布衣之声

The Elements of Success

I don’t believe that there is any one recipe for

success. Instead, I believe success is the result of

a combination of a lot of different factors - and not

all of them are needed for success. The more factors

you have on your side, the more likely you are to

succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those

factors. Here are seven additional factors that are

also important.

Knowledge A strong body of knowledge about the area

in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key

building blocks of success. You can build this by

pushing yourself - read and try out the foundational

materials and push yourself into challenging areas to

build your knowledge.

Natural talent Some people are born with a

predisposition to succeed in certain areas. Find this

out for yourself by trying a lot of different

activities and seeing what comes easy to you. The

things you do with little or no effort that genuinely

impress others are likely very near your natural

talent, and natural talent combined with a lot of

hard work leads to greatness.

Clear goals and planning Much like a trip, it’s a

lot easier to get where you want to go if you know

where you’re going and spend the time to plan the

route you’ll take to get there. Think about what

your definition of success exactly is, then identify

some of the things that need to be done to help you

move towards it.

Passion An intense, burning desire to dig deep into a

particular area is often a sign that you’ll find

success there. Much as with your natural talent, the

way to find your passion is to touch on a lot of

different areas and see what resonates for you.

Focus/consistent effort Hard work is another key to

finding success. You don’t become a champion without

practicing every day. If you want to succeed in a

certain area, work hard in that area and go beyond

what others are doing - deliberate practice is one

big key.

Luck/opportunity Luck and opportunity also play an

important role in success - sometimes things just

click due to forces outside your control. You can

improve your luck by making as many strong personal

contacts as you can and sharing what you have to

increase their “luck” and “opportunities.”

Cooperation/support Along with luck comes cooperation

- the fact that others are working in small ways to

help you succeed rather than hinder you. A spouse

telling you that you can do this is going to go a lot

further than a spouse telling you you’ll never make

it.

我不认为成功有任何的秘诀.相反，我相信成功是多种因素结合

的结果，其中有些因素对于成功是不必要的。拥有越多对你有利

的因素，你就越有可能成功，积极的态度只是其中之一。以下7

个因素也很重要。

知识。对你希望涉足的领域有充足的知识储备往往是成功的关键

基石。你可以通过阅读或尝试基础性的东西使自己前进；或者，

敦促自己进入有挑战性的领域以建立自己的知识库。

天赋。有些人天生就具有在某些领域取得成功的资质。通过尝试

不同的活动，看看哪些更适合自己，找出适合自己的发展领域。

那些你花费很少精力不费吹灰之力去做能真正打动别人的事物，

可能就是你的天赋所在。天赋加上勤奋就会成功。

明确目标和计划。就像旅行一样，如果你知道自己的目的地并花

时间去计划路线的话，达到目的地会很容易。想想你对成功确切

的定义是什么，然后明确一下那些能助你朝目标迈进的事情，并

完成它们。

激情。想要深入某一特定领域的强烈愿望通常是你将在这一领域

有所建树的迹象。想象寻找自己的天赋所在一样，找到自己的兴

趣所在的方式也是通过涉足不同的领域，看哪些能和自己长生共

鸣。

专注/始终如一的努力。努力是成功的另一关键。没有每天的训

练不可能成为冠军。如果想在某一领域成功，那就在这一领域努

力吧，而且要比其他人更努力---游刃有余也是一个重要环节。

运气/机会。运气和机会也发挥了重要作用—有时事情受你控制

之外的外力影响只会昙花一现。你可以尽可能多地建立人际关系

，与他们分享自己所得，这可提升他人的运气和机会，通过这些

想法，你也会改善自己的运气。

合作/支持。伴随着好运一起来的是合作---事实在于，别人是

通过不显著的方式助你成功，而并没有阻碍你。鼓励远比打击更

能使人进步。

The Elements of Success

I don’t believe that there is any one recipe for

success. Instead, I believe success is the result of

a combination of a lot of different factors - and not

all of them are needed for success. The more factors

you have on your side, the more likely you are to

succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those

factors. Here are seven additional factors that are

also important.

Knowledge A strong body of knowledge about the area

in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key

building blocks of success. You can build this by

pushing yourself - read and try out the foundational

materials and push yourself into challenging areas to

build your knowledge.

Natural talent Some people are born with a

predisposition to succeed in certain areas. Find this

out for yourself by trying a lot of different

activities and seeing what comes easy to you. The

things you do with little or no effort that genuinely

impress others are likely very near your natural

talent, and natural talent combined with a lot of

hard work leads to greatness.

Clear goals and planning Much like a trip, it’s a

lot easier to get where you want to go if you know

where you’re going and spend the time to plan the

route you’ll take to get there. Think about what

your definition of success exactly is, then identify

some of the things that need to be done to help you

move towards it.

Passion An intense, burning desire to dig deep into a

particular area is often a sign that you’ll find

success there. Much as with your natural talent, the

way to find your passion is to touch on a lot of

different areas and see what resonates for you.

