There Is Good in All Things
[美]塞隆·迪蒙/Theron Dumont
我所知道的最有益的事情之一就是发现优点，因为世界上任何事物都有可取之处。我们鼓励他人看到自身优点，在发现他人优点的过程中，我们也受益匪浅。有时，他人的心愿恰恰是我们苦苦寻觅的珍宝。我们付出什么就会收获什么。每个人都需要他人的鼓励和支持，所以养成鼓励他人的习惯，你会发现你所鼓励的人以及你自己都会有无穷的动力，因为你重新拥有了激励人心、积极向上的思想。
生活给我们提供了不断改进的机会。不过能否利用机会，就要看自己对现状的满意度和期望之间的差距有多大了。每月伊始，每个人都应该坐下来仔细审视一下自己上个月所取得的进步。假如没有达到自己的期望，那么他就应该找到缘由。这样一来，下次再遇到这样的情况，便可以从容应付了。一旦没能完成计划，我们所痛惜的该是流逝的时间。我们可以为失败推卸责任，然而最好的宽恕之道莫过于立刻进行下一步的计划。一切皆有可能，或许眼前荆棘遍布，任务艰巨，然而越艰辛的任务便意味着越丰厚的回报。艰难困苦真正地锻炼了我们，哪怕是一点儿的努力付出，激发自身的一部分潜能就能功成名就。所以，不要在困难面前退缩，因为比起那些渺小的胜利，一次饱含艰辛的成功所带来的喜悦，远远胜过其数十次的进步。
我知道，每一个愿意付出的人终究是会获得成功的。这里的付出并不是指金钱，而是指全身心的努力。获得成功的首要条件是要有欲望——去做某些事。其次是学会如何去做。最后，实施自己的想法。
一个懂得接纳他人思想的人最容易获得成功。也许你学来的知识一点儿也不适合现在的工作，然而是金子总会发光的。所以，梦想成功的人一定要集思广益，要竭尽全力来汲取知识，要避免自己的事业呈单向发展，而要全方位地发展。成功只属于这样的人。
成功的奥秘在于不论身在何处，身兼何职，你都要一直改进自身。不要错过任何一次学习的机会，不要强调自身的局限性，而要注重你可以付出多少，这样的人会不断鞭策自己，永远都会积极奋进。他会在社会上获得充足的空间，因为如果他很有价值，没有哪个地方会随便“放走”这样的人才。
一个潜能被完全开发的人将会意志坚强、勇气十足！他永远不会怯懦，也不会迷茫，会成为工作中的先进者。毫无经验的人很少掌握权力，承担责任，而他们之所以受到重视，是因为工作成为他们所有精力和意志力的核心，是因为他们向所有人显示出了勇气和决心。
One of the most beneficial practices I know of is that of looking for the good in， for there is good in all things. We encourage a person by seeing his good qualities and we also help ourselves by looking for them. We gain their good wishes， a most valuable asset sometimes. We get back what we give out. The time comes when most all of us need encouragement； need buoying up. So form the habit of encouraging others， and you will find it a wonderful tonic for both those encouraged and yourself， for you will get back encouraging and uplifting thoughts.
Life furnishes us the opportunity to improve. But whether we do it or not depends upon how near we live up to what is expected of us. The first of each month， a person should sit down and examine the progress he has made. If he has not come up to "expectations" he should discover the reason， and by extra exertion measure up to what is demanded next time. Every time that we fall behind what we planned to do， we lose just so much for that time is gone forever. We may find a reason for doing it， but most excuses are poor substitutes for action. Most things are possible. Ours may be a hard task， but the harder the task， the greater the reward. It is the difficult things that really develop us， anything that requires only a small effort， utilizes very few of our faculties， and yields a scanty harvest of achievement. So do not shrink from a hard task， for to accomplish one of these will often bring us more good than a dozen lesser triumphs.
I know that every man that is willing to pay the price can be a success. The price is not in money， but in effort. The first essential quality for success is the desire to do—to be something. The next thing is to learn how to do it； the next to carry it into execution.
The man that is the best able to accomplish anything is the one with a broad mind； the man that has acquired knowledge， that may， it is true， be foreign to this particular case， but is， nevertheless， of some value in all cases. So the man that wants to be successful must be liberal； he must acquire all the knowledge that he can； he must be well posted not only in one branch of his business but in every part of it. Such a man achieves success.
The secret of success is to try always to improve yourself no matter where you are or what your position. Learn all you can. Don't see how little you can do， but how much you can do. Such a man will always be in demand， for he establishes the reputation of being a hustler. There is always room for him because progressive firms never let a hustler leave their employment if they can help it.
The man that reaches the top is the gritty， plucky， hard worker and never the timid， uncertain， slow worker. An untried man is seldom put in a position of responsibility and power. He is placed there because of his reputation of putting vigor and virility into his efforts， and because he has previously shown that he has pluck and determination.