第3章 你具备这些成功的个性吗 The Success Personality
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Is there a "success personality" -some winning combination of quali ties that leads almost inevitably to achievement?If so,exactly what is that secret success formula,and can anyone develop it?
At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success,probing the attitudes of 1500 prominent people selected at random from W ho's Who in America.Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers.Here is one of the most important,that is common sense.
Common sense is the most prevailing quality possessed by our respond ents.Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality.And 61 percent say that common sense was very important in contributing to their success.
To most,common sense means the ability to present sound,practical judgments on everyday affairs.To do this,one has to sweep aside extra ideas and get right to the core of what matters.A Texas oil and gas bus inessman puts it this way: "The key ability for success is simplifying.In conducting of meeting and dealing with industry,reducing a complex p roblem to the simplest term is highly important."
Is common sense a quality a person is born with,or can you do somet hing to increase it?The oil man's answer is that common sense can defi nitely be developed.He attributes his to learning how to debate in scho ol.Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others,learning from their-and your own-mistakes.
Besides common sense,there are many other factors that influence su ccess: knowing your field,self-reliance,intelligence,the ability to g et things done,leadership,creativity,relationships with others,and o f course,luck.But common sense stands out.If you develop these qualit ies,you'll succeed.And you might even find yourself listed in Who's Who someday.
是否存在“成功的个性”——综合一些成功素质，导致一个人取得必然成就？如果确实存在的话，那么具体的成功秘方是什么？每个人都能获得它吗？
最近，盖洛普组织对深层次的成功给予了特别关注。我们从《名人录》中随机抽取出1500个人的态度进行研究。结果显示，优秀的成功者身上存在一些普遍的品质，而其中最重要的就是常识判断力。
在受调查者中，常识判断力是最普遍的素质。79%的人在这一素质上给自己打了最高分，61%的人说常识判断力对他们的成功起了重要的作用。
大部分人的常识判断力是指在日常事务中有健全的、符合实际的判断力。要具有这样的能力，他们一定要抛弃其他的思想，直指最重要的部分。一位德克萨斯州的石油天然气商人曾说：“成功的关键能力是简化。在主持会议、处理工业方面的问题时，将复杂问题简单化尤为重要。”
常识判断力是一个人与生俱来的，还是通过自己的努力增加的呢？这位石油生意人的答案是：你当然可以培养你的常识判断力。他的能力源于在学校学习怎样辩论。另一种增加你的常识判断力储备的方法是观察别人身上的素质，在他们的和你自己的错误中成长。
此外，还有其他促使成功的因素：懂专业知识、自立、有智慧、有办事能力、领导能力、创造力、与他人的关系融洽，当然少不了运气。不过，常识判断力尤其突出。如果你培养这些素质，你就会获得成功，甚至可能发现自己的名字会出现在《名人录》中呢！
Dont't waste life in doubts and fears.
--Emerson
不要把生命浪费在怀疑和恐惧中。
——爱默生
combination [,kmbi'nein] n.结合；联合
We tried it in every conceivable combination.
我们把能想到的各种组合都试了一遍。
inevitably [in'evitbli] adv.不可避免地
Inevitably,the price of the land is always soaring.
不可避免地，土地的价格总是不断地上涨。
formula ['f:mjul] n.公式；配方；规则；婴儿食品
They are working on the perfection of their new paint formula.
他们正在努力研制尽善尽美的新颜料配方。
prevail [pri'veil] v.获胜；流行；盛行
Sadness prevailed in our mind.
我们的心中充满悲痛。
优秀的成功者身上存在一些普遍的品质，而其中最重要的就是常识判断力。
成功的关键能力是简化。在主持会议、处理工业方面的问题时，将复杂问题简单化尤为重要。
另一种增加你的常识判断力储备的方法是观察别人身上的素质，在他们的和你自己的错误中成长。
He attributes his to learning how to debate in school.
attribute to：归因于；多亏
But common sense stands out.
stand out：突出；显眼；顶住