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第29章 真正的成功

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There Are No Secrets of Success

維爾布德·彼得森/Wilferd Perterson

成功毫無秘訣可言。成功是清楚地知道自己該做與不該做的事。

成功不局限於生命的某一個領域。不論是為人父母、妻子、丈夫,還是公民、鄰居、工人等,人際關係的層層麵麵都包含成功。

成功突破了人格的特定部分,關係著人格的健全發展——身體、思想、心靈以及精神,是一個自我完善的過程。

成功是才智的極致發揮,是技藝的最大提高,是能力的最佳鍛煉,也是對人類做出的最有效的貢獻。

成功是全身心地、盡其所能地為實現目標而努力。

成功的99%取決於態度。它需要愛、歡樂、樂觀、自信、沉著、鎮定、信賴、勇氣、開朗、想象力、進取心、寬容、坦誠、謙遜、毅力及熱忱。

成功不以抵達成功之巔為終極目標。它呈一種螺旋式上升,是人類自身不斷完善的過程。

成功敢於直麵失敗,無懼挫折,它不會因眼前的失敗而受到困擾,進而影響到長期目標的實現。

成功是接受困難的挑戰。菲利普·布魯克斯有句激勵人心的話語:“不要期望工作適合你的能力,而要期望自己的能力適應工作。那樣,你的工作不會成為奇跡,而你會是個奇跡。”

There are no secrets of success. Success is doing the things you know you should do. Success is not doing the things you know you should not do.

Success is not limited to any one area of your life. It encompasses all of the facets of your relationships: as parent, as wife or husband, as citizen, neighbor, worker, and all of the others.

Success is not confined to any one part of your personality but is related to the development of all the parts: body, mind, heart, and spirit. It is making the most of your total self.

Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective contribution to your fellow men.