Thursday, March 5, 2015

TED Talk: How to Succeed

When I'm doing work that permits it I like to listen to or watch interesting things: documentaries, TED Talks, General Conference talks, interesting podcasts (news, language, history, etc.), or online classes.  Today I watched a TED Talk that I really liked.


It's by a guy named Tai Lopez, and he talks about a lot of really great things.  He emphasizes the importance of mentors.  One thing I like is that he took initiative in finding his mentors.  He knew whom he wanted for a mentor, and he went and talked to him or her.  He didn't let fear stop him.  Also, he went out of his way to learn new things.  Instead of letting his lack of knowledge become an obstacle, he turned it into a strength and gained the knowledge through hard work.  And he talks a lot about how important reading is, and I'm always happy when people say good things about reading.  I really like how he hammers home the point that we need to work for the success we want.  A lot of people want the end result without the work, and that's not the way things work.  The video is just under twenty minutes long.  Watch and learn!

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