英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志美文：成功的原則
英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志美文：成功的原則
英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志美文：成功的原則
摘抄：只有你能做到，能準(zhǔn)確無(wú)誤地指認(rèn)出福特所應(yīng)用的原則，就簡(jiǎn)直可以在合適本人的任何行業(yè)里，跟他一樣地超群絕倫。
When Henry ford decided to produce his famous v-8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block, and instructed his engineers to produce a design in one for the engine. The design was placed on paper, but the engineers agreed, to a man, that it was simply impossible to cast an eight-cylinder engine-block in one piece.
Ford said, “Produce it anyway.”
“But,” they replied, “It's impossible!”
“Go ahead.” Ford commanded, “And stay on the job until you succeed, no matter how much time is required.”
The engineers went ahead. There was nothing else for them to do, if they were to remain on the ford staff. Six months passed and nothing happened. Another six months passed, and still nothing happened. The engineers tried every conceivable plan to carry out the orders, but the thing seemed out of the question:“impossible!”
亨利福特在要制作著名的v8汽缸引擎汽車時(shí)，曾指導(dǎo)他手下的工程師著手設(shè)計(jì)一種引擎，要把八個(gè)汽缸全放在一起。設(shè)計(jì)的紙上功課實(shí)現(xiàn)了，但是工程師們都異口同聲地跟福特說(shuō)，“要把八個(gè)汽缸全放在一起，壓根是不可能。”
福特說(shuō)：“無(wú)論如何都要做出來(lái)。”
他們又答復(fù)：“然而，那不可能啊!”
“著手做。”福特一聲令下， “不管花多少時(shí)光，做到交差為止!”
工程師只得著手去做。假如他們還想呆在福特的公司里討生涯，就別無(wú)他途可行，值得去做。過(guò)了半年，沒(méi)有動(dòng)靜。又過(guò)了半年，一樣沒(méi)有半點(diǎn)進(jìn)展。工程師們?cè)囘^(guò)了所有想得出來(lái)的打算去履行命令，成果依然是：“不可能!”
At the end of the year ford checked with his engineers, and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders.
“go right head,” said ford, “I want it, and I'll have it.”
They went ahead, and then, as if by a stroke of magic, the secret was discovered.
The ford determination had won once more!
This story may not be described with minute accuracy, but the sum and substance of it is correct. Deduce from it, you who wish to think and grow rich, the secret of the ford millions, if you can. You'll not have to look very far.
Henry ford was successful, because he understood and applied the principles of success. One of these is desire: knowing out the lines in which the secret of his stupendous achievement have been described. If you can do this, if you can lay your finger on the particular group of principles which made Henry ford rich, you can equal his achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.
過(guò)了一年，福特的工程師們都不進(jìn)展，他們?cè)俅胃嬷麄兿氩怀鲇惺裁创胧┠軌蜃龅降乃羰埂?/p>
“繼承做，”福特說(shuō)。“我要八汽缸引擎，就必定要做到!”
他們持續(xù)盡力，而后好像如有神助似的，做法出籠了。
福特的信心又打贏了一仗。
這個(gè)故事興許說(shuō)的不夠詳盡，但是故事的內(nèi)容卻都是“如假包換”的。要想致富的你，從這個(gè)故事可以推算出福特百萬(wàn)家財(cái)?shù)臋C(jī)密何在。務(wù)須舍本逐末，就在面前。
亨利福特懂得成功的原則，也運(yùn)用了這些原則，所以他勝利了。這些原則中，有一項(xiàng)就是盼望：曉得自己要做的是什么。瀏覽這篇時(shí)，請(qǐng)牢記這則福特的故事，時(shí)時(shí)在字里行間尋找他了不起的起因。只有你能做到，能準(zhǔn)確無(wú)誤地指認(rèn)出福特所應(yīng)用的原則，就簡(jiǎn)直可以在合適本人的任何行業(yè)里，跟他一樣地超群絕倫。