Richard St. John was on his way to a conference when a high school student asked him the secret to success. And even though he was very successful, he didn’t know what to tell her. So he spent the next 10 years researching success, interviewing over 500 mega-successful people.

Here he distills his discoveries down to the core in a 3-minute Ted talk that should be required viewing (repeatedly) for all of our children and grandchildren:

Any thoughts you’d like to add?