无论你的职业生涯中发生什么，好建议总是通用的。无论你尝试解决怎样的问题，可能在你之前就有其他人也有相似的问题。

我在过去二十多年大部分时间里是个记者，在这段时间我曾经访问并描写过成千上万来自不同领域的成功人士，从千万富翁到刚开始起步的企业主（其中一个正与脑癌做斗争）。

所有这些让我推断，那些成功人士必然有通用的“商业真理”——几乎对任何行业的每个人都适用的提示和技巧。这些有：

1.       对工作有激情。如果你的工作对你来说有意义的，你的工作将变成一种快乐。

2.       如果你不能从工作自身感到激情，那就对你工作的理由充满激情。也许你不喜欢你的工作|公司|事业。但是金钱和福利对你的家庭有好处。那就对你的选择为你家庭做正确的事情充满激情。

3.       如果有什么需要改变，做领导改变的那个人。如果你不喜欢你的工作但又被困住，学些本领会帮你走出困境。如果你的工作有些问题，做些什么解决它。

4.       从小处入手做大事。

5.       先从容易的事情下手，然后再做难点的事情。（俗话说的现摘低处的果实）

6.       如果没坏，不要修理。而是提高。

7.       要学的最困难的一课是何时继续和退出。没有人可以教你这些。在一些时间点，你不得不有所选择。

8.       疯狂的定义是用相同的方式做相同的事情，并希望不同的结局。如果结局不好，就要做些改变。

9.       没有人独自一个人就能成功。

10.   寻求帮助。当提出要求时，要明确。当得到帮助时，要表现得优雅和感恩。

11.   积极的人在你周围，你将会得到积极的结果。

12.   拥抱多样化。对你的弱点的最好补救方法是挑选那些有不同优势的队友。

13.   每个人对世界的体会是不同的。两人参加相同会议的人，离开时会有不同的观感。不要争论，要利用。

14.   你用不着喜欢某些人，对这些人要尊重和有礼貌。

15.   不要用“应该”如何教育某人，也不要让某些人用“应该”如何左右你。

16.   无论你做过什么或是你成就多大，总有人比你做的多做的好。

17.   当然也有人比你做的少。

18.   无论你超越了什么，你不比其他任何人更有价值。也没有人比你更有价值。

19.   如果你花了大量的时间使用你的天赋并做你擅长的事情，你更可能感到快乐。

20.   如果你花了大量的时间努力奋斗改进你的不足之处，你很可能感到沮丧。

21.   练习是精通一项技能的唯一正确的方式。当你学习新东西时，要对自己耐心点。

22.   唯一保鲜的方式就是不断的学习新东西。

23.   学习新东西意味着做一个初学者，意味着犯错误。

24.   越对初学者所犯的错误感到无所谓，越容易学新东西。

25.   你不可能为你的计划或者公司找到所有的资源（时间、金钱、人等等。）没有人能得到所有他们想得到的一切。

26.   缺乏资源不是借口。它是伪装起来的祝福。你会得到创造力。

27.   创造和创新都是可以学习的技能，并可以从你用新方式做你常做的事情来得到联系。

28.   冒一些可以预计的风险。

29.   在一个公司、事业、或计划的早期，你不得不对大多数事情都说“是”。在后期，你不得不说“不”。

30.   负面的回馈是必须的。不要不自觉的拒绝它。要为了事情的真相而审视它，然后忽视剩下的。

31.   当表达批评，谈事不要说人。

32.   想得多，梦得大（另一种说法是想得少，梦得少）

33.   把你的梦想作为终极蓝图。你用不着马上完成你的梦想，但是让你到那里的唯一方法是一步一步向它前进。

34.   如果你想得多，比起“是”来说，你会听到很多“不”。他们不能做决定，你才能。

35.   你的创造要花多少时间并不重要，重要的是它创造出来后，有多少价值和有多重要。

36.   如果有成功的秘诀，那就是：把你的计划和其他人交流并保持和其他计划的交流。

37.   建立你的网络。努力去认识新人并与你认识的那些人保持联络。

38.   无论什么技术或者服务你创造|创新出来，不是关于一种产品的；是关于你将改善的人和他们的生活。

39.   无论你有多成功，你还是会失败，大大失败。

40.   失败不是件坏事，它是一个过程。

41.   事情总是变坏。唯一避免伤害你的方法是做好计划。

42.   学习如何保持尊重的，坚定地说“不”。

43.   尽可能多说“是”

44.   为了多说“是”，在你的“是”周围贴上工作的边界和范围。

45.   无论那个人有多有钱、出名或成功，他内心还是一个有希望、梦想和恐惧的人，和你一样。

46.   得到你想要的并不意味这你就幸福。幸福是一种对你已经拥有的东西感到满足的艺术。

47.   和性格有问题的人一起工作是每个工作的一部分。保持尊重，做好你的工作，十次有九次那个人会离开。

48.   但十次中有一次，离开的是你。记住你不是受害者。你需要的知识找个新工作。

49.   如果你有什么事情要证明，要得到执行者支持你的计划。

50.   专注于你想要的，而不是你不想要的。

50 Universal Truths That Will Make You More Successful

No matter what is going on in your career, good advice is universal. No matter what problems you are trying to solve, chances are someone else before you had a similar problem.

