The Three Minute Secret to Success
Have you heard about TED? It stands for Technology,
Entertainment, Design.
TED is devoted to giving knowledge seekers, direct access
to the world's greatest thinkers and teachers. Each speaker
is challenged to give the talk of their lives in just 18
minutes.
More than 100 talks
from their archive are now available, with more
being added each week. All the videos are released
under a Creative Commons license, so they can be
freely shared and reposted.
Their mission: Spreading ideas. To quote TED, "We believe
passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes,
lives and ultimately, the world."
In the business category, look for a 20 minute video by
Seth Godin - marketing uber guru - on sliced bread and
other marketing delights. There are internet stars like
Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google. There's Jeff Bezos -
founder and CEO of Amazon - on web innovation.
Then slather your brain with Tony Robbins - the life coach
- asking why we do what we do. Chris Anderson of WIRED on
tech's Long Tail. And Dean Kamen - inventor of the Segway
human transporter - on inventing and giving.
There are dozens of videos here. They are formatted for
iPods, desktop video, or just take the MP3 audio. They
encourage you to get the word out about TED, to link the
videos, and embed them in your web pages.
One thing is for sure, they are all very smart people. They
make you think. And that's what ideas are supposed to do...
let your mind, thought and consciousness, wander, ponder
and savor the possibilities.
If nothing else... watch a short clip by Richard St. John.
In seven years of research, he interviewed more than 500
successful people, then distilled down what they told him,
into eight simple principles and it's only three minutes
long. Watch the three
minute secret to success.
Watch it daily. Burn it into your long term memory.
And live by it. Then you'll have no choice... except
success.
