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每个成功者都知道的秘密 Secrets Every Achiever Knows（第1页）

每个成功者都知道的秘密SecretsEveryAows

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InOctober1982，a25-year-oldwomaheNewYorkCityMarathon。ilyoulearnthatLindaDownhascerebralpalsyawomaopletethe26。2-mileracrutfellhalfadozekeptgoinguntilshecrossedthefinishline，11hoursaftershestarted。Herhandicaplimitedherspeedbution。

HenryWadswfellowo;Greatistheartofbeginning，butgreatertheartisofending。"Howwouldbeifweallhadageniewhocouldhelpusfinishwhatwebegin。Unfortunately，wedon't。Butwhatwedohaveisadynamiccalleddise—whichextractsahighprice。FollowingoneofPaderewski'sperformansaidtohim，"I'dgivemylifetoplaylikethat。"Thebrilliantpianistreplied，"Idid。"

Aeivebecausewedon'tseethepainahatproduaycredittheachieverwithbrains，brawnorluckybreaks，aourselvesoffthehookbecausewefallshortihatwecouldallbeistsjustbyexeroughdise。Rather，eachofushasthemakingsofsusomeewewillachievethisonlyiflyourwillsand>

Howweacquirestick-at-itivehereisformula。ButIhavedevelopedawayofthinkingthathasrescuedmyownvagwillmorethahebasits:

"Don't"power

Thisisasimportantaswillpower。TheaesephilosopherMenciussaid，"Menmustbedewhattheywillnotdo，aheyareabletoactwithvigoriodo。"

Disemeanschoices

&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。Awomanatoneofmyseminarstoldmeabouthersix-year-olddaughterithateamandpracticedeverymforanhour，swimming2000to3000meters，sherelatedaversatihterhadwithafamilyfriend。

"Doyoulikeswimming?"thefriendasked。

"Yes，Iloveit。"

"Isitfun?”

"No!”

Thatsix-year-oldhadlearmanyadultshejoyofdisdself-development。Uheveryworddiseputsusoffbecauseitsouiveandpuruaalkingustomakesurewetoetheliruediseisn'tonyourbagyouwithimperatives;itisatyourside，nudgingyouwithiives。Whehatdiseisself-otself-g，youwon&#eatitsmention，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。