Establishing Good Habits

     So why should someone who is goging to work at the appointed hour think that he or she is fully prepared for the day?

     What you should be doing is arriving at work a half hour early and getting all your social conversations out of your way,getting your newspapers read,getting your coffee poured,so when the workday starts you are ready. When the workday is in progress that shoud be where all your energy is foused.

     You can have the best intentions in the world.You can work hard and be disciplined.You can put in long hours.You can have good self-esteem and a positive attitude,too.

      You can think you're doing everything in your power to be more successful.But if you are only  reinforcing bad habits then it's all counter-productive.

      So when you discover a bad habit you must also do what is necessary to break it.You must do this as quickiy as possible,as bad habits get harder to correct the more entrenched they become.If you look at any list of successful people, you'll invariably find they reached the top because they developed good habits, then used them to their advantage.

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                                    培养良好的习惯

 

     如果正好一分不差地准时去工作，一个人有怎能为这天的工作充分做好准备呢？ 

     你应该提前半小时到，结束所有的社交谈话，读完报纸，泡好咖啡，到了工作时间一切准备就绪。那么在开展工作是时候就可以全神贯注了。

     你可以怀着世界上最好的愿望。你可以工作勤奋且一丝不苟。你可以投入很长时间。你也可以拥有相当的自尊和积极的态度。你可以认为自己在做着一切力能所及的事情迈向成功。但是如果你还是重复坏习惯，就会事与愿违。

     因此，发现坏习惯后，你应当采取必要的措施去改正它。应当尽快为之，应为坏习惯一旦巩固下来就会难以改正。