為夢(mèng)想全力以赴

No matter how diverse their goals or crafts, the super-achievers shared many of the same habits. How can you follow in their footsteps? These are the 10 qualities that will set you apart.

不論目標(biāo)或技藝多么五花八門，成功人士都有很多共同的習(xí)慣。那怎樣才能像他們那樣成功呢？以下十個(gè)品質(zhì)就能讓你脫穎而出：

Dedication To A Vision

為夢(mèng)想全力以赴

Every great success starts with inspiration, but not every inspiration leads to success. The most common thing we found was these people’s devotion to the day-to-day struggle. Glossy magazine success stories often don’t show the dark moments, the daily grind or flagging energy that super-achievers endure to realize their goals. However, that dedication is essential to their success.

所有偉大的成功都從創(chuàng)意開始，但不是所有創(chuàng)意都能走向成功。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，成功人士對(duì)生活中的平凡瑣事也會(huì)全力以赴。雜志中光鮮亮麗的成功故事很少會(huì)表現(xiàn)成功人士的困頓時(shí)刻、日常瑣事或他們?yōu)閷?shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)所付出的種種精力。但正是這種全身心的投入成就了他們的成功。

聰明地堅(jiān)持

Intelligent Persistence

聰明地堅(jiān)持

One thing successful people know: Dedication and blind persistence are two very different things. You can work hard but not smart. When something’s not working, you’ve got to tweak it. Some people just keep banging their heads against the wall. Instead of doggedly using the same ineffective tactics, super-achievers pivot and try to tackle the problem from a different angle.

成功人士都知道：全力以赴和盲目堅(jiān)持是兩碼事。你可能工作很努力，卻工作得不聰明。如果方法行不通，你就得想辦法解決。有些人只會(huì)認(rèn)死理，而成功人士卻不會(huì)死守?zé)o效的方法，他們會(huì)換個(gè)角度來(lái)解決問(wèn)題。

培養(yǎng)智囊團(tuán)

Fostering A Community

培養(yǎng)智囊團(tuán)

Star performers know they can’t achieve success on their own. Instead, they must galvanize a group of people around their idea or goal. Teamwork, or having an ecosystem of supporters, turns out to be critically vital for success. It doesn’t just include partners and coworkers. It might also mean employees, customers, investors, mentors, fans and social media followers. They quote business guru Guy Kawasaki: “First you have to create something worthy of an ecosystem. Then pick yourevangelists.”

卓越名人都知道不可能憑一己之力取得成功。相反，他們必須激勵(lì)其他人一起出謀劃策。團(tuán)隊(duì)合作或有一幫支持者對(duì)成功來(lái)說(shuō)至關(guān)重要。這不僅是指合伙人或同事，也可能包括員工、客戶、投資者、導(dǎo)師、粉絲以及社會(huì)媒體人士等。引用商業(yè)大師蓋伊-川崎（小編注：蓋伊-川崎是蘋果公司前首席宣傳官、聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人）的話就是：“你先得建立一套有價(jià)值的系統(tǒng)，然后才能找到你的傳道人。”

情緒管理

Managing Emotions

情緒管理

We found that managing emotions is a key element to success. It’s so easy to be derailed by them, but these people are able to channel anger and frustration into their work. This was an important lesson for Jessica Watson, the Australian sailor who circumnavigated the world alone at only 16 years old. While out at sea, when loneliness or negativity set in, she would acknowledge her emotions and remind herself that she could get past them. “You can’t change conditions—just the way you deal with them,” Watson said.

我們發(fā)現(xiàn)情緒管理對(duì)成功也很重要。人們很容易被情緒左右，但成功人士卻能很好地化憤怒和抑郁為工作力量。杰西卡-沃森對(duì)此深有體會(huì)。這位澳大利亞航海員16歲時(shí)就獨(dú)自環(huán)游了世界。在海上，孤獨(dú)或負(fù)面情緒來(lái)襲時(shí)，她會(huì)正視它們，提醒自己可以克服它們。“你無(wú)法改變環(huán)境，所以只能改變面對(duì)環(huán)境的方法。”沃森說(shuō)。

不斷進(jìn)取

Constantly Evolving

不斷進(jìn)取

Successful people maintain success by consistently learning and adapting to the environment around them. Tennis champion Martina Navratilova realized this when her game suddenly started sliding. She decided to transform her training routine and diet, and soon was back on track to become an all-star athlete.

成功人士通過(guò)不斷學(xué)習(xí)并適應(yīng)周圍環(huán)境來(lái)維持成功。網(wǎng)球冠軍瑪?shù)倌?/span>-納芙拉蒂洛娃在比賽突然退步時(shí)悟出了這個(gè)道理。她決定改變訓(xùn)練模式和飲食，很快又恢復(fù)了自己的實(shí)力，成為一名明星運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

傾聽和開放的心態(tài)

Listening And Remaining Open

傾聽和開放的心態(tài)

You don’t normally think of hard-charging, action-oriented leaders as being good listeners. These people’s ability to practice the art of listening helped them learn what they needed to know about the world around them.” For example, Zappos’ Hsieh asked all his employees to share their personal values so that he could incorporate them into the company’s values and culture.

