(Why do people succeed? Is it because they are smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an 3 minute slideshow on the real secrets to success. ) . . . So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I’m gonna tell you what really leads to success and makes TED- sters tick. And the first thing is 1. _________. Freeman Thomas says, “I’m driven by my passion. ” TED-sters do it for love, they don’t do it for money . . . Work! Rupert Murdoch said to me, “It’s all 2. __________ . Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun. ”. . . Good! Alex Garden says, “To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn 3. _______ at it. ”There’s no magic, it’s practice, practice, practice. And it’s 4. _____. Norman Jewison said to me, “I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing”. And 5. _____! David Gallo says, “Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you’ve gotta push, push, push. ”You gotta push through shyness and self-doubt . . . 6. _______. Sherwin Nuland says,“It was a privilege to serve as a doctor. ”of kids tell me they want to be millionaires . . . 7. _____. TED-ster Bill Gates says, “I had an idea — founding the first micro-computer software company. ”I’d say it was a pretty good idea . . . Persist. Joe Kraus says,“ 8. ___________ is the number one reason for our success. ”You gotta persist through failure. You gotta persist through crap!. . .