Focus/consistent effort Hard work is another key to

finding success. You don’t become a champion without

practicing every day. If you want to succeed in a

certain area, work hard in that area and go beyond

what others are doing - deliberate practice is one

big key.

Luck/opportunity Luck and opportunity also play an

important role in success - sometimes things just

click due to forces outside your control. You can

improve your luck by making as many strong personal

contacts as you can and sharing what you have to

increase their “luck” and “opportunities.”

Cooperation/support Along with luck comes cooperation

- the fact that others are working in small ways to

help you succeed rather than hinder you. A spouse

telling you that you can do this is going to go a lot

further than a spouse telling you you’ll never make

it.

我不认为成功有任何的秘诀.相反，我相信成功是多种因素结合

的结果，其中有些因素对于成功是不必要的。拥有越多对你有利

的因素，你就越有可能成功，积极的态度只是其中之一。以下7

个因素也很重要。

知识。对你希望涉足的领域有充足的知识储备往往是成功的关键

基石。你可以通过阅读或尝试基础性的东西使自己前进；或者，

敦促自己进入有挑战性的领域以建立自己的知识库。

天赋。有些人天生就具有在某些领域取得成功的资质。通过尝试

不同的活动，看看哪些更适合自己，找出适合自己的发展领域。

那些你花费很少精力不费吹灰之力去做能真正打动别人的事物，

可能就是你的天赋所在。天赋加上勤奋就会成功。

明确目标和计划。就像旅行一样，如果你知道自己的目的地并花

时间去计划路线的话，达到目的地会很容易。想想你对成功确切

的定义是什么，然后明确一下那些能助你朝目标迈进的事情，并

完成它们。

激情。想要深入某一特定领域的强烈愿望通常是你将在这一领域

有所建树的迹象。想象寻找自己的天赋所在一样，找到自己的兴

趣所在的方式也是通过涉足不同的领域，看哪些能和自己长生共

鸣。

专注/始终如一的努力。努力是成功的另一关键。没有每天的训

练不可能成为冠军。如果想在某一领域成功，那就在这一领域努

力吧，而且要比其他人更努力---游刃有余也是一个重要环节。

运气/机会。运气和机会也发挥了重要作用—有时事情受你控制

之外的外力影响只会昙花一现。你可以尽可能多地建立人际关系

，与他们分享自己所得，这可提升他人的运气和机会，通过这些

想法，你也会改善自己的运气。

合作/支持。伴随着好运一起来的是合作---事实在于，别人是

通过不显著的方式助你成功，而并没有阻碍你。鼓励远比打击更

能使人进步。

如果可以等待

作者：卡洛

如果可以等待……

我愿化作云烟缭绕在你身旁，

我愿变成空气漂浮在你左右，

我愿像一颗树站立在那原处，

我愿像一滴水融化在那眼泪，

但我不是它们中的任何一个，

虽然我曾梦想变成其中一种，

可是生活中没有幼稚的童话，

残酷时间的面前不允许幻想，

许多许多的事实和事世难料，

不想和不愿是不能说服世人，

我很想等待那个无言的结局，

如果可以？

如果可以等待……

甘罗拜相--磐石工作室系列作品之19

距离好几千年前，在我国甘肃、陕西一带，有个国家叫秦国，到距今两千两百六十多年的时侯，秦庄襄王的儿子嬴政当了国王，他只有十几岁，虽然称王，但没啥权力，大权全都在丞相吕不韦的手上，他是很阴险、很小气的人。

那时，朝中还有一个左丞相叫甘茂，因一些事得罪了吕不韦。吕不韦日夜盘算，想刁难、陷害他。

一天，他把甘茂叫来说：“听说你家的公鸡下了蛋？”

甘茂大吃一惊，说道：“有这事，我自己怎么不知道？！”

吕不韦严厉地说：“公鸡蛋这样的宝贝要献给国家，限你八天之内给我送来，否则就别怪我上报大王，要你的命！”

“咳，这可怎么办呢！”甘茂回家，咳声叹气、愁眉不展。

他的几岁的小孙子甘罗问：“爷爷，怎么了，这么不高兴？”

甘茂就把吕不韦要公鸡蛋的事说了。

“哈哈。”小甘罗听后反倒笑了。说道：”爷爷你不要发愁，孙儿自有妙计……”

第八日早上，小甘罗居然替爷爷上朝去了。

“一个小孩子居然来上早朝，这是谁家的！”朝中大臣交头接耳。朝上13岁的大王也大声喝道：“太胡闹了，小孩子上什么朝！”

甘罗却一副大人的样子说道：“按理不该说我爷爷的名字，既然大王问,只好说了，我叫甘罗，我爷爷叫甘茂，他今天在家生小孩不能上朝，我来替爷爷请假！”

“哈哈！哈哈！“众人不禁哈哈大笑。

吕不韦这时跳出来说道：“胡说，男人怎么能生孩子！”

