任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) Weallhavegoalsthatwearemovingtowardsandmakingagreatefforttoachieve.Thisisagoodthing.Orcanitbebad?Howmanyofusneverreachourgoalsandyetwehavetriedsohardandreallythoughtaboutnothingelse?Ibelievethemistakemostofusmakeisthatwedonotfocusonourpresentsituation. Letmeexplain.Mostofusseeourpresentsituationasasteppingstonethatweusesimplyasameansofreachingourfinaldestination.Wedon’ttaketimetotrulyappreciatewherewearetodayandallthegreatthingswealreadyhaveinourlives.Weshouldfocusourattentiononthejourneyandnotonthedestination,orwewillmissthebeautifulsceneryalongtheway. Let’suseourjobasanexample.Nowmostofuswantapromotion.Wehaveplanstobecomethemanagerorgeneralmanagerinourcompanies.Unfortunately,mostofuswillneverreachthegoal,butwillwatchothersachieveourgoalinstead. Whatweshouldbedoingisfocusingonthejobwearecurrentlyinnow.Forgetwherewewanttogettoandjustfocusonthepresent.Yousee,whatwecancontrolisourperformanceinourcurrentjob.Wecandecidetobethebestwepossiblycaninourcurrentjob.Nowthismaymeanfurthereducationtohavetheskillswecurrentlydonothave.Itmaymeanworkinghardertoproducebetterresultsthanourcolleagues.Itcouldsimplybeachangeofattitude,suchasstoppingcomplainingandbecomingamoredevotedandsupportiveemployee.Bydoingourcurrentjobtothebestofourabilities,weinfactgiveourselvesthebestchanceofpromotion. Sothebestthingforallofustodotoachieveourgoalsistojustfocusonwhatwehaveandwherewearenow.Dothebestandbethebestwepossiblycaninourcurrentsituations,andwewillgiveourselvestheverybestchanceofreachingourgoalsinthefuture.Wehaveheardtheoldsayingsandtheyaretrue:“Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.”,“Patienceisavirtue”,andsoon. Havepatience,haveappreciationofwhatwealreadyhave,andtaketimetohelpourselvesbetheverybestwecan.Dothesethingsandwewillallreachourgoals,butmoreimportantly,wewillenjoyourlifeeveryday. |