sit back in our comfort zone,
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ืื ื• ื ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ื–ืจื™ ื”ื“ืคื ื”
00:33
and we actually stop doing everything that made us successful.
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืคืกื™ืงื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ืื•ืชื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขืฉื• ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื ื™ื
00:36
And it doesn't take long to go downhill.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืœื•ืงื— ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ืœื”ื“ืจื“ืจ ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ื”ืจ
00:38
And I can tell you this happens,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืฉื–ื” ืื›ืŸ ืงื•ืจื”
00:40
because it happened to me.
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ืงืจื” ืœื™
00:43
Reaching success, I worked hard, I pushed myself.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืงืฉื”, ื“ื—ืคืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
00:46
But then I stopped, because I figured, "Oh, you know, I made it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉ..ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ืืช
00:49
I can just sit back and relax."
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื‘ืช ื•ืœื ื•ื—
00:51
Reaching success, I always tried to improve and do good work.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”, ืชืžื™ื“ ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืคืจ ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”
00:55
But then I stopped because I figured, "Hey, I'm good enough.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉ..ื”ื™ื™ ืื ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืกืคื™ืง
00:58
I don't need to improve any more."
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืคืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:00
Reaching success, I was pretty good at coming up with good ideas.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื
01:04
Because I did all these simple things that led to ideas.
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ื›ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช
01:07
But then I stopped, because I figured I was this hot-shot guy
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืื™ื–ื” ืชื•ืชื— ืขืœ
01:10
and I shouldn't have to work at ideas, they should just come like magic.
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ื•ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื•ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ืงืกืžื™ื
01:13
And the only thing that came was creative block.
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื‘ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ืกื•ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช
01:15
I couldn't come up with any ideas.
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ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ
01:18
Reaching success, I always focused on clients and projects,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”, ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ืชืžืงื“ืชื™ ื‘ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื
01:21
and ignored the money. Then all this money started pouring in.
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ื•ื”ืชืขืœืžืชื™ ืžื”ื›ืกืฃ. ืื– ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืกืฃ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื–ืจื•ื
01:24
And I got distracted by it.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืกื™ื— ืืช ื“ืขืชื™
01:26
And suddenly I was on the phone to my stockbroker and my real estate agent,
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ืคืชืื•ื ืžืฆืืชื™ ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืขื ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ืกื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื ื“ืœ"ืŸ ืฉืœื™
01:29
when I should have been talking to my clients.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื•ื—ื— ืขื ื”ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
01:32
And reaching success, I always did what I loved.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”, ืชืžื™ื“ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™
01:35
But then I got into stuff that I didn't love,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชืขืกืง ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ืื”ื‘ืชื™
01:37
like management. I am the world's worst manager,
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ื›ืžื• ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ. ืื ื™ ื”ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ื›ื™ ื’ืจื•ืข ื‘ืขื•ืœื
01:40
but I figured I should be doing it, because I was, after all,
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”. ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ
01:42
the president of the company.
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”
01:44
Well, soon a black cloud formed over my head
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืขื ืŸ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื”ื—ืœ ืœื”ืชื”ื•ื•ืช ืžืขืœ ืจืืฉื™
01:47
and here I was, outwardly very successful,
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื™, ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžืฆืœื™ื—
01:49
but inwardly very depressed.
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ืืš ื‘ืคื ื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืžื“ื•ื›ื
01:51
But I'm a guy; I knew how to fix it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ "ื’ื‘ืจ ื’ื‘ืจ" ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืื™ืš ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘
01:55
I bought a fast car.
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ืงื ื™ืชื™ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื”
01:57
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
02:00
It didn't help.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืขื–ืจ
02:02
I was faster but just as depressed.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื”ื™ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ
02:04
So I went to my doctor. I said, "Doc,
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ืื– ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืจื•ืคื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื• " ื“"ืจ,
02:07
I can buy anything I want. But I'm not happy. I'm depressed.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื ื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื‘ื ืœื™, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืื•ืฉืจ. ืื ื™ ื‘ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ"
02:11
It's true what they say, and I didn't believe it until it happened to me.
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืžื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ืœื–ื” ืขื“ ืฉื–ื” ืงืจื” ืœื™
02:14
But money can't buy happiness."
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืกืฃ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืื•ืฉืจ
02:17
He said, "No. But it can buy Prozac."
