英语

Nothing can take the place of persistence 毅力无法替代
Nothing can take the place of persistence
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent. Genius will not; unrewarding genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Perseverance does not always mean sticking to the same thing forever. It means giving full concentration and effort to whatever you are doing, right now! It means doing the tough things first and looking downstream for gratification and rewards. It means being happy in your work, but hungry for more knowledge and progress. It means making more calls, going more miles, pulling more weeds, getting up earlier in the day and always being on the lookout for a better way of doing what you‟re doing. Persistence is success though trial and error.
毅力无法替代
世界上没有任何东西可以替代毅力。

才干不可以，无所作为的能人十分普遍；天分不可以，碌碌无为的天才尽人皆知;教育不可以，受过良好教育的没落者更是随处可见。

只要有毅力和决心，就是无所不能的。

毅力并不总是意味着永远坚持做同一件事。

它意味着无论你做任何事情，你都要立刻全心投入，竭尽全力；它意味着先做艰苦的工作，再去期待随之而来的满足和回报。

它意味着开心地工作，渴望更多的知识和进步。

它意味着多打几个电话，多夏装几里路，多除草，早起床，意味着总是寻求更好的方式去做你在做的事情。

毅力就是经历考验和过失的成功。

Eight Tips You Should Remember On Your Path To Success!
Everything that happens to us happens for a purpose. And sometimes, one thing leads to another and the result is a disaster. Instead of locking yourself up in your cage of fears and crying over past heartaches, embarrassment and failures treat them as your teachers and they will become your tools in both self-improvement and success.
I remember watching the movie called Patch Adams. It is one of those great films that help you to really look into your own being and what makes you the person you are.
Hunter 'patch' Adams is a medical student who failed to make it through the board exams. After months of suffering in melancholy, depression and a number of suicide attempts - he decided to seek medical attention and voluntarily admitted himself into a psychiatric ward.
After months of recuperation in the hospital, his stay led him to meeting a variety of different kinds of people with severe mental disease. During his stay he met a catatonic person, a mentally retarded person, a schizophrenic person and so on. Patch over a period of time always found ways of treating his own ailment and finally realized he was the only one to get himself back on track. Patch woke up one morning realizing that after all the failure and pains he has gone through, he still wanted to become a doctor.
He carries with himself a positive attitude that brought himself self-improvement and success. He did not only improve himself, but also the life of the people around him and their quality of life.
Did he succeed?
Absolutely! Needless to say, he became the best doctor his country has ever known.
So, when does self improvement become synonymous with success? Where do we start? Take these eight tips ...
Tip One:
Stop thinking and feeling as if you are a failure. Failure breeds Failure and you are not a Failure! How can others accept your successes if YOU cannot accept them?
Tip Two:
When you see hunks and models on TV, do not feel self pity but simply devise a plan on how you are going to improve and more forward. Self acceptance is not just about having nice slender legs, or great abs. Concentrate on your inner beauty and what you have to offer.
Tip Three:
When people feel down and low about themselves, help them to move up. Do not go down with them. If you do that they will only pull you down further and both of you will end up feeling inferior. If the person will not get up out of the self-pity mode then you need to find a group of people who want to succeed. Success breeds Success.
Tip Four:
The world is a large classroom for lessons, not mistakes. Don't feel stupid and doomed forever just because you failed on one project. Learn from your mistakes. There is always a next time. If you learn from every lesson, then the law of averages says you must succeed.
Tip Five:
Take things one step at a time. Self improvement takes time and is a learned experience. Remember, Rome was not built in a day and nor will your success be achieved in just one day. Tip Six:
Self improvement result Leeds to inner stability, personal development and dig this .... SUCCESS. Success is born from self confidence, self appreciation and self esteem.
Tip Seven:
Set meaningful and achievable goals. Self improvement does not turn you into an exact replica of Cameron Diaz or Ralph Fiennes. Your objective should be in developing a better YOU.
Tip Eight:
Little things mean BIG to other people. Sometimes, we don't realize that the little things that we do like a pat on the back, saying 'hi' or 'hello', greeting someone 'good day' or telling Mr. Smith something like 'hey, I love your tie!' are simple things that mean so much to other people. When we are being appreciative about beautiful things around us and other people, we also become beautiful to them.
When you're willing to accept change and go through the process of self improvement, it does not mean that everyone else is. The world is a place where people of different values and attitude
hang out. Sometimes, even if you think you and your best friend always like to do the same thing together at the same time, they would most likely decline an invitation for self improvement.
We should always remember that there's no such thing as 'over night success'. It is always a wonderful feeling to hold on to the things that you already have now, realizing that those are just one of the things you once wished for. A very nice quote says that 'When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.' We are all here to learn our lessons. When we open our doors to self improvement, we increase our chances to head up the road of success.
If you have tried self improvement material and courses before and you have not got the results you are after, then there is a simple tool we have to unlock … which is your brain.
Once you unleash the power of your brain, then there will be no stopping you in your path to success.
通向成功之路的八个要诀!
每件事情的发生都有它的原因。

