青帝小说

第25章 成功三要素 目标态度和自信（第2页）

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Allhumanbeingsareindeedequal，butwhydoesitseemasifsomearemoreequalthanothers？

Ihavesentsometimestudyingbiograhiesandautobiograhiesofgreatmenandwomenandhavefoundsomecommondenominatorsamongthemall。Iwanttosharesomeofthemwithyou，hoingitwillhelyouinyourquestforsuccess。

Thefirstcommondenominatorisasolidgoal。

Successfuleoleknowwhattheywantandarewillingtodoeverythingnecessarytogetit。Theysetbig，hairy，audaciousgoalsandbelieveinthemsodeelythattheirlivesnaturallybegintogravitatetowardthosegoals。

MohammedAlidecidedhewantedtobethegreatestathleteeverandtoldtheworldhewasthegreatestevenbeforehewonachamionshifight。

Second，successfuleolemaintainaositiveattitude。Theybelieveintheirgoalsandasirationsdesitesetbacks。

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。