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื™, "ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืื™ืชื• ืคืจื•ื–ืง"
02:20
And he put me on anti-depressants.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืžืจืฉื ืœื ื•ื’ื“ื™ ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ
02:22
And yeah, the black cloud faded a little bit, but so did all the work,
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ื•ื”ืขื ืŸ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื”ืชืคื•ื’ื’ ืœื• ืžืขื˜ ืื‘ืœ ื›ืš ื’ื ื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
02:26
because I was just floating along. I couldn't care less if clients ever called.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืžื• ืขืœื” ื ื™ื“ืฃ ื‘ืจื•ื—. ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืื™ื›ืคืช ืœื™ ืื ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ืชืงืฉืจื•
02:30
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
02:33
And clients didn't call.
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ื•ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื ื”ืชืงืฉืจื•
02:35
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
02:36
Because they could see I was no longer serving them,
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืฉืžื• ืœื‘ ืฉืœื ื ืชืชื™ ืœื”ื ืฉืจื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
02:38
I was only serving myself.
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ืฉื™ืจืชืชื™ ืจืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
02:40
So they took their money and their projects to others who would serve them better.
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ืื– ื”ื ืœืงื—ื• ืืช ื›ืกืฃ ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืœื›ืืœื” ืฉื™ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืจืช ืื•ืชื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ
02:43
Well, it didn't take long for business to drop like a rock.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœื ืœืงื— ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ืœืขืกืงื™ื ืœืฆื ื•ื— ื›ืžื• ืื‘ืŸ
02:47
My partner and I, Thom, we had to let all our employees go.
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ื”ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืฉืœื™ ืชื•ื, ื•ืื ื™ ื ืืœืฆื ื• ืœืคื˜ืจ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
02:51
It was down to just the two of us, and we were about to go under.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื ืฉืืจื ื• ืจืง ืฉื ื™ื ื•, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืชื—ืชื™ืช
02:53
And that was great.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ื”ื“ืจ
02:55
Because with no employees, there was nobody for me to manage.
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืœื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืืช ืžื™ ืœื ื”ืœ
02:59
So I went back to doing the projects I loved.
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ืื– ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™
03:02
I had fun again, I worked harder and, to cut a long story short,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื›ื™ืฃ ืฉื•ื‘. ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืฉื” . ื•ื‘ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ
03:06
did all the things that took me back up to success.
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ืื•ืชื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืขืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”
03:09
But it wasn't a quick trip.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกืข ืžื”ื™ืจ
03:11
It took seven years.
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ื–ื” ืœืงื— ืฉื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื
03:13
But in the end, business grew bigger than ever.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื•, ื”ืขืกืงื™ื ื’ื“ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื™ ืคืขื
03:16
And when I went back to following these eight principles,
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ื•ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืžื•ื ืช ื”ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
03:19
the black cloud over my head disappeared altogether.
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ื”ืขื ืŸ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืžืขืœ ืœืจืืฉื™ ื ืขืœื ืœื• ื’ื ื›ืŸ
03:22
And I woke up one day and I said,
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ื•ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื•ืืžืจืชื™...
03:24
"I don't need Prozac anymore."
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"ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืคืจื•ื–ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ"
03:26
And I threw it away and haven't needed it since.
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ื•ื–ืจืงืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื•ืœื ื ื–ืงืงืชื™ ืœื–ื” ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืื–
03:28
I learned that success isn't a one-way street.
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืื™ื ื” ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื—ื“ ืกื™ื˜ืจื™
03:31
It doesn't look like this; it really looks more like this.
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ื”ื™ื ืื™ื ื” ื ื™ืจืืช ื›ืš. ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื ืจืืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืžื• ื–ื”
03:34
It's a continuous journey.
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ื–ื”ื• ืžืกืข ืžืชืžืฉืš
03:36
And if we want to avoid "success-to-failure-syndrome,"
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ื•ืขื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืžื ืข ืžืชืกืžื•ื ืช "ื”ื ืคื™ืœื” ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”"
03:39
we just keep following these eight principles,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจืง ืฆืจื›ื™ื ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืžื•ื ืช ื”ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
03:41
because that is not only how we achieve success,
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ืื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”
03:44
it's how we sustain it.
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ืืœื” ื’ื ืื™ืš ืื ื• ืžืฉืžืจื™ื ืื•ืชื”
03:46
So here is to your continued success.
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ืื– ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื›ื
03:48
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื
03:50
(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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