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第50章 成功人的共同点（第2页）
CommonSense
Thisisthemostrevalentqualityossessedbyourresondents。Seventy-nineercentawardthemselvesatoscoreinthiscategory。And61ercentsaythatcommonsensewasveryimortantincontributingtotheirsuccess。
Tomost，commonsensemeanstheabilitytorendersound，racticaljudgmentsoneverydayaffairs。Todothis，onehastosweeasideextraneousideasandgetrighttothecoreofwhatmatters。ATexasoilandgasmagnateutsitthisway：
"Thekeyabilityforsuccessissimlifying。Inconductingmeetingsanddealingwithindustryregulators，reducingacomlexroblemtothesimlesttermsishighlyimortant。
"
Iscommonsenseatraitaersonisbornwith，orcanyoudosomethingtoincreaseit？Theoilmansansweristhatcommonsensecandefinitelybedeveloed。Heattributeshistolearninghowtodebateinschool。Anotherwaytoincreaseyourstoreofcommonsenseistoobserveitinothers，learningfromtheirandyourownmistakes。
KnowingOnesField
Aftercommonsense，secializedknowledgeinonesfieldisthesecondmostcommontraitossessedbytheresondents，withthree-fourthsgivingthemselvesanAinthiscategory。
GeologistPhiliOxley，formerresidentofTennecoOilExlorationandProductionCo。andnowchairmanofTennecoEuroe，attributeshissuccesstohavingworkedintheoilfields，by
"sittingonwellsandbird-doggingseismiccrews
"，helearnedthetricksofthetradefirsthand。
"Peole，whoaregoingtobegoodmanagersneedtohavearacticalunderstandingofthecraftsintheirbusiness，
"hesays。Todayhisexertiseearnshimasix-figuresalary。
On-the-jobexerienceconvincedeoletheimortanceofsecializedknowledge。Hesaysthat
"understandingwhymyequimenterformsthewayitdoes
"isartofhissuccessformula。Anoteworthyoint：heobtainedhissecializedknowledgethroughself-educationandnotthroughformalschooling。
Self-reliance
Toachieversrelyrimarilyontheirownresourcesandabilities。Seventy-sevenercentgivethemselvesanAratingforthistrait。Self-relianceisnothowyoufeelorhowgoodyouare；rather，itswhetheryouhavethegumtiontotakedefinitiveactiontogetthingsmovinginyourlife。Itincludeslainoldwillowerandtheabilitytogetgoals。
Two-thirdsoftheresondentssaytheyvehadcleargoalsfortheirlivesandcareers。AndhalfofthoseweinterviewedgivethemselvesanAinwillower。Amongothercaabilities，willowerencomassestheabilitytobeaself-starterandtoersevereafterarojecthasbegun。
GeneralIntelligence
Thisisessentialforoutstandingachievementbecauseitinvolvesyournaturalabilitytocomrehenddifficultconcetsquicklyandtoanalyzethemclearlyandincisively。Atleastthatsthewayourresondentsseeit—43ercentsaiditwasaveryimortantingredientoftheirsuccess，andanother52ercentsaiditwasfairlyimortant。
AbilitytoGetThingsDone
Nearlythree-fourthsofourhighachieversrankthemselves
"veryefficient
"inaccomlishtasks。Andtheyagreethatatleastthreeimortantqualitieshaveheledthemtodoso：organizationalability，goodworkhabitsanddiligence。
Ahysicsrofessorsummarizeshissuccessformulathisway：
"Sheerhard，tenaciouswork，withtheabilitytoaceoneself。
"Headmitsworkinguto100hoursaweek。
Besidesthefivelistedhere，thereareotherfactorsthatinfluencesuccess：leadershi，creativity，relationshiswithothers，and，ofcourse，luck。Butcommonsense，knowingyourfield，self-reliance，intelligenceandtheabilitytogetthingsdonestandout。Ifyoucultivatethesetraits，chancesareyoullsucceed。AndyoumightevenfindyourselflistedinWhosWhosomeday。
