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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材69 How"Average"PeopleExcel Whydoordinaryindividualsoftenseemtoachievemorethanthosetalentedfast-trackers,whotendtoplateauafterinitialeye-catchingachievements.Tofindout,Iinterviewedover190menandwomeninmyworkasacorporateconsultant.Ideterminedtat"average"peoplewhoexcel:
2、 Learnself-discipline.Youdon'tneedtalenttosucceed.Allyouneedisabigpotofglue.Yousmearsomeonyourchairandsomeontheseatsofyourpants,yousitdown,andstickwitheveryprojectuntilyou'vedonethebestyoucando.Averageachieversstaygluedtotheirchairsandpostponepleasuresotheycanreapfuturedividends.Manyfa
3、st-trackers,ontheotherhand,expecttoomuchtoosoon.Whenrewardsdon'tmaterializeinstantly,theymaybecomefrustratedandunhappy.AccordingtoDr.Vailant,apsychiatrist,averageachievershaveacrucialmentalhabit--thecapacitytopostpone--butnotgiveup--gratification. Bringoutthebestinpeople.Manyfast-track
4、erscouldn'ttolerategettinghelpfromothersorsharingsuccess,oftenbecauseofanoverpoweringego.Collaborationisthekey,andoneofthebestcollaboratorsI'vemetisMarilyn,whosupervises10peoplefortheLosAngelesCountyBarAssociation."ManyofthemaremoreintelligentthanIam,"shesays,"I'mtheretomanagetheirconfl
5、ictsandmotivatethemtodowell." Buildaknowledgebase.Averageachieversarenotlookingatthetopjob,asmanyfast-trackerstendtodo--butatthejobonestepabove.Sotheyoftenbroadentheirknowledgebaseinawaymanyfast-trackersdon't. Developspecialskills.Thereareatleast7basicintellectualskills:mathematical,l
6、ogical,linguistic,musical,spatial,bodilykinestheticandtwotypesofpersonalintelligence--howweunderstandothers,andhowwedealwithourowndreams,fearsandfrustrations.Sowhileyoumaynotbegoodatmath,youmayhaveanaptitudefordesign;oryoumayhaveanabilityforpersuadingpeople. Bouncebackfromdefeat.Sylvia
7、didokayinschool,butnothingoutstanding.At42,shejoinedRevlonasaseniordirectorofmarketing.Butafteronlymonths,shewasletgoaspartofacutback.Amonthlater,apublishingfriendaskedforadviceonsellingadvertisingtothebeautyindustry.Twoyearslater,workingoutofherapartment,Sylviaisnowsupplyingth
