第9章每个成功者都知道的秘密(9)
&imeyousayyestoagoalorobjective,yousaynotmanymore。Everyprizehasitsprice。Theprizeistheyes;thepriceisthenoriedUkrainian-Ameribaritooldofhisearlydaysstudyingvoiokeapipe,butonedayhisprofessorsaid,"Igor,youwillhavetomakeupyourmiheryter,reatpipe-smoker,youotbeboth。"Sothepipewent。
Delayedgratifi
M。ScottPeck,M。D。,authorofthebest-sellerTheRoadLessTraveled,describesthistoolofdiseas"aprocessofsgthepainandpleasureoflifeinsuchawayastoehepleasurebymeetingahepainfirstaoverwith。"
Thismightiinedailydeethingassimpleasskippingafavoritelate-nightTVshowaobedearly,tobewideawakeforameetimhtiermresolves。Ayoungiththreedecidedtoiherilementiionforherself。Shesideredtherealitiesofatightbudgetaime,buttheseseemedsmallsacrifireturhatadegreewouldopen。Todaysheisahighlypaidfinansultant。
&ofsueingpastthedrudgeryahedelight。"Thefactisthatmanyworthwhileendeavorsaren'tfun,"sayssyndicatedradioandTVortCrim,"True,alllaymakesJohnnyadullbtoturhioplaymakesforterriblefrustrations,becauselife—everewardingone—includescesthataren'tfunatall。Ilikemyjobasajournalist。It'spersonallysatisfying,bititisn'talwaysfun。"
Agabalance
Neverfusedisewithrigidity。Perfeottheaim;rather,striveforthepeaindthatbeinginchargeofyourself。
Mostofuserludesinourworktotakeawalkoreatsnack-whateverrevivesandrefreshes。Yourbreathersdon'thytoshakeoutthedgivesomerelief。Suchrewardsativesforfinishingatask,asingyoutomaium。
Truediseachievesabalance,n。Evendiseedstobedised。
Self-development
Disedpeoplearehappierpeoplebecausetheyarefulfilliial。Awomanatoneofmyseminarstoldmeabouthersixyear-olddaughterithateamandpracticedeverymforanhour,swimming2000to3000meters,sherelatedaversatihterhadwithafamilyfriend。
"Doyoulikeswimming?"thefriendasked。
"Yes,Iloveit。"
"Isitfun?"
"No!"
Thatsix-year-oldhadlearmanyadultshejoyofdisdself-development。Uheveryworddiseputsusoffbecauseitsouiveandpuruaalkingustomakesurewetoetheliruediseisn'tonyourbagyouwithimperatives;itisatyourside,nudgingyouwithiives。Whehatdiseisself-otself-g,youwoneatitsmention,butwillcultivateit。
CharleyBoswell,aformerUyofAlabamafootballstarwithhopesofaprofessionalbaseballcareer,losthiseyesightinWorldWarII,butthatdidn'tstophim"tobeetheNationalBlindGolfes。"Hewasquotedassaying,"IwhatI'velost。IonlytwhatIhaveleft。"Thatisself-development—thatisdise。
Habit-gstrategies
Manyaperson'sdowryingtogeabadhabitbyfoanundesirablebehaviortoreplaceit。
tlesspeopletellmetheywouldliketoeatbetterbutdon'twantto"giveup"tastyfood。Ratherthanthinkingaboutwhatthey'thave,theyshouldthinkaboutwhattheyeat。Fruitjuicewithsparklierisadelicioussubstitutefh-caloriesoftdrinks;snadcookiespreparedwithwholegrainsasgivedybarsgoodpetition。
Itisogeoldhabits。Awomaaseminarandsaid,"I'msoundised。I'tsticktoadietandmyhouseisalwaysamess。Ifeellikeaslob。"Itoldhershewasn'ttotallyundised。"Youmadeittothisce。Youarrivepromptlyatea,alydressed。"Shealmostsmiled,andthe;There'sprobablyareasonwhyyouhaven'tbeeoloseweightetyourhomei;
Later,Ifoundouttherewasabigreason。Sheedayearbefore。Herhusbandhadbeenanalcoholicwhoverballyabusedherall24yearse。Itneveroccurredtoherthatapoorself-imageingherfromeffegpositiveges。Withthisrealizatioheepinbringingmoredisetoherlife—bygoingforg。Meanwhile,someofherfrieoetoherhouseandhelpherup,puttingherevenmoresolidlyonahabit-gcourse。
Mier
IremembermyschooldaysandMomularreveille:"Timetogetup!"Iagonizedihelastminuteandranmymother'spatieheodhadtogetmyselfup。Finally,tiredofakihatwhenthealarmrang,Iwouldrise—justbecauseIwaardlessofhowIfelt。Ithasworkedeversince。
InFeelingGood,TheherapyDavidD。Burns,M。D。,writes:"Motivatioefirst,adoes!Youhavetoprimethepump。Ifyouwaituntilyou're'inthemood,'youmaywaitforever。"Whenyoudon'tfeellikedoihiitoff,butit'softeiaskthatwebeehighlymotivated。