将明确目标运用于工作PuttingDefinitenessofPurposetoWork使潜意识发挥作用,只是迈向成功的第一步而已。如果你不能说服他人与你合作,而且又无法遵守严格标准的话,一样不会成功的,在后面几章中将详细说明这些标准。Makingyoursubconsciousworkforyouisonlythefirstformanysteps.Youwillnotsucceedifyoucannotconvinceotherpeopletocooperatewithyouandifyoudonotliveinaccordancewithstrictstandards.Thosestandardsformtheremainderofthisbook.假设你已经设定了明确目标,接下来你可能会问:“在哪里可以得到执行计划所需要的资源?”Butlet'sassumeyouhavedevelopedthenecessarydefinitionsofpurpose.Youarenowlikelytoaskanobviousquestuion:WheredoIgetresourcestoimplementmyplan?从贫穷到富有,第一步是最困难的。其中的关键,在于你必须了解,所有财富和物质的获得,都必须先建立清晰且明确的目标;当目标的追求变成一种执着时,你就会发现,你所有的行动都会带领你朝着这个目标迈进。Thefirststepfrompovertytorichesisthemostdifficult.Thekeyistorealizethatalltherichesandallthethematerialgoodsthatyouacquirethroughyourowneffortsbeginwithyourhavingaclear,concisepictureofwhatyouseek.Whenthatpicturegrowstobeanobsessionwithyou,youwillfindthatyoureveryactionleadsyoutowarditsacquisition.卡内基就是一个很好的例子,当他决定要制造钢铁时,脑海中便不时闪现此一欲望,并变成他生命的动力。接着他寻求一位朋友的合作,由于这位朋友深受卡内基执着力量的感动,便贡献自己的力量;这两个人的共同热忱,最后再说服另外两个人加人行列。AndrewCarnegie'slifeagainprovidesanexcellentexamples.Onceheknewhewantedtomakesteel,hefedthatdesireuntilitwasthedrivingforceinhislife.Hethenturnedtoafriend,similarlybrokebutsmartenoughtorecognizethatvalueofhisidea.BecausehewasimpressedbythepowerofCarnegie'sobsession,thefriendjoinedforceswithCarnegie.Theircombinedenthusiasmwassufficienttoconvincetwoothers.这四个人最后形成卡内基王国的核心人物,他们组成了一个智囊团(请参阅下一章),他们四个人筹足了为达到目标所需要的资金,而最后他们每个人也都成为巨富。ThesefourpeoplebecamethenucleusofCarnegie'sempire.Theyformedamastermindgroup,thesubjectofthenextchapter.TogethertheywereabletofindthecapitalnecessarytopursueCarnegie'sobsession,andeachofthemmadevastfortuneasresult.但这四个人的成功关键并不只是“辛勤工作”而已,你可能也发现到,有些人和你一样辛勤工作——甚至比你更努力——但却没有成功。教育也不是关键性的因素,华尔顿从来没有拿过罗德奖学金,但是他嫌的钱,比所有念过哈佛大学的人都多。Itwasnotsheerhardworkthatmadethesemensuccessful.Youprobablyknowseveralpeoplewhoworkashardasyoudoatanythingtheytry-perhapsevenharderthanyou-andareneversuccessful.Educationisn'tthereasoneither.SamWaltonneverwonaRhodesscholarship,buthemademoremoneythananyonewhoeverstudiedOxford.伟大的成就,是得自对积极的心态的了解和运用,无论你做任何一件事,你的心态都会给你一定的力量。抱持着积极心态,意味着你的行为和思想有助于目标的达成;而抱持消极心态,则意味你的行为和思想不断地抵消你所付出的努力。当你将欲望变成执着时,并且设定明确目标的同时,也应该建立并发挥你的积极心态。但是设定明确目标和建立积极心态,并不表示你马上就能得到你所需要的资源,你得到这些资源的速度,须视需要范围的大小,以及你控制心境使其免于恐惧、怀疑和自我设限的情形而定。Greatsuccessidtheresultofone'sunderstandingandusingapositivementalattitude.Youmentalattitudegivespowertoeverythingyoudo.Havingapositivementalattitudemeansthatyouractionsandthoughtsfurtheryourend;havingnegativementalattitudemeansthatyouareconstantlyunderstandingyourownefforts.Asyoubuildyourdesireintoanobsessionanddevelopyourpositivementalattitude.ItwouldbefoolishtosupposethathavingdevelopedyourdefinitenessofpurposeandPMA,youwillimmediatelyfindthatyouhavetheresourcesyouneed.Thespeedatwhichyouacquirethesewilldependonthesizeofyourneedsandonthecontrolyouexercisetokeepyourmindfreeoffear,doubt,andself-imposedlimitations.如果你只需要1万美金来实现你的明确目标,可能在很短的时间内就筹得;但是,如果是100万美金,可能就得花较长的时间了。Ifyouneedtenthousanddollarsforyourdefinitemajorpurpose,youmaybeabletomarshalitinafewdaysorevenhoursbyimpressingotherswiththequalityofyourenthusiasmandvision.Ifyourequireonemilliondollars,it'slikelytotakelonger.在此一过程的一项重要变数是,你要拿什么来交换这1万或100万美金,提供相对服务或其他等价值得时间,对取得资源的速度快慢也是相当重要的,你必须清楚地了解在你“取得”之前应“付出”些什么。Animportantvariableinthisprocessisjustexactlywhatitisyouofferinexchangeforthattenthousandoronemilliondollars.Thetimerequiredtodelivertheserviceortheequivalentvalueyouintendtosupplyisalsosignificant.Youmustbeclearaboutwhatitisthatyouwillgivebeforeyoucanexpecttogetinreturn.