2021大学英语四级美文赏析：The Success Personality思维导图

Istherea“successpersonality”—somewinningcombinationofqualitiesthatleadsalmostinevitablytoachievement?Ifso,exactlywhatisthatsecretsuccessformula,andcananyonedevelopit?AttheGallopOrganizationwerecentlyfocusedindepthonsuccess,probingtheattitudesof1500prominentpeopleselectedatrandomfromWho’sWhoinAmerica.

Ourresearchfindsoutanumberofqualitiesthatoccurregularlyamongtopachievers.Hereisoneofthemostimportant,thatiscommonsense.Commonsenseisthemostprevailingqualitypossessedbyourrespondents.Seventy-ninepercentawardthemselvesatopscoreinthisquality.And61percentsaythatcommonsensewasveryimportantincontributingtotheirsuccess.Tomost,commonsensemeanstheabilitytopresentsound,practicaljudgmentsoneverydayaffairs.

Todothis,onehastosweepasideextraideasandgetrighttothecoreofwhatmatters.ATexasoilandgasbusinessmanputsitthisway:“Thekeyabilityforsuccessissimplifying.Inconductingofmeetinganddealingwithindustry，reducingacomplexproblemtothesimplesttermishighlyimportant.”Iscommonsenseaqualityapersonisbornwith,orcanyoudosomethingtoincreaseit?Theoilman’sansweristhatcommonsensecandefinitelybedeveloped.

Heattributeshistolearninghowtodebateinschool.Anotherwaytoincreaseyourstoreofcommonsenseistoobserveitinothers,learningfromtheir—andyourown—mistakes.Besidescommonsense,therearemanyotherfactorsthatinfluencesuccess:knowingyourfield,self-reliance,intelligence,theabilitytogetthingsdone,leadership,creativity,relationshipswithothers,andofcourse,luck.

Butcommonsensestandsout.Ifyoudevelopthesequalities,you’llsucceed.AndyoumightevenfindyourselflistedinWho’sWhosomeday.