Your mindset(思维模式) is as important as your best idea. Develop a good one, and you will make everything in your life better immediately. Here are several mindsets that will improve your life.
Self-trust mindset
To do anything great, you have to be able to trust yourself and believe in your abilities. Success is not something that just happens but something that you create. You have to have the confidence to drive away any negative voices in your head.
Goal-setting mindset
Knowing what you want and deciding to reach it are two different things. Your goals will motivate you.
So set high goals and don't stop until you reach them.
Patient mindset
There's a fine line between moving forward and standing still. The most successful people do all they can to move forward, but they also have the patience to wait and watch.
Learning mindset
Just because you are struggling doesn't mean you're not learning.
Doing anything great requires courage, and fear always has a way of showing up. Courage does not mean being unafraid; having courage and showing courage mean facing your fears saving "I am scared but I am moving forward anyway.” Courage is like a muscle you can strengthen with use.
| A．Courageous mindset |
| B．Discipline is the road to success |
| C．Every failure has something to teach you |
| D．Choosing to be positive will determine a lot about your life |
| E．Don't give up on the things you believe in and yourself |
| F．Those who are impatient tend to lose out on great opportunities |
| G．Remember, if they don't challenge you, they won't change you |
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【推荐1】John Muir once said, “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” With the right knowledge, skill set and equipment, you’ll have a nice experience if you want to live in the wild. But remember, safety first.
Figure out the course of action suitable for your environment. Ask yourself these questions first:
Practice “survival techniques” at home before you need them. For example, learn how to make fire without matches or lighters, which is very necessary in the wild.
Consider taking classes before you leave. You re best off if you have some types of training before you set off to your dreaming Mother Nature.
| A．Work out a supply list. |
| B．The following tips may be helpful. |
| C．Where will you choose to set up your camp? |
| D．Living in the city is much safer. |
| E．You need to lean some basic knowledge of first aid. |
| F．Being alone in the wilderness means that you’ll live your own life. |
| G．Consider doing some crazy things, like learning to eat insects for survival. |
【推荐2】While socializing comes naturally for some, it can be a struggle for others. Shyness is a normal, common personality trait (特征).
Get Excited About A New Adventure
You may have been shy most of your life.
Pay Attention To Your Words
Practice Mindfulness (正念)
Mindfulness involves drawing your attention to the present and being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.
Take Small Steps
Getting started can be the hardest part of learning how to be more social for those who are shy.
| A．If so, that’s a part of you that you’re used to |
| B．Sometimes the best path toward addressing a fear is exposure |
| C．Mindfulness can help reduce symptoms of social anxiety disorder |
| D．Taking time to tend to your appearance can make a big difference |
| E．How we communicate and characterize ourselves can be powerful |
| F．However, shyness can make it hard for people to connect with others and achieve their goals |
| G．But engaging with people doesn’t have to be practiced as an important work presentation |
【推荐3】Time management refers to managing time effectively so that the right time is allocated to the right activity. Time management is essential in every field of life because time is the precious resource one needs to accomplish a task. Every single moment that passes once will never come back again. Time management helps you do your task in time and use your time more productively. It helps you to identify the useless activities which can be avoided and how time can be saved. It helps you allocate proper time for a task and perform the task more efficiently.
A student’s daily routine is filled with a lot of activities. Some are related to his studies, some are essential for his life and some are for entertainment or physical fitness. Still some activities have no use and just waste time. Similarly if the number of the activities for entertainment exceeds what is reasonable, they waste the time of a student. These activities include using the internet for chatting, playing games, watching movies or listening to music for hours on end. Such activities are called “distracters” which distract one from one’s real purpose.
Games and physical exercise are important for a student because they keep him fit in body and mind but game time should be controlled as it may waste his time.
No one wastes time intentionally. Time is always wasted in an insensible way. That’s why a student is aware of it until the days of exams come. So it is better to use the present time more effectively than cry over what you’ve done in the future.
As for a student, time management compromises (包括) various steps. It is not only necessary to allocate time for different subjects but also to identify right time for each such subject. What’s more, to identify the distracters which become causes of wastage of time is of significance as well.
Take a pen and sheet. Write down all the activities you do in your daily routine. Calculate how much time you have for your studies other than other activities. Determine how much time a subject can take out of your total study time. See which subject need more time.
Time management
| Definition | You manage your time effectively for the |
| Significance | ●It is essential in every field of life because of the ●It helps you do your task in time, use your time more productively, |
| ●Identify all the activities in your daily routine and remove ●Strictly ●Games and physical exercise are helpful to keep you fit physically and ●Time is always wasted in an insensible way, so take care. ●Manage the present time more effectively in order not to cry over the | |
| Steps | ● ●Calculating how much time you need for your studies other than other activities. ● ●Identifying the right time for each subject. |
【推荐1】When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuse, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.
McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kinds of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.
As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.
The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn Ferry, senior partner Dennis Carey: “I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”
Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana when the business became part of PepsiCo (PEP) a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willemstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.
Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter. “The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”
1. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being _______.| A．arrogant. | B．frank. | C．self-centered. | D．impulsive. |
| A．their expectation of better financial status | B．their need to reflect on their private life |
| C．their strained relations with the boards | D．their pursuit of new career goals |
| A．top performers used to cling to their posts |
| B．loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated |
| C．top performers care more about reputations |
| D．it’s safer to stick to the traditional rules |
| A．CEOs; Where to Go? | B．CEOs: All the Way Up? |
| C．Top Managers Jump without a Net | D．The Only Way Out for Top Performers |
【推荐2】In these days of information overload, it’s never been more important to keep track of and back up your data. The problem is that digital storage doesn’t last forever. Hard disks fail, phones tumble out of our pockets, and tablets are beaten up by grandchildren. This is why it is important to think carefully about your back-up strategy.
Online back-ups are easier, arguably. All of the big tech players have online storage you can treat like your own hard disk. Google has Google Drive, Apple has iCloud, and Microsoft has OneDrive. All you have to do is download the app for service you want to use to your computer or phone. Most Cloud storage apps even have the option to automatically upload your camera roll, so when you take new photos they’ll be sent up to the Cloud as soon as you connect to wifi.
Offline storage is slightly trickier. Looking after Cloud files is Google’s or Microsoft’s problem. But offline, figuring out what equipment to buy is something you need to figure out for yourself. The most obvious option is to buy a portable USB hard drive. Just plug it into your computer and you can copy important files to it. This is definitely a better approach than doing absolutely nothing, but there’s still a problem: if your back-up drive fails, you still lose everything.
This is why if you’re serious about backing up—and you should be—I recommend the slightly pricier option of getting a device known as a NAS, which stands for “Network Attached Storage” and is basically a mini computer that you can plug directly into your wifi router. Some companies have devices available that contain only one hard drive, but I recommend buying one with space for at least two. This is because on most NAS models, two hard disks can work together to keep your files safe. Instead of appearing as separate hard disks, they can be combined using a feature called “RAID”, standing for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks” and it basically tells your NAS to treat the two hard disks inside it as though they were one drive, with the contents mirrored on both drives automatically. It means that if one of the two drives goes kaput, you still have a perfectly functioning mirror copy with all your files safely stored on it. The only thing considered undesirable is that a decent NAS tends to start at around £300, and that excludes the price of the hard disks themselves. But before you scream in horror, remember—this is for your most important files, to keep them safe.
So, as annoying as it might sound, this is important. Just as you wouldn’t leave your home with a risky boiler or drive a car with faulty brakes. It’s time to do the boring but important thing and spend the money to get your data backed up—before it is too late.
1. Why are online back-ups easier?| A．Because all of the big tech companies offer online storage free of charge. |
| B．Because you just need to download the Cloud storage app for service you want. |
| C．Because it is the service providers that are to blame if your Cloud files get lost. |
| D．Because the data of your digital device is uploaded to the Cloud automatically. |
| A．It’s a device that you can plug into your computer. |
| B．RAID is used to separate two hard disks inside NAS. |
| C．It tends to be very costly even without hard disks. |
| D．Most of them contain only one hard drive within. |
| A．Torn. | B．Broken. | C．Lost. | D．Shut. |
| A．Strategies for backing up data. |
| B．Solutions to information overload. |
| C．Problems concerning digital storage. |
| D．Reasons for keeping track of your data. |
【推荐3】Working out can help teenagers boost their grades, a new study suggests. Adolescents who routinely engaged in moderate to vigorous（剧烈的）exercise showed long-term improvements in their academic performance, the British Journal of Sports Medicine study reported.
“Our study suggests that the effect of physical activity may be quite large,” John Reilly, a professor at the University of Strathclyde said. The researchers looked at a sample of about 5000 children who were involved in a long-term study that tracks children born in the UK between 1991 and 1992. When children reached 11 years old, their daily physical activity levels were measured using an accelerometer（加速器）for three to seven days. The device, similar to a pedometer（计步器）tracking the number of steps taken, recorded the average time children exercised, which was 29 minutes a day for boys and 18 for girls.
“The actual levels of daily physical activity at age 11 were quite low,” Mr. Reilly noted. The children had their academic performance tested at ages 11 and 13 with compulsory national tests for students, and also at 15 or 16 with the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exam. The tests assessed the children’s abilities in English, math and science subjects. The results showed that the more children participated in moderate to vigorous physical activity, the higher their test scores were at age 11 in all three subjects. For girls, science scores were most strongly linked to exercise.
When children were tested again at age 13, their academic scores were still linked to how much they had exercised when they were 11 years old. By the time the youngsters took the GCSE exam, each 17-minute-per‑day increase in physical activity for the boys was linked to an improvement in their scores. Every additional 12-minute increase a day in exercise for the girls was also linked to an increased score, especially in the science category.
The researchers have called for more studies to look at the possible academic benefits that could be derived if students exercised the recommended 60 minutes or more a day.
1. What’s the study about?| A．The influence of exercise on students’ scores. |
| B．The secrets of students’ ranking high in class. |
| C．The causes of students’ participating in sports. |
| D．The ways of improving students’ physical conditions. |
| A．To record how long students exercise. |
| B．To record the walking speed of students. |
| C．To record how many steps students walk. |
| D．To record the number of calories students consume. |
| A．Students at age 11 do more exercise than at other ages. |
| B．Boys at age 13 get more benefits by doing more exercise. |
| C．Girls’ science scores are more closely related to exercise. |
| D．More and more students do exercise to improve their scores. |
| A．adopted. | B．acquired. |
| C．concluded. | D．displayed. |
