- Passion – you need a passion for what you do, and why you do it
- Work – it will take hard work
- Good – you need to be good at what you do
- Focus – focus on one thing
- Push – challenge and push yourself to get better and succeed
- Serve – create value for other people
- Ideas – have ideas
- Persist – keep at it
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html