A. addicted B. pleasing C. limited D. baggage E. conscious F. quotation G. operating H. imposed I. strings J. informative K. sinking |
Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug—we are
But just as with any drug there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own
So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a(n)
A. complicated B.concern C.disruptions D. eventually E.frequent F.healing G.holding H.reminder I. representatively J. vocalizing K.zero |
Secrets are bad for your health
I grew up in a Midwestern town where the popular wisdom was to only talk about what was pleasant and to keep secrets,if necessary,to make that happen.This meant staying silent when someone offended you,rarely
Many of us like to believe that sweeping unpleasant truths under the rug might make them
The truth can hurt. But in many situations,it s better to get it out and let the
"If the situations in your daily life are regular
A.definitely;B.suffering;C.acceptance;D.discouraged;E. supposedly F.terms;G.optimism;H.sustained;I. punishing;J.favored;K.obstacle |
Happiness is not natural.It is a here human construct. A state of contentment(let alone happiness) is
Chasing happiness is like chasing an elusive ghost, but the positive thinking industry claims to know its secrets.Self-help was popularized by Norman Vincent Peale, a colorful American pastor,
Popular films and books are full of
The self-help genre is not a homegeneous beast, however. It is,in fact, ironie how self-help books on happiness and those on how to make it big in life are lumped together in the same bookshop shelves, given that many of the former tell us that caring too much about the latter is the main
The inevitable clash between mandatory
I believe that coming to
A. commit B. confused C. fuel D. interacting E. genuine F. leap G. poison H. setbacks I. stream J. upgrading K. unplug |
With so many investments required of us to succeed – time, resources, talents, responsibilities, even finances for our retirement – it’s easy to lose sight of the most difficult investment of all to
Getting to the point where you’re ready to start
Unstuck starts with “u”
No one purposely chooses to stop learning and growing again, it just kind of happens in a lot of daily responsibilities and life. And if it were easy to just kick it into gear (挡位) again, you would have already done it. But the truth is inescapable. If you want to get off that place to higher ground, it’s up to you and only you. No one will just hand you a steady
You’ve been working in your life, not on it
Activity is often
Things aren’t happening to you, they’re happening for you
A victim mentality (心态) is the enemy of personal growth. Lamenting over everything that has gone wrong in your life only wastes energy from working to make more things go right. If you want to kick-start growth, you must view
The perfect time to start doesn’t exist
I had so many things that had to be just right before I could make my long-planned
It’s time to
Grow where you want to grow. Learn what you want to learn. Wherever you are on the scale of what you want to learn next – be it beginner or near-expert own it, be proud of it. Pretences are for pretenders. You’re just trying to become a better version of your
A. contribute B. flows C. fundamental D. lays E. notes F. outline G. reflect H. respectively I. shared J. serve K. uncertainty |
Leadership Traits (特质)
My job puts me in contact with extraordinary leaders in many fields. So I tend to
Trustworthiness
Leaders must set an example of honesty and justice and earn the trust of their teams through their everyday actions. When you do so with positive energy and enthusiasm for
Compassion (共情)
You can’t forget that organizational success
Decisiveness
In times of
Successful leadership demands a lifelong commitment to sharpening these three basic skills. Wherever you have the opportunity to
A. sympathetically B. inevitable C. rarely D. guided E. natural F. right G. misunderstood H. travelling I. offered J. regularly K. possession |
The year of wandering
Between the preparation and the work, the traineeship and the actual dealing with a task or an art, there comes, in the experience of many young men, a period of uncertainty and wandering which is often
It is as
The forces which go to the making of a powerful man can
Anxiety and excitement of soul are
A. qualities | B. benefits | C. network | D. completely | E. disappointed | |
F. improving | G. motivate | H. required | I. effectively | J. essential | K. surveyed |
Don't abandon the written Word
Way back in 2012, Kyle Wiens. CEO of IFIX wrote in a blog post for Harvard Business Review that he wouldn't hire anyone who used poor grammar. In fact, he
According to Wiens, he’s found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something
Honestly ask yourself whether you'd hire someone with a poorly written resume. Will this person be able to deliver on your business plan? How
“Great leaders can understand how to use it well in context,” wrote Kevin Daum in an Inc.com article. As a leader, you must be able to manage, organize,
Writing, specifically by hand has numerous