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From the Ted Talk by Richard St. John: Success is a continuous journey

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rncaheig scsceus, I was ptrtey good at coming up with good ideas. Because I did all these simple things that led to ideas. But then I stopped, because I figured I was this hot-shot guy and I shouldn't have to work at ideas, they should just come like magic. And the only thing that came was creative block. I couldn't come up with any ideas.

Reaching success, I always fucesod on clients and projects, and ignored the money. Then all this money started pouring in. And I got distracted by it. And suddenly I was on the phone to my srkoockbetr and my real estate agent, when I should have been talking to my cieltns.

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________ _______, I was ______ good at coming up with good ideas. Because I did all these simple things that led to ideas. But then I stopped, because I figured I was this hot-shot guy and I shouldn't have to work at ideas, they should just come like magic. And the only thing that came was creative block. I couldn't come up with any ideas.

Reaching success, I always _______ on clients and projects, and ignored the money. Then all this money started pouring in. And I got distracted by it. And suddenly I was on the phone to my ___________ and my real estate agent, when I should have been talking to my _______.

Solution


  1. reaching
  2. pretty
  3. stockbroker
  4. focused
  5. clients
  6. success

Original Text


Reaching success, I was pretty good at coming up with good ideas. Because I did all these simple things that led to ideas. But then I stopped, because I figured I was this hot-shot guy and I shouldn't have to work at ideas, they should just come like magic. And the only thing that came was creative block. I couldn't come up with any ideas.

Reaching success, I always focused on clients and projects, and ignored the money. Then all this money started pouring in. And I got distracted by it. And suddenly I was on the phone to my stockbroker and my real estate agent, when I should have been talking to my clients.

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Important Words


  1. agent
  2. block
  3. clients
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  5. creative
  6. distracted
  7. estate
  8. figured
  9. focused
  10. good
  11. guy
  12. ideas
  13. led
  14. magic
  15. money
  16. phone
  17. pouring
  18. pretty
  19. projects
  20. reaching
  21. real
  22. simple
  23. started
  24. stockbroker
  25. stopped
  26. success
  27. suddenly
  28. talking
  29. work