Unit-3-The-Road-to-Success

TheRoadtoSuccessGetStarted1.Howdoyouevaluatesuccess?Whatkindofpeopledoyouthinkissuccessful.2.Sofar,whatisthebiggestfailureyouhaveevermet?3.Uptonow,whatisthebiggestsuccessyouhaveachieved?4.Whatisyourlifetimedream?Whydoyouhavethisdream?5.Whatareyougoingtodoifyoubecomeasuccessfulpersononeday?ChoosetheQuoteYouLikeBestAlwaysbearinmindthatyourownresolutiontosucceedismoreimportantthananyonething.Successusuallycomestothosewhoaretoobusytobelookingforit.Self-trustisthefirstsecretofsuccess.Successistheabilitytogofromfailuretofailurewithoutlosingyourenthusiasm.Trynottobecomeamanofsuccesbutrathertobecomeamanofvalue.ListenandRespondFollowYourDreamOnedayinahighschool,aseniornamedMontyRobertswasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.MontyRobertswasthesonofahorsetrainer.Helovedhorses.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningalargehorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewapictureofa200-acreranch.FollowYourDreamHeputagreatdealofhisheartintothedreamandthenextdayhehandedthepaperintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.HegotalargeredFforhispaper.Hewenttoasktheteacherwhy.Theteachersaid,“Thedreamisimpossibleforyou.Youhavenomoney.Owningahorseranchneedsalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland,thehouse,andthemachinesforyourranch.There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit.”thentheteacheradded,“ifyouwillwritethispaperagainwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.”FollowYourDreamTheboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,“Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.”Finallyaftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hesaidtotheteacher,“YoucankeeptheFandI’llkeepmydream.Iwillfollowmyheart,nomatterwhathappens.”NowYearshavepassed.Thisyoungman’sdreamhasfinallycometrue.Heistheownerofalargehorseranch.ReadandExploreIntroductionofAlexHaley1921HewasborninIthaca,NewYork1939HeenteredtheU.S.CoastGuardandbeganhiswritingcareer.1959Heretiredformilitaryandbecameafull-timewriter.1965HepublishedhisfirstmajorbookTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX.IntroductionofRootsRoots:HaleytracedinithisancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte.Thebookwasadaptedtotelevisionseries,andwokeupaninterestingenealogy,particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.Haleyhimselfcommentedthatthenovelwasnotsomuchhistoryasastudyofmythmaking:“WhatRootsgetsatinwhateverformisthatittouchesthepulseofhowalikewehumanbeingsarewhenyougetdowntothebottom,beneaththeseman-imposeddifferences.”IntroductionofRootsItisanyofaseriesofannualprizesawardedbyColumbiaUniversityforoutstandingpublicserviceandachievementinAmericanjournalism,letters,andmusic.Fellowshipsarealsoawarded.Theprizes,originallyendowedwithagiftof$500,000fromJosephPulitzer,arehighlyesteemedandhavebeenawardedeachMaysince1917ontherecommendationofthePulitzerPrizeBoard,composedofthejudgesappointedbytheuniversity.Thenumbersandcategoriesofprizeshavevariedovertheyears.Todaytheyincludefourteenawardsinjournalism,sixinletters,oneinmusic,andfourfellowships.GlobalReadingAfterleavinga20-yearcareerintheCoastGuardAfterayearorsoOnedayRightafterthatAshelearnedfromotherstrugglingartistsGotacontractfromReader’sDigestEnjoyedfameandsuccesswiththepublicationofRootsOnedayBecameafreelancewriterNothadhisworkacceptedforpublicationandbegantodoubthimselfGotacallthatchangedhislife,realizinghewasgoingtostickouthisdreamandwriteThingswerenotgettingbetter.GraduallybegantosellhisarticlesOnedayatlunchIn1970CameacrosshisoldbelongingsinabrownpaperbagandhadthemframedbecausetheywerepartofhisrootsGlobalReadingInmostcases,manyyoungpeoplewanttobewriters,butnottowrite.AftertheauthorretiredfromtheCoastGuard,hebecameanewspaperreporter.1.AftertheauthorretiredfromtheCoastGuard,hebecameafreelancewriter.Thehometheauthor’sfriendfoundforhimwasacleaned-outstorageroom.Itwascoldandhadnobathroom.2.3.T()F()F()Thehometheauthor’sfriendfoundforhimwaswell-conditioned.GlobalReadingForaboutoneyeartheauthordidnothavehisworksacceptedforpublication,hebegantodoubthimself.4.F()Althoughforaboutoneyeartheauthordidnothavehisworksacceptedforpublication,heneverdoubtedhimself.Theauthordidn’twanttobeoneofthosepeoplewhofeltregrettedfornottryingbeforewhentheydied.5.Onedaytheauthorgotacallfromanoldacquaintance,whooncelenthimsomemoneyandlikedtoremindhimofit.6.Onedaytheauthorgotacallfromanoldacquaintance,whooncelenthimsomemoneybutneveraskedhimtopayback.T()F()GlobalReading7.Although$6,000ayearwasaverygoodofferatthattime,theauthorresistedthetemptationbecausehewasdeterminedtobeafull-timewriter.T()TheshadowsremainedfortheauthorafterRootswaspublished.9.TheshadowsturnedintodazzlinglimelightfortheauthorafterRootswaspublished.10.Theshadowlandofdreamsmeansallthedifficultiespeoplemeetwithwhenpursuingtheirdreams.WhentheauthormetJoeDelaneyandHarryBelafonte,theywerestillstrugglingforsuccess.8.WhentheauthormetJoeDelaneyandHarryBelafonte,theywerealreadyverysuccessful.T()F()F()WordsandPhrasesmanya:(formal)alargenumberofpeopleorthingsM