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UnitOneLifeofAspiration
PartOneWarm-upListening
ChooseOptimism
TaskOne
Ifyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbadly,itprobablywill.Pessimismisseldomdisappointed.Butthesameprinciplealsoworksinreverse.Ifyouexpectgoodthingstohappen,theyusuallydo!
Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.
Optimismandpessimismarebothpowerfulforces,andeachofusmustchoosewhichwewanttoshapeouroutlookandourexpectations.Thereisenoughgoodandbadineveryone'slife—amplesorrowandhappiness,sufficientjoyaedpain---tofindarationalbasisforeitheroptimismorpessimism.Wecanchoosetolaughorcry,blessorcurse,andit'sourdecision.
Ichoosetohighlightthepositiveandsliprightoverthenegative.Iamanoptimistbychoiceasmuchasbynature.Sure,Iknowthatsorrowexists.Iaminmy70snow,andI'velivedthroughmorethanonecrisis.Butwhenallissaidanddone,Ifindthatthegoodinlifefaroutweighsthebad.
Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;it'sanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyoufeel,howyouperform,andhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople.Conversely,negativethoughts,attitudes,andexpectationsfeedonthemselves;theybecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.Pessimismcreatesadismalplacewherenoonewantstolive.
Optimismdoesn'tneedtobenaive.Wecanbeanoptimistandstillrecognizethatproblemsexistandthatsomeofthemarenotdealtwitheasily.Butwhatadifferenceoptimismmakesisth,attitudeoftheproblemsolver!
Whenyou'reanoptimist,you'remoreconcernedwithproblem-solvingthanwithuselesscarpingaboutissues.Ifsyourchoice.
PartTwoFocus-Listening
AGreatCommunicatorinAllCircumstances
TaskOne
1.ManyAmericanpresidentsareskilledatcommunicatingwithothers,andtheyaregreatcommunicators,suchasJohnF.Kennedy,FranklinD.Roosevelt,andAbrahamLincoln.
2.RonaldReaganistheGreatCommunicator.
3.Reaganwasoneofthebest-knownannouncersinaradiostationinhisearlytwenties.Hedisplayedanuncommonabilitytoconnectandcommunicatewithpeople.Hisvisionforpresidentialcampaignwasclearandsimple,andhewasabletocommunicatewithmaximumeffectiveness.
4.Becausehepossessedaclearvision,madedecisionseasily,anddelegatedveryeffectively.
TaskTwo
Inhisearlytwenties
Reaganbecameoneofthebest-knownannouncersinthnMidwest.
In1980
Whileannouncinghisrunforthepresidencyin1980,
Reagansaidthemainmessageshouldbefamily,work,neighborhood,freedomandpeace.
DuringPresidentialCampaign
Reaganappearedasarelaxed,likable,competentmiddleAmerican.
Beinginhospital
ReagansaidtothesurgeonsPleaseassuremethatyouareallRepublicans.”
Becomingpresident
Reaganwassupportedbypeoplefortheyknewwhohewas,wherehestood,andwhathewanted
AGreatCommunicatorinAllCircumstances
ManyAmericanpresidentshavemadeanimpactonourcountryasgreatcommunicators.JohnF.Kennedy,FranklinD.Roosevelt,andAbrahamLincolncometomindasoutstandingexamples.ButonlyonepresidentinourlifetimewascalledtheGreatCommunicator,andthatwasRonaldReagan.
FlashesofReagan'stalentforcommunicationrevealedthemselvesearlyinhiscareer.Hestartedoutinradio.Inhisearlytwenties,Reaganquicklybecameoneofthebest-knownannouncersintheMidwest.Throughouthiscareer,Reagandisplayedanuncommonabilitytoconnectandcommunicatewithpeople.NowherewasthatmoreevidentthanduringhistimeleadinguptoandintheWhiteHouse.Whileannouncinghisrunforthepresidencyin1980,hecastthevisionforhiscampaignclearlyandsimply,saying,“Attheheartofourmessageshouldbefivesimplefamiliarwords.Nobigeconomictheories.Nosermonsonpoliticalphilosophy.Justfiveshortwords:
family,work,neighborhood,freedom,peace:
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Duringhiscampaign,ReagansuccessfullydebatedincumbentJimmyCarter.TheformerCaliforniagovernorcameacrossasarelaxed,likable,competentMiddleAmerican.Hewoneasily.Afterwardwhenaskedifhehadbeennervousdebatingthepresident,Reagananswered,“No,notatall.I'vebeenonthesamestagewithJohnWayne.
Whetherhewasspeakingtoagroup,lookingintoacamera,orconnectingwithsomeoneone-on-one,Reaganwasabletocommunicatewithmaximumeffectiveness.Evenwhenhewasbeingwheeledintotheoperatingroom,hisgoalwastoputothersatease.Hiscommenttothesurgeonswas,“PleaseassuremethatyouareallRepublicans.
Reaganwasagoodexecutivebecausehepossessedaclearvision,madedecisionseasily,anddelegatedveryeffectively.Buthewasagreatleaderbecauseofhisuncannyabilitytocommunicate.Whenitcametoleadingthecountry,peopleknewwhohewas,wherehestood,andwhathewanted,andtheycouldn'twaittogetonboardwithhim.Communicationmadehimthekindofleaderthatpeoplewantedtofollow.
