商務閱讀：熱情導致成功

　　Nothing great was ever achieved with out enthusiasm. ——Ralph Waldo Emerson

　　We've all had to work and do things that we did not especially enjoy. Usually， some chirpy1) person would tell us to be more enthusiastic2)。 “You'll have more fun， ”they would say. Well， they were partly right.

　　Being enthusiastic about something means being ex-cited about a given project. Enthusiasm entails having a strong interest in the task at hand. If you decided to learn a new language， which is not easy by any account， you would have to dedicate3) yourself wholehearted to the cause. Anything less would result in failure.

　　What is real enthusiasmˋ In your quest for success， enthusiasm means that you believe deeply in what the company is doing. You also believe that your job is important and contributes to the cause. It means that you're willing to work your butt off to achieve the company's goals.

　　Real enthusiasm is when you leap out of bed in the morning and attack your day with gusto. You have zeal for the work you do and the people you work with. This pushes you to improve and become a better person.

　　Enthusiasm means that you are stimulated by your work， and are able to find new challenges and keep growing professionally. Furthermore， most jobs have some elements that are less fun and more difficult to carry out. This is where passion4) really comes into play.

　　When you love what you do， it isn't too difficult to get psyched5) up and get the job done. The hard part is performing equally well in those less interesting tasks.

　　Passion helps you get ahead Enthusiasm about a job or project usually translates into positive energy. That is， if you are excited about a project， you will be anxious to get started and get results. The mere fact of looking forward to your work will help make you more productive and effective. You will plan more effectively and pay careful attention to detail. You will carry out your plan more carefully and aim for t he best results possible.

　　Another important point is that passionate people are usually those that are thrust into positions of leadership. A leader must have zest if people are to follow him and achieve the corporate mission. A leader must inspire his troops. To inspire them， he needs to exude enthusiasm. In leaders， this translates into charisma6)。

　　Being fervent about your work shows a willingness to do more and learn. This will definitely help you stand out from the crowd and get top management's attention.

　　Increasing your enthusiasm Most men aren't born great——they become great. Similarly， not everyone is the enthusiastic type that falls in love with their work. However， do not despair， there are ways to become more passionate.

　　One good way to boost your gusto is by reading about successful people， it will help you realize that you too can make it happen.

　　Reading about real success stories often illustrates that people much like yourself have become business leaders. In most cases， they all share one trait7)ㄩenthusiasm.

　　If you want to succeed， you should be excited about your work， your life and your co-workers.

　　by Michael Bucci

　　沒有熱情， 永遠干不成大事。——拉爾夫·沃爾多·愛默生

　　我們大家都得工作， 去做一些我們并不特別喜歡的事情。通?？傆腥藭亦以馗嬖V我們要熱情些。他們會說， “你會得到更多樂趣的。”是的， 他們的話有一定道理。

　　對某件事情充滿熱情， 意味著對某個既定項目感到興奮。熱情就是要對手頭的工作產生強烈的興趣。如果你決定學一門新的語言(無論如何這不是件容易的事情)， 你必須全身心地投入。任何懈怠都會使你功虧一簣。

　　什么是真正的熱情?在你尋求成功的過程中， 熱情意味著你要對公司所做的一切深信不疑。你還要相信， 你的工作是重要的， 而且是為公司的事業(yè)所做的一份貢獻。這就意味著， 為了達到公司的目的， 你要自愿放棄自己的目標。

　　真正的熱情是， 早上起床后就要精力充沛地去開始一天的工作。你要滿腔熱情地去工作和對待同事。這會使你得到提高， 并成為更高層次的人。

　　熱情意味著， 你要從自己的工作中受到激勵， 并能夠發(fā)現新的挑戰(zhàn)和保持專業(yè)的長進。此外， 多數工作都有一些不太有趣而又難于做好的因素。這些地方正需要熱情來發(fā)揮作用。

　　當你熱愛你的工作時， 使自己興奮起來然后完成工作并不是一件很難的事情。困難的是， 在那些缺乏興趣的工作中你也要同樣表現出色。

　　熱情使你領先 對一項工作或計劃的熱情通常會變成積極的力量。也就是說， 如果你對一項計劃感到興奮的話，你就會迫不及待地開始去做并得到結果。只要你對工作有所期盼， 就會使你更有成果， 更有效率。你將會更有效地制定計劃，并對細節(jié)十分關注。你會很小心地執(zhí)行計劃， 力爭取得最好的結果。

　　另外重要的一點是， 那些被推上領導層的人通常是熱情的人。如果人們要聽從他的領導并實現共同目標的話， 領導人必須要有熱情。領導人必須要鼓舞他的下屬;要鼓舞人， 他就需要充分展示熱情。在領導身上， 這種熱情會轉化成個人的領導魅力。

　　對工作熱情表明你愿意做更多的工作， 愿意學習。這肯定會使你脫穎而出， 并獲得高層領導的注意。

　　增強熱情 大多數人并不是天生杰出的——他們是逐漸開始杰出起來的。同樣， 也并不是每個人都屬于那種熱愛工作的熱情型。但是， 不要絕望， 總會有方法讓你變得滿懷激情的。

　　有種激發(fā)熱情的好方法， 就是閱讀有關成功者的書籍。這會使你認識到， 你也可以使自己獲得成功。

　　通過閱讀真實的成功事例， 你會經常地了解到， 與你相差無幾的很多人已經成為商界要人。在多數情況下， 他們有著共同的特點：熱情。

　　如果你想獲得成功的話， 你應該對你的工作、生活和你的同事滿懷熱情。

　　chirpy adj. 嚓嚓叫的

　　enthusiastic adj. 熱心的， 熱情的

　　dedicate vt. 致力于，投入

　　passion n. 激情， 熱情

　　psych vt. 使……激動， 興奮

　　charisma n. 超凡魅力， 感召力

　　trait n. 顯著的特點， 特性