一般來(lái)說(shuō)，作風(fēng)硬派、雷厲風(fēng)行的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會(huì)讓人覺得他們不善于傾聽。實(shí)際上這些人很擅長(zhǎng)利用傾聽的藝術(shù)從周圍獲取自己需要的信息。比如說(shuō)，Zappos的創(chuàng)始人謝家華就要求員工分享各自的價(jià)值觀，從而使他們?nèi)谌肫髽I(yè)的文化和價(jià)值觀。

善于講故事

Good Storytelling

善于講故事

Stories have the ability to transport people to your world, and then they’re more likely to invest in you and your brand. Philippe Petit, famous for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center in the 1970s, believed other wire-walkers were trying to make it look hard. But he wanted to be a poet in the sky and seem effortless. His narrative wasn’t in words, but it was a story he was communicating.

故事可以帶領(lǐng)人們進(jìn)入你的世界，讓他們更愿意投資你和你的品牌。菲利普-帕特是著名的走鋼絲藝人。他曾在上世紀(jì)70年代在紐約世貿(mào)中心雙子塔之間表演高空走鋼絲。他認(rèn)為其他走鋼絲人一直試圖將走鋼絲搞得看上去很難。但他卻希望成為“空中詩(shī)人”，讓走鋼絲看上去輕松無(wú)比。盡管沒有用言語(yǔ)講述，但卻是在講述一則故事。

用市場(chǎng)檢驗(yàn)想法

Testing Ideas In The Market

用市場(chǎng)檢驗(yàn)想法

Everybody has a bias to think their own idea is brilliant. [Achievers] roll it out in an environment that’s as close as possible to the market. Bill Gross, serial entrepreneur, always tests before he invests. When he had an idea for an online car dealer, CarsDirect, no one was sure if people would actually buy a car from a Web site. He decided to put up a test site to see what would happen. Before they had any inventory, they’d sold four cars and had to shut down the site. On the upside, Gross then knew for a fact there was a market for the service.

每個(gè)人都有私心，覺得自己的想法特棒。成功人士會(huì)在接近市場(chǎng)的環(huán)境中試驗(yàn)自己的想法。比爾-格羅斯是多家企業(yè)的創(chuàng)辦人，他在投資前總要先進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)。當(dāng)他想在網(wǎng)上進(jìn)行汽車直銷，沒人確定人們?cè)覆辉敢鈴木W(wǎng)上買車。于是格羅斯決定試驗(yàn)一下，看看到底如何。還未存貨前，他們只賣了四輛車，最后只好關(guān)閉網(wǎng)站。從好的方面來(lái)看，格羅斯起碼知道了市場(chǎng)的服務(wù)需求。

學(xué)會(huì)耐心

Practicing Patience

學(xué)會(huì)耐心

Inaction, or stillness, can sometimes be just as useful as action. The importance of patience was a primary theme among the super-achievers–whether it’s strategically waiting for the best time to make a move or continuing to pursue a larger vision without receiving immediate rewards. Jill Tarter, a director of the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), has been searching for life on other planets for the last 50 years without any guarantee of success.

有時(shí)不作為或安靜也和行動(dòng)一樣有效。耐心是成功人士第一要點(diǎn)——不論是有策略地等待最佳行動(dòng)時(shí)機(jī)還是拒絕臨時(shí)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)而謀求更大目標(biāo)。吉爾-塔爾特是SETI（外星智能搜尋）研究中心的一名主管，雖不確定成功與否，50年來(lái)卻一直在搜尋外星生物。

追求快樂(lè)

Pursuing Happiness

追求快樂(lè)

Success fuels happiness, and happiness in turn fuels greater success. Jennings, “the winningest game-show champion in history,” said once he became a contestant on a game show, it filled his entire life with passion. That happiness helped him win, and winning ended up giving him the confidence he needed to pursue a career he loved: writing. Seeking happiness in your life and work turns out to be a win-win.

成功帶來(lái)快樂(lè)，而快樂(lè)反過(guò)來(lái)也會(huì)帶來(lái)更大成功。“史上最強(qiáng)競(jìng)賽節(jié)目冠軍”詹寧斯曾說(shuō)，每次參加競(jìng)賽節(jié)目，自己整個(gè)人都會(huì)激情澎湃?？鞓?lè)使他贏得比賽，而獲勝反過(guò)來(lái)也增強(qiáng)了他追求至愛事業(yè)的信心：寫作。從生活與工作中尋找快樂(lè)吧，這樣你就能獲得雙贏！