Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes | Richard St. John

Translator: Andriankoto Ratozamanana Reviewer: Rijaniaina Randrianomanana

This is really a two-hour presentation I give to high school students,

Inty dia famelabelarana adin’ny roa izay nataoko ho an’ny mpianatra,

cut down to three minutes.

nofintinina telo minitra eto.

And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED,

Ny tantara dia niantomboka tao anaty fiaramanidina, raha hamonjy ny TED aho,

seven years ago.

fito taona lasa izay.

And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager,

nipetraka teo ankaikiko,

Nisy mpianatra, vehivavy tanora iray,

and she came from a really poor family.

avy amina fianankaviana sahirana.

And she wanted to make something of her life,

Nanana finiavana ny hampivoatra ny fiainany izy,

and she asked me a simple little question.

ary nametraka fanontaniana tsotra dia tsotra tamiko.

Hoy izy, « Inona no mitondra ho amin’ny fahombiazana ? ».

She said, "What leads to success?"

Tsy azoko ny aiko,

And I felt really badly,

because I couldn't give her a good answer.

satria tsy afaka nanome valiny tsara sy mahafa-po ho azy aho.

So I get off the plane, and I come to TED.

Koa nivoaka ny fiaramanidina aho ary namonjy ny TED.

And I think, jeez, I'm in the middle of a room of successful people!

Tonga saina aho... Odry ! hay marina moa izaho eto anivon'ireoto olona maro izay azo lazaina fa tafita ato amin'ity toerana ity !

So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed,

Ka maninona moa raha mba manontany azy ireo ny anton'ny nitondra azy ireo tamin'ny fahombiazana,

and pass it on to kids?

mba ahafahako mampita izany amin'ny ankizy?

So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later,

Indro mifanatrika indray isika, 7 taona aty aoriana izay nahafahako nanatanteraka fanadihadihana miisa 500,

and I'm going to tell you what really leads to success

ka afahako hilaza amin'izay ireo fepetra tena mitondra ho amin'ny fahombiazana

and makes TEDsters tick.

ary mety hampietana anareo mpikambana ao amin'ny TED.

And the first thing is passion.

Ny voalohany amin’izy rehetra dia ny fahafinaretana

Freeman Thomas says, "I'm driven by my passion."

Hoy Freeman Thomas : “izaho dia natosiky ny fahafinaretana”

TEDsters do it for love; they don't do it for money.

reo mpikambana ao amin’ny TED dia nanantanteraka ampitiavana, fa tsy noho ny vola tsy akory.

Carol Coletta says, "I would pay someone to do what I do."

Carol Coletta nilaza hoe: “Mandoa vola amin’ny olona aho mba hanantanteraka izay ataoko”.

And the interesting thing is:

Ary ny tena mahaliana indrindra dia:

if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.

raha manao zavatra am-pitiavana ianao dia manaraka ho azy ny vola.

Work! Rupert Murdoch said to me, "It's all hard work.

Miasà ! Hoy i Rupert Murdoch tamiko, "Fikelezan'aina no tena izy.

Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun."

Tsy misy zavatra mora izany. Nefa tena mahita fahafinaretana ihany koa aho."

Fahafinaretana hoy izy ? I Rupert ve no nilaza izany? Eny !

Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes!

(Laughter)

Sady miasa no mahita fahafinaretana ny mpikambana ao amin'ny TED. Ary tena miasa mafy izy ireo.

TEDsters do have fun working. And they work hard.

I figured, they're not workaholics. They're workafrolics.

Azoko ihany tamin'ny farany fa tsy ny asa no mangeja azy ireo, fa ny fahitana fahafinaretana.

(Laughter)

Good!

Mahiratra ! Hoy izy i Alex Garden: « Mba hahombiazana dia mifantoha amina zavatra iray

(Applause)

Alex Garden says, "To be successful, put your nose down in something

and get damn good at it."

ary ataovy izay hampahiratra anao amin’io sehatra io. »

There's no magic; it's practice, practice, practice.

Tsy misy fahagagana; fa fihezahana, fihezahana, fihezahana hatrany.

And it's focus.

Ary mila mifantoka ihany koa. Hoy i Norman Jewison tamiko:

Norman Jewison said to me,

"I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing."

