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Anonymous
Ihavealwayswonderedaboutthesecretsofsuccessfuleole。Whatdotheyhavethatliftsthemabovetheordinary?Howdotheyachievethesuerhumanfeatsthatelevatethemaboveothers?
Firstofall,ImustaffirmmybeliefintheearlierartofthestatementaccreditedtoSnowballinGeorgeOrwellsAnimalFarm
"Allanimalsareequal…
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Allhumanbeingsareindeedequal,butwhydoesitseemasifsomearemoreequalthanothers?
Ihavesentsometimestudyingbiograhiesandautobiograhiesofgreatmenandwomenandhavefoundsomecommondenominatorsamongthemall。Iwanttosharesomeofthemwithyou,hoingitwillhelyouinyourquestforsuccess。
Thefirstcommondenominatorisasolidgoal。
Successfuleoleknowwhattheywantandarewillingtodoeverythingnecessarytogetit。Theysetbig,hairy,audaciousgoalsandbelieveinthemsodeelythattheirlivesnaturallybegintogravitatetowardthosegoals。
Second,successfuleolemaintainaositiveattitude。Theybelieveintheirgoalsandasirationsdesitesetbacks。
MohammedAlidecidedhewantedtobethegreatestathleteeverandtoldtheworldhewasthegreatestevenbeforehewonachamionshifight。
PerhasthemostfamousexamleisformerPresidentAbrahamLincoln。Hefailedinbusinessin1831;hewasdefeatedforaseatinthelegislaturein1832;hefailedinbusinessagainin1833;hewasdefeatedforelectorin1840;helosthisbidforCongressin1843;hewasdefeatedforviceresidentin1856;helostanotherrunfortheSenatein1858;butheersevered。
Henevergaveuandwaselectedresidentin1860。Therest,astheysay,ishistory。
Third,successfuleolebelieveinthemselvesandahigherower。Successseemstofavorthosewhohaveahealthyself-esteemandbelieveinadivinelyendowedabilitytoachievesuccessandhainess。
TheaostlePaul,asuccessfulmanwhosinglehandedlytookthegoselaroundthethen-knownworld,saidinhislettertothePhiliians,
"IcandoallthingsthroughChristwhostrengthensme。
"InthatstatementheaffirmedhisbeliefinhimselfandinGod,whichgavehimstrength。
BenjaminFranklin,whohasbeendescribedasrobablythemostsuccessfulmanwhoeverlivedsaid,
"Itisthedutyofmankindonallsuitableoccasionstoacknowledgetheirdeendenceonthedivinebeing…
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Theword
"success
"hasbeenabusedandwronglytranslatedtomeanstuendouswealthandfame。Ibegtodiffer。
ItisdifficulttoagreethatHollywoodsdefinitionofsuccessistruesuccess。Therice(unhainess)istoohigh。
Ibelievesuccessistherogressiveachievementofcareer,ersonalandfamilygoals,allattheexenseofnone。
Asolidgoal,aositiveattitudeandastrongbeliefwouldleadanybodywhodesiressuccessalongthatath。
我一直想知道成功者的秘密。是什么使他们超凡脱俗呢?他们如何取得卓越的功绩,使他们超越其他人呢?
首先,我非常确定乔治·奥维尔在《动物庄园》中所说的话是正确的——所有动物都是平等的……
所有人都需要平等,但是有一些人看起来要比其他人更平等,这是为什么呢?
我用一些时间来研究名人的传记和自传,发现了一些共同之处。我想和你一起分享这些东西,希望会对你寻求成功有所帮助。
第一个共同点是:坚定目标。