After moving to the United States, a Chinese student decided to have an English name. She chose the name Patience because she wanted to be reminded to be patient. Every time someone called her name, the message was reinforced. I told this story to my students and asked them what names they would select for themselves. After considering the question, one young man raised his hand and said, “Rich.”
一個中國學生到美國來以后給自己起了一個英文名字叫Patience,因為她想提醒自己要有耐心。每當別人叫她的時候,就強化這個信息。我把這個故事告訴我的學生,問他們想給自己起什么名字。一個小伙子想了一下,舉起手來說:“富。”