12 Things Truly Confident People Do Differently 美籍物理學家錢致榕來華時談起他中學時代的一段經歷。那時很多學生作弊,不求上進。一位職責心很強的老師,就從300個學生中挑選60人組成了"榮譽班"。錢致榕也在其中。 當時明確宣布,是正因他們有發(fā)展前途才被挑選出來的。對此,被選上的人十分高興,對前途充滿信心,踏實領悟,之后大多成了才。這次,錢教授遇到那位老師時,才知道這60位學生是隨意抽簽決定的。 這件事很發(fā)人深思。由于學生被告知他們是"很有發(fā)展前途"才被挑選出來的,這就使學生產生了強烈的自信心,因而自尊、自愛、自強而最后成才??梢?,自信心是人走向成才之路的第一步。
New Words certainty: n. 必然;確實;確實的事情 stick one's neck out: 冒險 Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right. -Henry Ford 無論你認為你能,或者你認為你不能,你是對的。- 亨利.福特
下來我們就來看看真正自信的人都具有那些特質
1. They get their happiness from within; 2. They don’t pass judgment; 3. They don’t say yes unless they really want to; 4. They listen more than they speak; 5. They speak with certainty; 6. They seek out small victories; 7. They exercise; 8. They don’t seek attention; 9. They aren’t afraid to be wrong; 10. They stick their neck out; 11. They celebrate other people; 12. They aren’t afraid to ask for help;