有时候，一件事的发生会引起另外一件事的发生，而其结果则是一次灾难。

不要把自己锁在恐惧的牢笼里，为过去的伤心、尴尬和失败而哭泣，相反你应该他它们当作你的老师，而它们将成为你自我提升和迈向成功的工具。

我记得看曾经看过一部叫做《心灵点滴》的电影。

这部伟大的电影可以真正帮你认清自己，
你为什么成为现在的你。

亨特•帕奇•亚当斯是一个医科学生，但未能通过医师执照考试。

.在经过数个月的痛苦、惆怅、数次自杀之后。

他决定自己主动求医诊治，主动入精神科病房治疗。

他在医院恢复的几个月里，接触了不同类型患有严重心理疾病的人。

在此期间，遇到一名紧张性精神症患者、一个智障者、一个精神分裂者等等。

过了一段时间，帕奇发现自己总会找到治疗自己的方法，他终于意识到只有自己才能使自己回到正轨。

一天早晨醒来，帕奇意识到虽然他历经失败和痛苦，但他还是想成为一名医生。

他重拾积极的态度，使自己得到自我提高和成功。

他改善的不只是自己的生活，还有他身
边人的生活和他们的生活质量。

他成功了吗?
当然！不消说，他成了他所在国家的最好医生。

那么，自我提高何时成为成功的同义词了？我们从何处着手呢？采取一下八个要诀：
要决之一：
停止认为和感觉自己是一个失败者。

失败滋生失败，而你不是失败者! 你自己都不接受成
功，又怎么能让别人接受？
要决之二：
在电视上看到帅哥靓女，不要自惭形秽，着手制订计划来提高自己，变得更加进取。

