成功不是最终目的地                                      

                                孙老师的感悟：

         成功不是最终目的,所有的成功人士都是从一个成功走向另一个成功。他们享受的是每一个成功的过程。

         比尔盖茨高中时就是一个成功的程序设计者，几年后他成为世界上最成功的企业家。      施瓦辛格从前是个成功的演员，现在他是一个成功的美国州长。现年78岁的格林斯潘，曾是纽约时报广场派拉蒙剧院下面的一家夜总会里成功的萨克斯管演员,后来他成为美国有史以来最成功的美联储主席，历经四位总统。据说他打一个喷嚏值十亿美元。

           年龄也不是成功的羁绊，Tina Turner在54岁时成为一位成功的歌唱家，无论她走到哪里，剧场都座无虚席。George Burn 在快一百岁时还要在凯撤宫剧场演出。

           将相安有种哉！成功不仅属于富人与名人。It should be the goal of everyone 它属于所有人。成功不在于大小，它是一种心灵的震颤；是一种自我的满足；更是对社会的责任。

         对成功的渴望不是贪婪，而是人生新的体验与探索。

          成功的路上布满荆棘与诱惑，它需要勇气、毅力与足智多谋，它是智者和勇者的游戏！

     Success is not a destination

成功不是最终目的地

      Do people stop once they have achieved something? No! In life, we are always trying to do things better or having more of the same success.

       I met a successful Australian creative director at an advertising congress(代表)大会 in 1989. This was before he became a best-selling author. He is Bryce Courtenay. His first novel, The Power of One, was about his childhood days in South Africa. It has been sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

       Spurred on鞭策..., 激励..., 疾驰 by his success¹, Courtenay wrote Tandia, a continuation继续, 续集 to The Power of One, in 1991. Again, this has been a bestseller最佳状态或作品, 最好的东西.

       Now he is writing his third book entitled April Fool’s Day. It is the touching动人的, 令人同情的 story of how his young son, Damon, died of AIDS on April 1, 1991.

      Director Oliver Stone also goes from one success to another. He won Academy  研究院, 学会Awards² for his screenplay电影剧本 adapta-tion 改编of Midnight Express in 1978, Platoon in 1986 and Born on the Fourth of July in 1989.

        Now he is back with another film set in开始 Viet Nam called Heaven and Earth.

       Jane Fonda moved from being an Academy Award actress to a successful business-woman. Her aerobics workout videos健身操录像带have been sold around the world.

       Golfer Greg Norman has his ups and downs in golf tournaments比赛, 锦标赛. Still, he has won millions of dollars. He has tournaments named after him, such as the Shark [美俚]杰出的人, 老手, 专家Shootout and the Greg Norman Holden Classic. Now he has launched the Shark range等级, 类别, 种类of sportswear运动装, 休闲活动穿着的衣服.

         Steffi Graf wants to keep on winning tennis grand slam大满贯赛事⁴. Jansher Khan drives himself to beat his opponents without losing too many games or points in squash壁球 tournaments (a game played by two people in an indoor court with their hands and a ball).

        Athletes运动员, 运动选手 are constantly striving to lower time for races; increase heights or distances.

         The world of medicine has had its series of successes too. Christian Barnard performed several successful heart transplants. Other medical experts have achieved organ transplants. Throughout the ages, mankind has found treatment and cures for tuberculosis肺结核, cancer, and other diseases. A cure of AIDS might soon be discovered.

        Age does not seem to slow down achievers. Tina Turner at 54 is still singing with abundant丰富的, 充裕的, 丰富, 盛产, 富于 energy and attracting sell-out crowds⁵吸引了听众，每场演出均座无虚席wherever she goes.

         Comedian George Burns, in his 90s, wants to perform at Caesar凯撒(古罗马的将军,政治家,历史家,公元前100-44)’s Palace when he turns 100.

         Success does not belong only to the rich and famous. It should be the goal of everyone. Many successful people have had humble beginnings.

        Would you believe that actress Michelle Pfeifer of Cat-woman fame was a supermarket checkout girl?

       At work, we strive for achievements too. Success may mean organizing a conference more effectively and efficiently each year. Sometimes, it is not a pat on the back [口]赞扬或鼓励的表示or the promotion that makes it worthwhile值得的：非常有用的或重要的而值得耗费时间、投入力量或引发兴趣的.

        Often, it is the inner thrill and satisfaction of achievement, no matter how small it may be.

        Aiming for success doesn’t mean you are greedy or dissatisfied. It is all part of gaining new experiences and dimensions in life. It ultimately makes you a more interesting and useful person in society.

         The journey to success has its road blocks, discouragement and distractions分心；注意力转移；精力不集中. It takes great resourcefulness足智多谋 and achievement to overcome obstacles and setbacks顿挫, 挫折, 退步, 逆流, (疾病的)复发to move on successfully.

                                                                                  by Peter Ling

1.     spurred on by his success 在成功的驱使下

2.     Academy Awards 学院奖，即奥斯卡奖

3.     aerobics workout videos 健身操录像带

4.     grand slam 大满贯赛事

5.     attracting sell-out crowds 吸引了听众，每场演出均座无虚席