I've been a journalist for the better part of two decades and during that time I've interviewed and written about thousands of people in various stages of success, from billionaires to entrepreneurs launching startups (one while fighting brain cancer).

All of that has led me to conclude that there are certain universal "business truths" — tips and tricks that work for nearly everyone in every business. They are:

1.    Have a passion for your work. If your work is meaningful to you, your work life will be a joy.

2.    If you can't be passionate about the work itself, be passionate about the reason you do it. Maybe you don't love your job/company/career, but the money and benefits are good for your family. Be passionate in your choice to do right by your family.

3.    If something needs changing, be the one to lead the change. If you dislike your job but are stuck, work on getting the skills that will get you unstuck. If there's a problem at your office, work on being the one solve it.

4.    Start small and build from there.

5.    Do the obvious stuff first, then progress to the harder stuff. (Otherwise known as going for the low-hanging fruit.)

6.    If it's not broke, don't fix. Do improve it.

7.    The hardest lesson to learn is when to keep going and when to quit. No one can teach you that. At some point, you have to choose.

8.    The definition of crazy is to do the same thing the same way and expect a different result. If the result isn't good, change something.

9.    No one succeeds alone. 

10.  Ask for help. Be specific when asking. Be graceful and grateful when help comes.

11.  Surround yourself with positive people and you'll have a positive outcome.

12.  Embrace diversity. The best way to compensate for your own weaknesses is to pick teammates who have different strengths.

13.  People experience the world differently. Two people can attend the same meeting and walk away with different impressions. Don't fight that. Use it.

14.  You don't have to like someone to treat that person with respect and courtesy.

15.  Don't "should" all over someone, and don't let someone else "should" all over you.

16.  No matter what you do or how much you achieve, there are always people who have more. 

17.  There will always people who have less, too.

18.  No matter how much you excel at things, you are not a more worthwhile human being than anyone else. No one else is more worthwhile than you, either.

19.  If you spend most of your time using your talents and doing things you are good at, you're more likely to be happy.

20.  If you spend most of your time struggling to improve your weaknesses, you're likely to be frustrated.

21.  Practice is the only true way to master a new skill. Be patient with yourself while you learn something new.

22.  The only way to stay fresh is to keep learning new things.

23.  To learn new things means being a beginner, and that means making mistakes.

24.  The more comfortable you grow with making beginner mistakes, the easier it is to learn new things.

25.  You will never have all the resources (time, money, people, etc.) that you want for your project or company. No one ever has all the resources they want. 

26.  A lack of resources isn't an excuse. It's a blessing in disguise. You'll have to get creative.

27.  Creativity and innovation are skills that can be learned and practiced by doing your usual things in a new way.

28.  Take calculated risks. 

29.  In the early stages of a company, career, or project, you'll have to say "yes" to a lot of things. In the later stages, you'll have to say "no."

30.  Negative feedback is necessary. Don't automatically reject it. Examine it for the nuggets of truth, and then disregard the rest.

31.  When delivering criticism, talk about the work, not the person. 

32.  Think big. Dream big. (The alternative is to think small, dream small.)

33.  Treat your dream as an ultimate roadmap. You don't have to achieve your dream right away, but the only way to get there is to take many steps toward it.

34.  If you think big, you will hear "no" more than you hear "yes." They don't get to decide. You do.

35.  How long it takes you to create something is less important than how valuable and worthwhile it will be once it's created.

36.  If there is one secret to success, it's this: communicate your plans with other people and keep communicating those plans. 

37.  Grow your network. Make an effort to meet new people and to keep in contact with those you know.

38.  No matter what technology or service you are creating/inventing at your company, it's not about the product; it's always about the people and the lives you will improve.

39.  No matter how successful you get, you can still fail and fail big.

40.  Failure isn't a bad thing. It's part of the process. 

41.  Things always go wrong. The only way to keep that from hurting you is to plan for that.

42.  Learn how to respectfully, but firmly, say "no."

43.  Say "yes" as much as you can. 

44.  In order to say "yes" often, attach boundaries or a scope of work around your "yes."

45.  No matter how rich, famous, or successful another person is, inside that person is just a human being with hopes, dreams, and fears, the same as you. 

46.  Getting what you want doesn't mean you'll be happy. Happiness is the art of being satisfied with what you already have.

47.  Working with difficult personalities will be a part of every job. Be respectful, do your job well, and nine times out of 10 that person will move on.

48.  For that one-out-of-10 time, remember you aren't a victim. Do what you need to get a new job.

49.  As soon as you have something to demonstrate, get an executive champion to back or support your project.

50.  Focus on what you want, not what you don't want.