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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit68HowAveragePeopleExcel素材Unit68 How"Average"PeopleExcel Whydoordinaryindividualsoftenseemtoachievemorethanthosetalentedfast-trackers,whotendtoplateauafterinitialeye-catchingachievements.Tofindout,Iinterviewedover190menandwomeninmyworkasacorporateco
2、nsultant.Ideterminedtat"average"peoplewhoexcel: Learnself-discipline.Youdon'tneedtalenttosucceed.Allyouneedisabigpotofglue.Yousmearsomeonyourchairandsomeontheseatsofyourpants,yousitdown,andstickwitheveryprojectuntilyou'vedonethebestyoucando.Averageachieversstaygluedtothe
3、irchairsandpostponepleasuresotheycanreapfuturedividends.Manyfast-trackers,ontheotherhand,expecttoomuchtoosoon.Whenrewardsdon'tmaterializeinstantly,theymaybecomefrustratedandunhappy.AccordingtoDr.Vailant,apsychiatrist,averageachievershaveacrucialmentalhabit--thecapacitytop
4、ostpone--butnotgiveup--gratification. Bringoutthebestinpeople.Manyfast-trackerscouldn'ttolerategettinghelpfromothersorsharingsuccess,oftenbecauseofanoverpoweringego.Collaborationisthekey,andoneofthebestcollaboratorsI'vemetisMarilyn,whosupervises10peoplefortheLosAngelesCo
5、untyBarAssociation."ManyofthemaremoreintelligentthanIam,"shesays,"I'mtheretomanagetheirconflictsandmotivatethemtodowell." Buildaknowledgebase.Averageachieversarenotlookingatthetopjob,asmanyfast-trackerstendtodo--butatthejobonestepabove.Sotheyoftenbroadentheirknowledgebas
6、einawaymanyfast-trackersdon't. Developspecialskills.Thereareatleast7basicintellectualskills:mathematical,logical,linguistic,musical,spatial,bodilykinestheticandtwotypesofpersonalintelligence--howweunderstandothers,andhowwedealwithourowndreams,fearsandfrustrations.Sowhile
7、youmaynotbegoodatmath,youmayhaveanaptitudefordesign;oryoumayhaveanabilityforpersuadingpeople. Bouncebackfromdefeat.Sylviadidokayinschool,butnothingoutstanding.At42,shejoinedRevlonasaseniordirectorofmarketing.Butafteronlymonths,shewasletgoaspartofacutback.Amonthlater,apub
8、lishingfriendaskedforadviceonsellingadvertisingtothebeautyindustry.Twoyearslater,workingoutofher