甘罗莞尔一笑,说道：“看这位叔叔这么威武，一定是吕相爷了，是您向我爷爷要公鸡蛋的吧？既然男人不能生孩子，那么公鸡又怎么下蛋呢？”

吕不韦面色惨白，恨恨不语。周围的大臣暗暗树起了大拇指。

小甘罗的智慧也让大王赞叹不已。后来封他当了上卿，相当于丞相，据说那时小甘罗才八岁。

甘罗拜相--磐石工作室系列作品之19

距离好几千年前，在我国甘肃、陕西一带，有个国家叫秦国，到距今两千两百六十多年的时侯，秦庄襄王的儿子嬴政当了国王，他只有十几岁，虽然称王，但没啥权力，大权全都在丞相吕不韦的手上，他是很阴险、很小气的人。

那时，朝中还有一个左丞相叫甘茂，因一些事得罪了吕不韦。吕不韦日夜盘算，想刁难、陷害他。

一天，他把甘茂叫来说：“听说你家的公鸡下了蛋？”

甘茂大吃一惊，说道：“有这事，我自己怎么不知道？！”

吕不韦严厉地说：“公鸡蛋这样的宝贝要献给国家，限你八天之内给我送来，否则就别怪我上报大王，要你的命！”

“咳，这可怎么办呢！”甘茂回家，咳声叹气、愁眉不展。

他的几岁的小孙子甘罗问：“爷爷，怎么了，这么不高兴？”

甘茂就把吕不韦要公鸡蛋的事说了。

“哈哈。”小甘罗听后反倒笑了。说道：”爷爷你不要发愁，孙儿自有妙计……”

第八日早上，小甘罗居然替爷爷上朝去了。

“一个小孩子居然来上早朝，这是谁家的！”朝中大臣交头接耳。朝上13岁的大王也大声喝道：“太胡闹了，小孩子上什么朝！”

甘罗却一副大人的样子说道：“按理不该说我爷爷的名字，既然大王问,只好说了，我叫甘罗，我爷爷叫甘茂，他今天在家生小孩不能上朝，我来替爷爷请假！”

“哈哈！哈哈！“众人不禁哈哈大笑。

吕不韦这时跳出来说道：“胡说，男人怎么能生孩子！”

甘罗莞尔一笑,说道：“看这位叔叔这么威武，一定是吕相爷了，是您向我爷爷要公鸡蛋的吧？既然男人不能生孩子，那么公鸡又怎么下蛋呢？”

吕不韦面色惨白，恨恨不语。周围的大臣暗暗树起了大拇指。

小甘罗的智慧也让大王赞叹不已。后来封他当了上卿，相当于丞相，据说那时小甘罗才八岁。

潮湿的港湾

作者:岭南布衣

岭南的春

湿了季节

云

裹着冬的尾音

和在红桉的摇曳里

鸽哨响起

满眼的绿

露珠醉了

昵喃的鸟儿

邀来春泥

风

从大海吹来

椰林的轮

爬上亚热带的墙

涂鸦印象

港湾的画布

弥漫了茶香

2014.3.1

潮湿的港湾

作者:岭南布衣

岭南的春

湿了季节

云

裹着冬的尾音

和在红桉的摇曳里

鸽哨响起

满眼的绿

露珠醉了

昵喃的鸟儿

邀来春泥

风

从大海吹来

椰林的轮

爬上亚热带的墙

涂鸦印象

港湾的画布

弥漫了茶香

2014.3.1

纸船——寄母亲

冰心

我从不肯妄弃了一张纸，

总是留着——留着，

叠成一只一只很小的船儿，

从舟上抛下在海里。

有的被天风吹卷到舟中的窗里，

有的被海浪打湿，沾在船头上。

我仍是不灰心的每天的叠着，

总希望有一只能流到我要他到的地方去。

母亲，倘若你梦中看见一只很小的白船儿，

不要惊讶他无端入梦。

这是你至爱的女儿含着泪叠的，

万水千山，求他载着她的爱和悲哀归来

纸船——寄母亲

冰心

我从不肯妄弃了一张纸，

总是留着——留着，

叠成一只一只很小的船儿，

从舟上抛下在海里。

有的被天风吹卷到舟中的窗里，

有的被海浪打湿，沾在船头上。

我仍是不灰心的每天的叠着，

总希望有一只能流到我要他到的地方去。

母亲，倘若你梦中看见一只很小的白船儿，

不要惊讶他无端入梦。

这是你至爱的女儿含着泪叠的，

万水千山，求他载着她的爱和悲哀归来

Be the best of whatever you are

　　　　　　　　　　　　——Douglas Malloch

If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,

Be a scrub in the valley---but be

The best little scrub by the side of the rill;

Be a bush if you can't be a tree.

If you can't be a bush be a bit of grass——

And some highway happier make.

If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass——

But the liveliest bass in the lake!

We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,

There's something for all of us here,

There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,

And the task you must do is the near.

If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,

If you can't be the sun be a star;

It isn't by size that you win or you fail——

Be the best of whatever you are!