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第10章 每个成功者都知道的秘密（第2页）
InOctober1982，a25-year-oldwomanfinishedtheNewYorkCityMarathon。Nobigdeal—untilyoulearnthatLindaDownhascerebralalsyandwasthefirstwomanevertocomletethe26。2-mileraceoncrutches。Downfellhalfadozentimes，butketgoinguntilshecrossedthefinishline，11hoursaftershestarted。Herhandicalimitedherseedbutnotherdetermination。
HenryWadsworthLongfellowoncewrote：
"Greatistheartofbeginning，butgreatertheartisofending。
"Howniceitwouldbeifweallhadageniewhocouldhelusfinishwhatwebegin。Unfortunately，wedont。Butwhatwedohaveisadynamiccalleddisciline—whichextractsahighrice。FollowingoneofPaderewskiserformances，afansaidtohim，
"Idgivemylifetolaylikethat。
"Thebrilliantianistrelied，
"Idid。
"
Accomlishmentisoftendecetivebecausewedontseetheainanderseverancethatroducedit。Sowemaycredittheachieverwithbrains，brawnorluckybreaks，andletourselvesoffthehookbecausewefallshortinallthree。Notthatwecouldallbeconcertianistsjustbyexercisingenoughdisciline。Rather，eachofushasthemakingsofsuccessinsomeendeavor，butwewillachievethisonlyifwealyourwillsandworkatit。
Howcanweacquirestick-at-itiveness？Thereisnosimle，fastformula。ButIhavedeveloedawayofthinkingthathasrescuedmyownvacillatingwillmorethanonce。Herearethebasicelements：
"Dont
"ower
Thisisasimortantaswillower。TheancientChinesehilosoherMenciussaid，
"Menmustbedecidedonwhattheywillnotdo，andthentheyareabletoactwithvigorinwhattheyoughttodo。
"
Discilinemeanschoices
Everytimeyousayyestoagoalorobjective，yousaynotmanymore。Everyrizehasitsrice。Therizeistheyes；thericeistheno。IgorGorin，thenotedUkrainian-Americanbaritone，toldofhisearlydaysstudyingvoice。Helovedtosmokeaie，butonedayhisrofessorsaid，
"Igor，youwillhavetomakeuyourmindwhetheryouaregoingtobeagreatsinger，oragreatie-smoker，youcannotbeboth。
"Sotheiewent。
Delayedgratification
M。ScottPeck，M。D。，authorofthebest-sellerTheRoadLessTraveled，describesthistoolofdiscilineas
"arocessofschedulingtheainandleasureoflifeinsuchawayastoenhancetheleasurebymeetingandexeriencingtheainfirstandgettingitoverwith。
"
Thismightinvolveroutinedailydecisions—somethingassimleasskiingafavoritelate-nightTVshowandgettingtobedearly，tobewideawakeforameetingthenextmorning。Oritmightinvolvelonger-termresolves。Ayoungwidowwiththreechildrendecidedtoinvestherinsurancesettlementinacollegeeducationforherself。Sheconsideredtherealitiesofatightbudgetandlittlefreetime，buttheseseemedsmallsacrificesinreturnforthedoorsthatadegreewouldoen。Todaysheisahighlyaidfinancialconsultant。
Thesecretofsuchcommitmentisgettingastthedrudgeryandseeingthedelight。
"Thefactisthatmanyworthwhileendeavorsarentfun，
"sayssyndicatedradioandTVcommentatorMortCrim，
"True，allworkandnolaymakesJohnnyadullboy。Buttryingtoturneverythingwedointolaymakesforterriblefrustrations，becauselife—eventhemostrewardingone—includescircumstancesthatarentfunatall。Ilikemyjobasajournalist。Itsersonallysatisfying，butitisntalwaysfun。
"
Achievingabalance
Neverconfusediscilinewithrigidity。Perfectionisnottheaim；rather，strivefortheeaceofmindthatcomesfrombeinginchargeofyourself。
Mostofusneedinterludesinourworktotakeawalkoreatsnack—whateverrevivesandrefreshes。Yourbreathersdontneedtobelengthytoshakeoutthecobwebsandgivesomerelief。Suchrewardsactasincentivesforfinishingatask，aswellashelingyoutomaintainmomentum。
Truediscilineachievesabalanceofroducing，notdriving。Evendiscilineneedstobediscilined。
Self-develoment
Discilinedeolearehaiereolebecausetheyarefulfillinginnerotential。Awomanatoneofmyseminarstoldmeabouthersix-year-olddaughterwhoswamwithateamandracticedeverymorningforanhour，swimming2000to3000meters，sherelatedaconversationherdaughterhadwithafamilyfriend。
"Doyoulikeswimming？
