TED演讲之败中求胜 成功是一条延续的旅程(2)
And reaching success, I always did what I loved.
为了成功，我总是做我最喜欢的事。
But then I got into stuff that I didn’t love, like management.
但不喜欢的事慢慢接踵而来，像管理。
I am the world’s worst manager, but I figured I should be doing it, because I was, after all, the president of the company.
我是世界上最糟糕的管理者，但当时我觉得这就是我该做的，因为我毕竟是公司的老板。
Well, soon a black cloud formed over my head and here I was, outwardly very successful, but inwardly very depressed.
很快地，乌云罩顶，我外表看上去成功，但内心非常消沉。
But I’m a guy; I knew how to fix it. I bought a fast car.
但身为一个男人，我知道该怎么解决。我买了台跑车。
It didn’t help. I was faster but just as depressed.
但那没有解决问题。我拥有了速度但仍然消沉。
So I went to my doctor. I said, “Doc, I can buy anything I want. But I’m not happy. I’m depressed.
于是我去看医生，我说：“医生，这世界上没有什么是我要而买不到的，但我很不快乐。
It’s true what they say, and I didn’t believe it until it happened to me. But money can’t buy happiness.”
人们说的都是真的，我以前不相信，直到亲身经历，金钱是买不到快乐的。”
He said, “No. But it can buy Prozac.” And he put me on anti-depressants.
他回答：“但可以买到百忧解。”于是他让我吃抗忧郁药。
演讲简介：
Richard St. John再次用他率直的口吻提醒我们：成功不是一条单行道，而是一条绵延的长路。他以自己公司几年来的变迁作为范例，教我们珍贵的一课：当我们不再继续努力，我们就会失败。