自我接受不仅仅是要有漂亮修长的双腿或者健壮的肌肉。

关注你内在的美以及你可以奉献什么。

要决之三：
当人们感到自己情绪低昂时，帮助他们振作起来。

不要和他们一起消沉下去。

如果你真消沉下去，这些情绪会使你更低迷，这样你们两个人都会觉得逊人一筹。

如果他还是不能摆脱自怨自艾的状态，你就要找一群想成功的人。

成功孕育成功。

要决之四：
世界是一个大教室，让人学习而不是让人犯错。

不要因为在一个项目上失败，就觉得自己愚蠢，是注定失败的。

从自己的错误中学习。

凡事总有下次。

如果每次你都能在教训中汲取经验，那么按照平均法则来说，你肯定会成功。

要决之五：
做事情一步一个脚印。

自我完善是需要时间和经验教训的。

请记住，罗马不是一天建成的，
你也不会仅用一天就取得成功。

要决之六：
自我提高使里兹得以获得内心的平和，个人发展以及…成功。

成功来自自信、自爱和自尊。

要决之七：
设定有意义和可行的目标。

自我完善不会使你成为卡梅隆•迪亚兹或者拉尔夫•费因斯的翻
版。

你的目标应该是要更好地开发。

要决之八：
小事情对别人的意义或许很大。

有时候，我们并没有意识到类似拍拍别人肩头、说声“你好”、见面打声招呼或者当面告诉史密斯先生“你的领带不错！”这样的小事情，对其他人而言有多大的意义。

当我们对周围漂亮的事物给予赞赏，我们在他们眼中也会变的漂亮起来。

当你愿意接受改变，经历自我改进的过程，这并不意味着所有人都愿意这样。

这个世界是不同价值观和态度的人共有的地方。

有时候即使你认为你和你最好的朋友总是喜欢在一起做同样的事情，他们也有可能拒绝进行自我改进的邀请。

我们要永远记住，天下没有…一夜之间成功‟的事情。

坚守已经拥有的事物，总是一种很美妙的感觉，你要意识到这也是你曾经期盼的事情之一。

有一句俗话说的好：“学生准备好，老师就出现”。

我们都是来学习的。

当我们打开自我完善之门，我们就增加了自己迈向成功之
路的的机会。

如果你之前曾经尝试过改善自身的物质和课程，而你并没有获得你所期望的结果，那么我们有一个简单的工具可以开启……那就是你的大脑。

一旦你释放大脑的力量，那么你的成功之路将变成坦途。

Hold fast to dreams
We all have dreams. We all want to believe deep down in our souls that we have a special gift, that we can make a difference, that we can touch others in a special way, and that we can make the world a better place.
At one time in our lives, we all had a vision for the quality of life that we desire and deserve. Yet, for many of us, those dreams have become so shrouded in the frustrations and routines of daily life that we no longer even make an effort to accomplish them. For far too many, the dream has dissipated C and with it, so has the will to shape our destinies. Many have lost that sense of certainty that creates the winner‟s edge.
What we should do is to restore the dreams and to make it real, to get each f us to remember and use the unlimited power that lies sleeping within us all.
紧紧抓住梦想
我们每个人都有梦想。

我们每个人都希望能发自内心地相信自已有一种特殊的天赋，相信自己能发挥重要的作用，相信自己能以一种特殊的方式感动他人，相信自己能够把世界变
得更加美好。

在一生中，我们都曾经对自己渴望并追求的生活品质抱有憧憬。

然而，对我们大多数人来说，这些憧憬在日常生活的成规和挫败中已经变得如此渺茫，以到于我们甚至不再努力去实现它们。

对太多人来说，梦想已经远离，随之远离的还有塑造我们命运的意愿。

很多人已经推动了坚定的信念，而正是坚定的信念为胜利者创造了优势。

我们所要做的就是重拴梦想，并实现梦想，让我们每个人都记住，并去运用深藏在自己身上的无限潜能。

Your Biggest Bank Account
Imagine that every morning somebody put $86,400 in your bank account. Then, every night whatever you didn't spend that day was taken out of your account and thrown away. Wouldn't you take out every cent of your $86,400 and spend it every day? So none of it would be wasted or thrown away.
Did you know that you really have a bank account just like that one? It's called TIME. Every morning our time bank gives you and me 86,400 seconds. Then, every night the time we did not use that day is gone. So we must use it all up or lose the time each day we do not spend well. You use it or lose it. Then what are the best bargains and deals in life which are worth our valuable time?
The smart investment of your time is people. Spend your time with your family. At the end of your life, you will never be sorry for the time you spent with your children, your wife or husband, your brothers and sisters, and your parents. We should also spend our time on the many people all around us each day to help make their lives happier. Spending your time on people gives you wealth and happiness that you can never lose.
你最大的帐户
假设每天早上都会有人在你的银行帐户里存入86400美元。

