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Every successful person—from Bill Gates to Ted Turner will tell you that they only accomplished their goals because they always believed in themselves. They were not born with self-confdence—Ted Turner is a classic example. He created the belief in himself, never accepting anyone who doubted him. Today he is one of the richest men in the world.
Self-confidence is something you can create and perfect—just like Bill Gates, Ted Turner or anybody else that you consider successful. In fact if you examined the track record of every successful person—you'll fnd that they failed more often than they succeeded. They didn't dwell on their failures. They concentrated on their goals, believed in themselves and pushed ahead.
Recently Kurt Warner was named the National Football League's Most Valuable Player Again!Several years ago nobody wanted him. He was playing in the arena and world football league. He was never even a great quarterback in college and hence—everybody overlooked him. He fnally got his chance three years ago when he was a backup for the Saint Louis Rams. The starting quarterback was gone for the season because of an injury. Kurt Warner stepped in and dazzled fans, the league and his peers as he led the Rams to a Super Bowl Championship. Kurt Warner never gave up on himself. He never stopped believing in himself and kept going. Sure there were many failures along the way to win the Super Bowl—not being drafted out of college is just one of them. But he didn't focus on his failures. He kept his eye on the present and succeeding—always believing he would succeed. And he did!
Successful people are not always successful. But they don't focus on their failures—and this helps create the self-confdence that propels them to greater success. They develop their mind power and feed their subconscious a daily dose of positive thinking that increases their self-esteem and confdence.
Friends, I've traveled a long way from home. I'm a man of Indian descendant, born in Kenya, grew up in Canada and enjoy a successful career in Television News. I have been an anchor, a Programer, a producer, and am always a public speaker. I have talked to thousands of people with ease. I have delivered the news live to millions of people. I could not do any of this if I did not have any self-confdence or did not believe in myself. In fact when I set out to become a journalist some people thought I was crazy. Why?Because no other person of Indian descendant had been on television delivering the news. I was the frst in Canada and the frst in the United States. I could not have done any of this without self-confdence.
I was not born with self-confdence. My mother will tell you thatas a young child I was quite shy and quiet. I remember when I moved to Canada I hardly said anything in school—during my frst year.
My point is that you can create your own self-confidence—by developing your own subconscious mind power. If you seriously want to create self-confdence then you need to change the way your mind focuses on things. You need to teach yourself to create a new way of thinking and develop what I call a success vibration. You need to develop and work with your subconscious mind power.
How many times have you met someone for the first time and just got the sense that they're successful. Or you see someone and they just give off this feeling of success. You've never exchanged a word with them—but you just sense that they are successful. You're picking up what I call a“success vibration.”You can do the same!Yes you can.
從比爾·蓋茨到特德·特納，每個成功者都會告訴你，他們之所以成就非凡，是因為相信自己。他們的自信不是與生俱來的——特德·特納就是一個經典的例子。他創造了自信，從來不認可任何人對他的懷疑。如今，他成為世界上最富有的人之一。
自信是一種可以由你創造、完善的理念——就像比爾·蓋茨、特德·特納或者任何一位你認為成功的人一樣。實際上，如果你觀察每位成功人士的成長道路，你就會知道他們失敗的次數通常比成功的次數要多。他們不會對自己的失敗耿耿於懷，而是把精力集中在自己的目標上，相信自己，繼續前進。
最近，庫爾特·華納再次榮獲國家橄欖球聯盟最有價值球員！幾年前，當華納在國家橄欖球聯盟踢球時，根本沒有球隊想要他。從大學期間到隨後的一段時間裏，他甚至從來沒成為過一名好的四分衛，所以大家都沒注意到他。三年前，當華納在聖路易公羊隊做候補隊員時，他終於得到了一個機會。主力四分衛因為受傷而不能參加聯賽了，庫爾特·華納頂替了他，並一舉奪得超級杯賽冠軍。球迷們、整個聯盟和他的隊友們都對華納大加讚賞。因為庫爾特·華納從來沒放棄過自己。他從未氣餒，而是一直向前。當然，在贏得超級杯賽的過程中也會經曆很多失敗——他在大學時未被選中僅僅是其中之一。不過，他不是死盯著自己的失敗，而是著眼於現在和成功，一直相信自己會成功。最後，他真的成功了！
成功的人並不能一直成功，但他們不會在意自己的失敗——這種經曆反而能幫助他們建立自信，推動他們取得更大的成功。他們培養自己的思維能力，每天用積極思維來滋養自己的潛意識，最終增強了自尊和信心。
朋友們，我曆盡艱辛從家鄉來到這裏。我是一名印第安人的後裔，出生在肯尼亞，在加拿大長大，在電視新聞方麵有所成就。我以前做過主持人、節目編製人員、製片人，並且一直是公眾演講家。我曾輕車熟路地和成千上萬的人談過話，我曾向成萬上億的人直播過新聞。假如我不自信，我將一無是處。事實上，當我剛剛做記者時，一些人認為我瘋了。為什麽呢？因為沒有一個印第安後裔在電視上播過新聞。在加拿大和美國我都是第一個。沒有自信，這些事我一件都做不到。
我不是一出生就自信的。我的媽媽會告訴你，小時候的我十分害羞，也很安靜。我記得剛來加拿大的時候，在學校的第一年我幾乎從不說話。
我要說的重點是，你可以發展自己潛意識的思維能力來創造你的自信。假如你確實想要創造自信，你需要改變思考問題的方式。你需要教會自己一種全新的思考方法，並且培養成功感應（我的術語）。你需要發展並且使用你的潛意識能力。
有多少次，當你初次見到一個人，你就能感覺到他們很成功。或者你看到一些人，他們正散發著成功感。你從未和他們交流過，可你感覺到了他們的成功。你正在體會我所說的“成功感應”。你可以做到！是的，你可以。
心靈小語
成功不是將來才有的，而是從決定去做的那一刻起，持續累積而成。
W詞匯筆記
dwell[dwel]v.存在於；思索
例 How his words dwell in my mind.
他的一席話在我的腦海裏經久難忘。
arena[?'ri:n?]n.競技場
例 The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
在極廣闊的宇宙競技場中，地球隻是一個很微小的舞台。
draft[drɑ:f]v.起草；征兵
例 Who will draft the indictment?
誰將起草起訴狀？
descendant[di'send nt]n.子孫；後代
例 He is a descendant of Queen Victoria.
他是維多利亞女王的後裔。
S小試身手
自信是一種可以由你創造、完善的理念。
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成功的人並不能一直成功，但他們不會在意自己的失敗。
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我要說的重點是，你可以發展自己潛意識的思維能力來創造你的自信。
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P短語家族
They concentrated on their goals, believed in themselves and pushed ahead.
concentrate on：集中在；專心於
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You see someone and they just give off this feeling of success.
give off：發出（光等）；放出；排出
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