8 Secrets of

Success
 Before you watch
1. What does “success” mean to you?
2. How many different types of success can you think of?
3. Who would you consider successful? Why?
4. Can you think of your biggest success to date?
Look at the photos. Each of them represents one secret of success.
Can you guess what they are?
 While you watch
List 8 secrets of success according to Richard St. John. Were your guesses right?

1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
 While you watch
Make short notes about at least 4 of the secrets mentioned by St. John

1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
 After you watch
Choose 2 things from St. John’s speech which you think are the most important to
achieve success and justify your choice.
 Vocabulary
1. cut down 7. I figured
2. succeed 8. put your nose down in something
3. success 9. and get damn good at it
4. successful 10. shyness
5. pass it on 11. a privilege
6. bucks 12. workafrolic
 Summarize
What is success?
I believe that success isn’t just about money. It is about happiness, choices and feeling
good about yourself. Successful people feel good about:

•How hard they have tried.

•Who they are.
•What they spend their time doing.
•The choices they have in their lives.

Here are some things everyone should know…

•You are not born successful.
•Everyone has setbacks and failures.
•The first step to success is choosing.