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Unit1Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Thisproverbmeansthatifyouarereallydeterminedtodosomething,howeverdifficultitmightbe,youwilleventuallyfindawaytodoitwell.Thepremierpointisthatyoumusthavethewilltoachievesuccess.Ninetypercentofthefailuresthatoccurareduetothefactthatthereisnostrongwillinvolved.Manypeoplesimplysaythattheywantsomething,buttheydonotmakeanyendeavortoachieveit.So,insteadofgettingit,theyusethepoorestexcusetoexplainthesituationaway.Onmanyoccasions,peopletendtobypasseveryminuteobstacle,makingtheobjectiveimpossibletoattain.Inreality,iftheyhavethewilltosucceed,theycangetridofthehandicapsandachievetheirgoals.Onlythosewithacommittedandfocusedwillandspiritcanfighttheirwaytofinalvictory.Manyafamousmanhasthesameexperience.Theyhaveattainedtheirprestigebecausetheyhavehadthewilltotranscendapparentlyinsuperable()obstacles.Manyartists,statesmen,writersandinventorshavemanagedtosucceedbecausetheypossessafiercewill,whichhashelpedthemtoaccomplishmajorfeats.Therefore,wecanseethatthemainthingwhichoneneedsisastrongwill.Weak-willedpeopleneverclimbtothetop.Theycollapseattheslightestuseofforceagainstthem.Strong-willedpeople,ontheotherhandwillstandupagainstalloddsandwillmakeitapointtosucceed.Unit2Socialanxietysymptomsoftenbeginduringadolescence.It'sadevelopmentalprocessthatischaracterizedbyprofoundpsychologicalchanges,especiallyintermsofhowwerelatetoothers.Oneofthemostfrustratingaspectsoftheadolescentyearsisthetendencyforself-focusandadecreaseintheamountoffocuswehaveforthefeelingsandneedsofothers.Whilethesechangesarefairlyuniversal,thoseofuswhowerebornwithashytemperament()cancarrytheadolescentfears,whichmayneverrecede,intoadulthood.Ananxioustemperamentcausesourbrainstoreactforciblywhenexposedtothestressofsuddenawarenessofourpeersandgraduallywebecomemoreandmorevulnerable.Ourbrainslabelthefearofexposureorembarrassmentashighlydangerous.Thismayresultinaviciouscircleformanyyears:excessiveself-consciousnessandinhibitionwhenyoufeelyouarebeingobserved.Tocopewiththeproblem,Iwouldliketochallengeyoutostriveforincreasedfocusonotherpeople,inplaceofyourexcessivefocusonyourself.Yes,Iknow,thisiseasiersaidthandone.Thefearmaycauseyoutofeelthatyouwilllosecontrolormakeafoolofyourselfwhenyouareinthespotlight().Butifyoubegintobuildanewresponse,inreactiontoyourfears,youwillgraduallybuildupastrongerandmorepositiveresponse.Remember,don'tletself-consciousnessparalyzeyou!Becourageous!:!!Unit3AudreyHepburnwasabeautifulactressandmodel,whobecameoneofthemostsuccessfulandwell-knownactressesinthefilmdomain.Shewasafashioniconandrolemodelforwomenallovertheworld,helpingtodefineaparticulartypeoffresh,vulnerable,elfin()beauty.Today'spopularityoftheslimfashionmodelisduetoAudreyHepburn'sinfluence.Althoughsheappearedfrail(),shewasmentallystrong.Attheendofheractingcareerwhensheentereda(n)diplomaticcareerasaGoodwillAmbassadorforUNICEF,shewassosolidlycommittedtohercausethatshewasheldinhighestesteem()byeventhemosthardenedpoliticians.AudreyoriginallystartedworkingforUNICEFin1954,doingradiopresentations.Shealwayssaiditwashappytodevoteherlifetohelpingimpoverished()childrenafterherowngoodfortuneinsurvivingthehardshipoftheNazioccupationofHolland.Shebeganherpermanentambassadorshipin1988andembarkedontripstomanycountries.Shewasalwayspositive:Peopleintheseplacesdon'tknowAudreyHepburn,buttheyrecognizethenameUNICEF.WhentheyseeUNICEFtheirfaceslightup,becausetheyknowthatsomethingishappening.In1992,herhumanitarianworkwiththoseinneedwasrecognizedwhenshewasawardedtheJeanHersholtHumanitarianAwardbytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesforhercontributiontohumanity.19541988:1992Unit4Whywouldyouleavebehindyourcomfortablebed,yourhome,yourfamilyandfriends?Whydoyouwanttogoalone?Whenyouarelivingoutofabackpackforaperiodoftime,youmayoftengetquestionedwhy.IseldomgettimetositdownandcontemplatethereasonItravel,butIbelievethatyouonlybegintotrulyliveonceyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzone.Myfirstoverseastripwasat14yearsold,whichsparkedmycuriosityfortheworld.SincefinishinghighschoolIhaveventuredthroughvariouscountriesandbeenamazedbyallthediverseculturesscatteredaroundtheglobe.Myeyesaremygreatestassetastheyhavewitnessedthemostbeautifulscenesthatreplayinmymindeveryday:stunninglandscapes,friendlylocals,breath-takingarchitecture,andfoodthatmakesyourmouthwateronceyoureyescatchaglimpse.Travelingteachesyoutobeindependentinthemostpositiveway.Iknowhowtodependonmyself,gooutandmeetpeople,andnotletanyoneelse'sexpectationsdictatemylife.EverydayIseemydreamandeverydayit'sinanewplace.Iam22yearsyoung.IquiteagreewithAnthonyBourdain,Ifyou're22,physicallyfit,hungrytolearnandbebetter,Iurgeyoutotravel.Findouthowotherpeopleliveandeatandcook.Learnfromthem,whereveryougo.??14:2222Unit5InastudyconductedintheUK,itwasfoundthatonlyfouroutofeveryfiveemployeeswerehappyatwork.Surprisingly,contrarytopopularnotion,friendly,supportivecolleaguesandagoodmanager,insteadofthesalaryortheloveforthework,havebeenfoundtobetheprimarycausesofhappinessatwork.So,howdoyoukeepyourspiritsupand,atthesametime,fosterasenseofjoyonthejob?Hereisoneofthetips