PartThreeHomeListening
Dreamvs.Goal
TaskOne
Whyweneeddreams:
Dreamsgiveusavisionofabetterfuture.Theynourishourspirit;theyrepresentpossibilityevenwhenwearedraggeddownbyreality.Theykeepusgoing.Dreamsarewherewewanttoendup.
Interpretationofgoals:
Goalsareconcreteobjectives.Goalsareourday-by・dayplansthatprovideachievabletargetsforincreasingimprovement.Goalsprovideourdailyroutine.Theyshowuswheretostartandtheyestablishourpriorities.Theymakeusorganizedandcreatethedisciplineinourlives.Goalsarehowwegetthere.
Exampleofclimbingthecorporateladder:
Yourdreamistogetthepromotioninalargecompany,butthereseemstobetoomanypeoplecompetingfortoofewpositionsatthetop.Whatyouhavetodoistobreakdownthedreamintocomponentsandstudythedreamposition,andyoumakesurethattheywantahardworking,drivenpersonwhocanmanageateamandimproveproductivity.Soyourgoalsbecomeperfectingeachofthesecharacteristics.Thenfindopportunitiestoshowyourbossyouaretherightperson.
Dreamvs.Goal
Weallwanttobelievethatwearecapableofgreatfeats,ofreachingourfullestpotential.Weneeddreams.Theygiveusavisionofabetterfuture.Theynourishourspirit;theyrepresentpossibilityevenwhenwearedraggeddownbyreality.Theykeepusgoing.Mostsuccessfulpeoplearedreamers,ordinarypeoplewhoarenotafraidtothinkbiganddaretobegreat.Dreamersarenotcontentwithbeingmerelymediocre,becausenooneeverdreamsofgoinghalfway.
Inordertomakerealstepstowardfulfillingourultimate,big,splashydreams,wehavetostartwithconcreteobjectives.Theseareourgoals.
Dreamsarewherewewanttoendup.Goalsarehowwegetthere.Dreamsareourvisionsofwhereweareafterourstruggle,theprizeattheendofthejourney.Goalsaretheindividualstepswetaketoultimatelydeservetheprize.
Ourdreamsareourmasterplan.Goalsareourday-by-dayblueprintsthatprovideachievabletargetsforincrementalimprovement,butdreamsandgoalsareinterrelated.Goalsprovideourdailyroutine.Theyshowuswheretostartandtheyestablishourpriorities.Theymakeusorganizedandcreatethedisciplineinourlives.Gettingyourselftoestablishyourgoalsisparamount,oneofthekeybuildingblocksinachievingsuccess.
Let'ssayyou9retryingtoclimbthecorporateladderinalargecompany,andyouarenotoptimisticaboutyourchancesbecausethereseemstobetoomanypeoplecompetingfortoofewjobsatthetop.Yourdreamsarethatpromotion.Whatyouhavetodoistobreakdownthedreamintocomponentsyoucanworkonindividuallyandthenmakealist.Afterstudyingthe“dream“position,youdeterminethatwhatthey'relookingforisahardworking,drivenpersonwhocanmanageateamwellandimproveproductivity.Perfectingeachofthesecharacteristicsthenbecomesgoalsyoucanshootfor.
Thefirstthingyoudoisshowyourbossthatyouareeagertoworkhard,begintoseekoutmorelong-termprojectstoshowyoucanmaintainacertainenergyleveloveraperiodoftime.Thenyouhavetoshowourbossthatyou'reateamplayer,thatyoutakethetimetopitchinforthegroupandthatyou'rethekindofpersonwhomakesthepeoplearoundyouperformbetter.
Thepointisthatyoumustestablishspecificgoalsandclearlydefinethem.Goalsarenotmerelyfuzzywishes,orhastilymadeNewYear'sresolutions.Theyaretangibleactionitemstobewrittendownandfollowed.
UnitTwoEducation
PartQieWarm-uplistening
ComingtoAmericaasaFulbrighter
TaskOne
TheFulbrightprogramgivesanAmericanachancetostudy,teachordoresearchinothercountries.AnditgivespeopleinothercountriesachancetodothesameinAmerica.Fulbrightgrantsaregiventograduatestudents,scholarsandprofessionals.ThereisalsoaFulbrightexchangeprogramjustforteachersandadministrators.Eachyear,about6000peoplereceiveFulbrightgrants.TheUnitedStatespaysmostofthecosts.Foreigngovernmentsandschoolshelpbysharingcostsandprovidingothersupport.
TheFulbrightprogramoperatesinabout150countries.Around270,000Fulbrightershavetakenpartovertheyears.LegislationbySenatorWilliamFulbrightestablishedtheprogramin1946.Hesaweducationalexchangeasawaytohelppeopleunderstandotherideasandwaysoflife.SenatorFulbrightalsobelievedtheprogramcouldeducatefutureworldleader.
In1968,theForeignLanguageTeachingAssistantProgrambegan.ThisFulbrightprogrambringsforeignteacherstotheUnitedStatestoworkwithhighschoolorcollegestudents.TwootherFulbrightprogramsthatofferwaystocometotheUnitedStatesaretheforeignstudentandvisitingscholarprograms.TheForeignStudentProgrambringsg