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Once we have defined our idea of success, the experts tell us that we should set some goals and then work out the actions or steps needed to reach them. Analyst Richard St John, speaker at the Big Ideas forum several years ago, did this by asking 500 other participants --who ranged from Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch to Goldie Hawn and Al Gore--to tell him what was their secrets of success. From these interviews, he came up with this list of eight steps:
一旦我們對成功有所定義，專家們就會告訴我們要建立目標，并采取相應的措施達成目標。幾年前曾在偉大思想論壇演講的分析家理查德·圣約翰就曾做了一項關于成功的秘訣的調查。這項調查采訪了500人，包括比爾·蓋茨、魯伯特·默多克（傳媒大亨），還有歌蒂·韓以及阿爾·戈爾（前美國副總統）。通過這些調查，他總結出了成功的八個步驟：
Step 1 passion--find something that you are passionate about that you would do for love, not money, and the dollars will follow.
第一步：激情。尋找你所熱愛的工作，這樣，工作就是出于熱愛而不是為了金錢。金錢也會隨之而來。
Step 2 work--there is no substitute for hard work but if you love the work you do, then it's not so hard. You become a "workaholic".
第二步：工作。工作的辛苦是無法避免的，但是如果你熱愛自己的工作，自然就不會覺得很辛苦。你也會變成“工作狂”
Step 3 good--be very good at something. Practice, practice, practice until you are perfect.
第三步：專長。一定要在某一方面十分突出。練習，練習，不斷練習直到非常熟練為止。
Step 4 focus--on one thing so that all your energy and effort pour in one direction.
第四步：專注。鎖定一個目標，并為之投入全部精力和努力。
Step 5 push--push yourself through shyness, self-doubt, and negative thoughts. And if this is too hard, he says, call your mother and she will do it for you.
第五步：鞭策。努力讓自己擺脫害羞、自我懷疑和消極思想的困擾。如果做不到這點，那就告訴你的母親，她會幫助你。
step 6 serve--find some way to serve others. Millionaries do this by providing something of value to others willing to pay for it.
第六步：服務。尋找為別人服務的機會。百萬富翁為別人提供有價值的服務，而那些人也愿意為之償付金錢。
Step 7 ideas--look for ways to keep generating new ideas and act on the best of them.
第七步：思想。不斷讓自己迸發新思想，并將其中最好的付諸行動。
Step 8 persist--never give up no matter what is thrown at you.
第八步：堅持。不管有多艱難，永遠不言放棄。