« Amiko ilay izy dia miankina amin’ny fahaizanao mifantoka amina zavatra iray »

And push!

Ary fikirizana ! Hoy i David Gallo, « Mikiriza ianareo »

David Gallo says, "Push yourself.

Physically, mentally, you've got to push, push, push."

Na ara-batana, na ara-tsaina dia tokony hiezaka sy hikiry hatrany ianareo!

You've got to push through shyness and self-doubt.

Aza menamenatra, tohero koa ny fisalalasalana misy ao aminareo.

Goldie Hawn says, "I always had self-doubts.

Goldie Hawn dia niteny hoe: “Izaho dia tsy mba natoky tena firy.

I wasn't good enough; I wasn't smart enough.

Sady tsy dia nahomby tsara aho no tsy dia natsilo saina tsara.

I didn't think I'd make it."

Tsy nihevitra mihitsy aho hoe hahavita inona.”

Now it's not always easy to push yourself,

Eny e, tsy moramora ange zany mamporisika ny tena izany e!

and that's why they invented mothers.

! ary izany indrindra no antony mampisy ny reny. LOL

(Laughter)

(Applause)

Frank Gehry said to me,

Frank Gehry -- Hoy I Frank Gehry tamiko,

"My mother pushed me."

“Ny reniko no namporisika ahy.”

(Laughter)

Serve!

Ny fanampiana ! Hoy i Sherwin Nuland tamiko hoe : « Voninahitra ho ahy ny manampy amin’ny maha dokotera ahy »

Sherwin Nuland says, "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor."

Mazava ho azy, maro ny ankizy milaza amiko hoe any aoriana any, te hanam-bola be izy ireo.

A lot of kids want to be millionaires.

The first thing I say is:

Ary ny zavatra voalohany avaliko azy ireo dia:

"OK, well you can't serve yourself;

« Eny, tsy tokony ny tenanareo aloha no karakarainareo;

you've got to serve others something of value.

fa tokony hitondra zavatra manan-danja ho an’ny hafa hanampiana azy aloha ianareo.

Because that's the way people really get rich."

Toy izany no maha mpanakarena ny olona.»

Ideas!

Ny Hevitra ! i Bill Gates izay mpikambana ato amin’ny TED dia nanambara hoe: « manana hevitra aho,

TEDster Bill Gates says, "I had an idea:

founding the first micro-computer software company."

‘ndeha hanorina ny orinasa voalohany mamokatra “logiciel” ho an’ireo solon-tsaina aho ».

I'd say it was a pretty good idea.

Afaka milaza aminareo aho fa hevitra tsara tokoa izany.

And there's no magic to creativity in coming up with ideas --

Ary tsy misy fahagagana ny amin’ny fanantaterahana izany,

it's just doing some very simple things.

ny fanaovana zavatra tsotra ihany no vaha-olana.

And I give lots of evidence.

Ary efa maro ireo porofo efa voalazako.

Persist!

Ary farany, manana FAHARETANA ! Hoy i Joe Kraus,

Joe Kraus says,

"Persistence is the number one reason for our success."

« Ny faharetana no antony voalohany iankinanan’ny fahombiazana. »

You've got to persist through failure. You've got to persist through crap!

Tsy maintsy manana faharetana isika na dia ao anatin’ny faharesena tanteraka aza. . Tsy maintsy manana faharetana isika na dia tafiditra anaty K.I.Z.O aza

Which of course means "Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure."

izany hoe : voa -Kiana, voa-Ilika, voa-Zimba, Voa-Ory.»

(Laughter)

LOL

So, the answer to this question is simple:

Koa araka izany, ny valiny lehibe ho an’io fanontaniana io dia tsotra ihany :

Pay 4,000 bucks and come to TED.

Mandoava 4,000 $ (vidim-pidirana) ary tongava aty amin’ i TED.

(Laughter)

Or failing that, do the eight things -- and trust me,

Na raha tsy mety izany dia ampiharo ireo zavatra valo ireo -- ary matokisa ahy,

these are the big eight things that lead to success.

ireo zavatra valo ireo no mitondra ho amin’ny fahombiazana.

Thank you TEDsters for all your interviews!

Misaotra ny mpikambana ao amin’ny TED aho ho an’ireo fanadihadihana rehetra natao.

(Applause)