而到了晚上，只要是当天你没花的钱都会被拿走或者扔掉。

你会每天都花光86400的每一分吗？这样每天都不会浪费每一分钱或者被扔掉。

你知道吗？其实你还真的有这样的一个帐户。

这就是时间。

每天早上，我们的时间银行都会给我们86400秒。

然后每天晚上，我们当天没有用到的时间都会一去不返。

所以，我们要么就把时间用光，要么就会丢失每天没有好好利用的时间。

要么用掉要么浪费掉。

那么生命中又有什么对我们珍贵的时间而言是最好的方式呢？
其实，把时间投资在人上是明智的。

花时间和家人一起。

在生命终结时，你绝不会为和自己的子女、妻子或丈夫在，兄弟姐妹以及父母一起花的时间而懊悔。

我们还应该把时间花在我们身边的人身上，让他们的生活更美好。

把时间花在别人身上会为你带来财富和幸福，而这些是不会失去的。

Tear Down These Walls
A famous man and woman who were neighbors were always arguing. They just could not get along with each other. One day the woman said to the man: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd give you poison!" The man quickly answered: "Madam, if you were my wife, I'd take it!" You know, the greatest problems in the world always have been and always will be problems between people. Just look at our own family and extended family. Is everyone getting along all the time? How about in your village or neighborhood, your school, or your workplace?
Did you know that the beautiful 'paradise' islands of the Pacific have some of the highest suicide rates in the world? But why? Because there is no peace in paradise! Instead, there are walls of hurt and hate built up between people: between parents and children, between husbands and wives, between different races and cultures. All over the world there is trouble and problems between people! Many people are hurting, hoping someday to finally have real peace.
But even if everyone was given lots of money and a high-paying job, the best education, and a great government, we'd still have problems because of the walls between people—walls of pride and prejudice, walls of hurt, mistrust, jealousy, and unforgiveness. Tear down these walls between people, then we can have real peace and truly love.
打破壁垒
一对有名的男女是邻居，却经常争吵。

他们就是不对脾气。

一天，女的对男的说：“先生，如果你是我丈夫，我会下毒毒死你”。

男的回答的也很快：“如果我是你丈夫，我宁愿被毒死”。

要知道，世上最大的问题一直是，也将永远是人之间的问题。

就看看我们的家庭和亲属。

大家都相处愉快吗？村里人或者邻居呢？同学或者同事呢？
你知道太平洋中有“天堂”之称的美丽岛屿却有着世界上自杀率最高的地方吗？为什么呢？因为天堂里也没有和平！相反，人们之间却被伤害、仇恨阻隔开来：父母孩子之间，夫妻之间、不同种族、文化之间。

世界上，有人的地方就有麻烦和问题！很多人伤痕累累，期望有一天最终获得真正的和平。

但即使每个人都被给予大量金钱、有一份高收入的工作、受最好的教育、有个很棒的政府，我们依然会有问题，就是因为人与人之间的壁垒——傲慢与偏见、伤害、猜疑、嫉妒和不恕所造成的壁垒。

只有打破这些壁垒，我们才能有真正的和平和爱。

Be First
A mother had not spoken to her son for 3 years because of an argument they had. Even after 3 years the mother was still offended and felt her son should apologize first, not her. By now she had become very sick and was even planning on dying without making peace with her son. But finally, the mother decided to be the first to humble herself and ask her son to forgive her. Immediately her son apologized to her and they became close friends again.
You know, when we choose to stay angry and hold a grudge against someone, we believe the lie that our being right is more important than our being happy and healthy. But it's not! The only way to be at peace in your own life is for you to forgive others. You be wise and strong enough to be the one to apologize, even if you're older. You be the peacemaker and take the first step.
Yet sadly, many of us would rather boil in our anger because we feel the other person was wrong and they owe us an apology. You see, maybe we were right. But life's just too short to wait for everybody in life who has wronged us to finally come to us first and apologize. It just isn't going to happen that way. So the sooner we swallow our pride and be the peacemaker, the sooner we'll be free and happy.
勇于第一个道歉
一位母亲三年没和儿子说话，就因为他们之间的争执。

