第4章 成功的巅峰上没有胆小鬼

你是否想过放弃?想从痛苦中挣扎出来?著名英国商业作家赫伯特·N.卡森曾说过这样一个故事:

不久之前,有个英国人对我说,在南非有一种叫作白色羽毛的金矿。

第一个人在挖到超过200英尺深时放弃了,他认定这是因为自己的运气不好,并对大家说白羽毛飞了。

第二个人用很少的价钱从他手里买下了金矿。这个人勇敢地往下挖,在第一天的时候就挖出了很多金子。

仅差12英尺,第一个人就与1吨金子失之交臂。

纵观美国工业史,但凡获得非凡成就的人,都曾经冒过这样或者那样的风险,最后,他们凭借非凡的勇气获得了成功。因此,我们要时刻记住,胆小鬼无法出现在成功的巅峰。

Forbes Epigrams:

Aspire—then perspire.

In the end the things that count are the things you can't count.

The best grease is elbow-grease.

Don't simply see how you can “put in the day.”See how much you can put into the day.

No man is really big who has a small heart.

He who has good health,good humor,and no debts is not poor.

A shady business never yields a sunny life.

Diamonds are chunks of coal that stuck to their job.