8 to Be Great: The 8-Traits That Lead to Great Success [Paperback]

Richard St John (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007

St. John spent ten years interviewing over 500 successful individuals in many different fields, including Martha Stewart, Russell Crowe, and the Google founders. After analyzing all the data, St. John discovered the top eight factors that lead to greatness and shares them with readers.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Author Richard St. John is an example of "an ordinary guy" who achieved success by following the Top 8 Success Factors. He has run a successful company for over 25 years, won the top awards in his field, run marathons on all seven continents (with a personal best of 2:43), climbed two of theworld?s highest mountains, and has become a millionaire. Richard spent his first career helping large high-tech companies demystifytheir technology so their customers could understand it. Now he is demystifying the whole subject of "success" and making it easier for people to understand and apply to their own lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Train of Thought Arts (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0973900911
• ISBN-13: 978-0973900910
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #817,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book to inspire and help you get to where you are destined to go, August 25, 2008

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Reg Nordman "(K)nights on the Road" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 8 to Be Great: The 8-Traits That Lead to Great Success (Paperback)

8 To Be Great. The 8 traits that lead to great success. Richard St. John. 2005. ISBN 9780973900910. This book is a delight! Very easy to read, chock full of quotes from 100s of successful people. The book was sparked by a little girl asking the author - " So how do you get successful?" He spent several years interviewing those considered successful and most of them gave him something like the eight traits. The eight traits are:

1. Passion

2. Work

3. Focus

4. Push

5. Ideas

6. Improve

7. Serve

8. Persist

A book to inspire and help you get to where you are destined to go! I packed it around for a few weeks, reading and rereading sections. To some people this could be a life changing book. Very well done. Lots of Canadian references as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 8 to Be Great, August 4, 2009

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D. NGUYEN "Mask17" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 8 to Be Great: The 8-Traits That Lead to Great Success (Paperback)

This book is very helpful. There are tons of good tips, advice and quotes that a person wants to be successful take years to find out. Highly recommend!