甚至在3年后，母亲依然觉得被冒犯了，儿子应先道歉。

这时她已经病的不轻了，甚至都打算不和儿子言归于好了。

不过，母亲最终决定自己先放下面子，请儿子原谅她。

她的儿子马上向她道歉，他们又成为亲密的朋友。

要知道，我们在选择满腹怨气，对别人怀恨在心时，我们相信自己正确远比自己愉悦、健康更重要这个谎话。

事实却不是这样的！让自己人生得享太平的唯一办法就是你要原谅他人。

你要足够聪明、强装，成为道歉的那个人，即使你年龄大些。

你做和事佬，先采取行动。

不过，可悲的是，我们中的很多人宁可身受怨气的煎熬，因为我们觉得对方错了，他们应该向我们道歉。

要知道，或许我们是正确的。

但生命这么短，不可能等待我们生命中曾经冤枉过我们的人先来向你道歉。

事情不会这个样子的。

所以我们越快吞下自尊，成为和事佬，我们就越快获得自由和幸福。

No Parking
On this journey called life, do you sometimes feel like just pulling over and parking? You feel like you've done enough, worked enough, and learned enough. Now it's time to relax, let the others do the work, and enjoy the ride. But the problem when we pull over and park is that we get nowhere, since we stop learning and improving to make our life the best it can be. So we don't reach our potential and live every day to the fullest.
One parking place we might stop at is what we wrongly think are our handicaps and weaknesses. We compare ourselves to others who might have certain talents and abilities we don't have. But we need to realize that we have our own special strengths and abilities. We each must first learn to accept ourselves with our own unique physical looks, personality and abilities. No one is completely handicapped! We each have something important we can be and do in this world. We each were made to make a difference and help other people's lives. So friend, don't park by what you think are your handicaps or lack of talents and abilities. Start making the most of the abilities you do have.
A second parking place that many of us stop at is our failures. But we've all failed! So if you've failed join the club! Just learn from it and try again. It's not how you start but how you finish that makes you a real success. So it's never too late to get back on the road toward your dreams and goals in life. Time is running out, so you might as well get moving toward the kind of character and life you want.
The third place many people park is by their successes. Just because we've achieved a little success in life some of us choose to stop. We stop trying, learning, and improving because we're satisfied with only a little success. But if what you've done isn't your very best, then you'll never know that you did everything you could in life. Then you'll have to live with that terrible regret! For whatever reason, if you've become discouraged or tempted to pull over and park. Maybe you've already given up and stopped. Did you know that today things can change? Leave your parking place and move on to living successfully and finishing your life well.
不要停止不前
在这个称之为生活的旅程中，你是否会有时觉得要考在路边、停下来？你觉得自己已经做的足够多，工作的足够了，学习的也足够了。

现在是时候放松一下了，让别人去工作、享受其中的乐趣。

但问题是，当我们停下来我们会一事无成，因为我们停止了学习和提供以便使我们的生活最好。

所以我们并没有达到我们潜力可以使我们达到的位置，并没有充分度过每一天。

我们可能会停下来的地方之一就是我们错误地认为是我们前进的障碍或者自身的弱点。

我们会把自己跟一些有天赋才能的人进行比较。

但是我们要意识到我们有自己特殊的优势和才能。

我们每个人都必须要首先学会接受自己独特的形体特征、个性和能力。

没人是全残的！在这个世界上，我们每个人都可以成为或者多些重要的事物。

我们每个人生而不同、都可以帮助他人的生活！所以，朋友们不要在自己认为是障碍或者缺少才能的地方停下来。

开始把你自己有的才能发挥到极致吧。

我们中很多人会停下来的第二个地方就是我们的失败。

但是，人都有挫折！所以如果你没能加入某个俱乐部，那就从中汲取经验，再试一次。

使你获得真正成功的不在于你怎样开始，而在于你怎样结束。

所以任何时候回归到正确的道路，朝着你的梦想和目标前进都不晚。

时间飞逝，你也会随之朝着你想的性格和生活迈进。

而第三个很多会停下来的是他们的成功。

只是因为生命里的一点点成功，我们中的一些人就会选择停下来。

我们不再尝试、不再学习、不再提高，因为我们满足于小小的成功。

但是如果你所取得的成功并不是你可以做到的极致，那么你就不会了解你本来可以做的一切事情。

而你将忍受这个可悲的遗憾！
无论什么原因，如果你已经丧失斗志或者经受诱惑停了下来。

或许，你已经放弃了、止步不前了。

你知道吗？事情是可以改变的。

离开你停下来的地方，迈步前行，与成功相伴，圆满过完自己的人生。

Success Is Mostly Failure
A successful man said: “Success is mostly about failing.” What we don‟t know about the world‟s most successful people is the many times they failed before they finally succeeded. Successful people know how to keep going and learning from their failures until they finally reach their goal. As a famous entertainer put it: “If you want the rainbow, you‟ve got to put up with the rain.”
This is a true story of a man who when he was 22 years old failed at business. The next year he tried for public office in the government and lost; so he tried again at business, but failed at that again. Then, at age 25 he tried for government office again and this time he won. But the next year his wife-to-be died, and at age 27 he had a nervous breakdown.
In the next 7 years he tried for government office 3 more times and lost all 3 times. Then 3 years later, at age 37, he tried again for government office and finally won. But only 2 years later he lost it again. In the next 10 years, he tried 2 more times for the Senate and lost both times. Then he tried for Vice President and lost that also. Finally, 2 years later, at age 51, this man was elected President of the United States. Today, he is considered by many Americans to be the greatest President in America‟s history. This is the true life story of Abraham Lincoln.
Failing should make us better, not bitter.
成功大多源于失败
一位成功人士说：“成功主要是关乎失败”。

对世界上最成功的人士，我们多不了解的是他们成功之前失败过多少次。

成功的人知道怎样保持前进的步伐，从失败中学习，直到取得最后的目标。

正如一名著名的艺人所说：“要想见彩虹，就先要经历风雨”。

下面是一个真实的故事。

有一个人22岁时做生意失败了。

于是，第二年他想在政府机构里
谋个职位，不过也没成功。

之后，在25岁时，她又一次冲击政府职位，这次他成功了。

不过第二年他的未婚妻去世，年仅27岁他就患了神经衰弱。

随后的7年，他三次在政府里谋职，三次失败。

又过了三年，在他37岁时，他再次在政府里谋职，并最终获得了成功。

不过，2年后他又丢了官。

之后的10年他两次冲击参议院，均告失败。

随后他竞选副总统，这次也没成功。

最后，2年后，在他51岁时，他被选为美国总统。

现在，他被很多美国人当作美国历史上最伟大的总统。

这就是亚伯拉罕·林肯的真实故事。

Decide Your Destiny
A man was cleaning his car with a special brush when a little girl who had been watching him said, "My daddy has a brush like that to clean his car too." "Really!" said the man. "What kind of car does your daddy have?" The little girl answered: "Oh, he hasn't got the car yet, but he's got the brush to clean it." Well, I suppose you have to start somewhere! The important thing is that you do get started. And to do that, we first have to decide what kind of life we want. It's strange how many of us want to live forever, when we can't even decide what to do with our life now! Like the guy who said: "I'm going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow."
You see, even if others have made decisions for you, you can still decide how you'll respond and handle the life that's been handed to you. You still have control of your own attitudes. Happiness is an attitude and choice, no matter what situation you're in. Remember, you can always find someone worse off than you whom you can help. It's only when we stop looking at our own problems and reach out to make others happy, that we ourselves can be truly happy. But if you choose not to make a decision, that also is your decision you'll live with. There are many smart, talented people who have never enjoyed the success they could have, simply because they could not make a decision and discipline themselves to follow through with it.
Remember, if your life doesn't change, it's going stay the same! It's that simple. So to move on from where you are, you must first decide where you'd rather be. If you can't change your mind, you can't change your life. "The moment you're through changing, you're through!" The great writer Tolstoy said: "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change himself." So ask yourself right now: What's the one decision I need to make to change my life?
命运自己决定
一个人正在用一把特别的刷子清理自己的汽车，这时一直在观察他的一个小姑娘说：“我爸爸也有一个想这个一样的刷子在清洁汽车”。

“真的嘛”这个人说。

“你爸爸的车是什么的”？小女孩回答说：“哦，他还没车呢，不过他先有了刷子”。

恩，事情总要有个开始的！重要的是走出这一步。

在此之前，我们要先决定自己想要什么样的生活。

人真的很奇怪，明明有很多人不能决定我们现在应该做些什么，却还是一门心思想万寿无疆！就像这位仁兄说的：“我要停止拖延的毛病，就从明天开始吧！”
要知道，即便是有人已经为你做出了决定，你依然可以决定应该怎样回应，掌握自己的人生。

你依然可以控制自己的态度。

幸福是种态度和选择，无论你所处在何种环境之中。

记住，你总可以找到比你更景况更惨，你可以帮助的人。

也只有当我们自己不再关注自身的困苦，伸出援助之手让他人快乐之时，我们才能真正的快乐起来。

但如果你选择不做出决定，那也是你将承受的决定。

有很多聪明、才华横溢的人从来没有享受过取得成功的喜悦，就仅仅是因为他们不能做出决定，并自律地贯彻始终。