晨讀英語美文100篇四級Born to Win
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Born to Win
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Each human being is born as something new,
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something that never existed before.
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Each is born with the capacity to win at life.
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Each person has a unique way of seeing,
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hearing, touching, tasting and thinking.
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Each has his or her own unique potential capabilities and limitations.
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Each can be a significant, thinking,
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aware and creative being —
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a productive person, a winner.
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The word “winner” and “loser” have many meanings.
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When we refer to a person as a winner,
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we do not mean one who makes someone else lose.
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To us,
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a winner is one who responds authentically by being credible,
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trustworthy, responsive, and genuine,
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both as an individual and as a member of a society.
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Winners do not dedicate their lives to a concept
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of what they imagine they should be; rather,
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they are themselves
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and as such do not use their energy putting on a performance,
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maintaining pretence, and manipulating others.
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They are aware that there is a difference
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between being loving and acting loving,
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between being stupid and acting stupid,
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between being knowledgeable and acting knowledgeable.
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Winners do not need to hide behind a mask.
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Winners are not afraid to do their own thinking
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and to use their own knowledge.
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They can separate facts from opinion
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and don’t pretend to have all the answers.
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They listen to others, evaluate what they say,
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but come to their own conclusions.
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Although winners can admire and respect other people,
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they are not totally defined,
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demolished, bound, or awed by them.
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Winners do not play “helpless”,
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nor do they play the blaming game.
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Instead, they assume responsibility for their own lives.
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They do not give others a false authority over them.
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Winners are their own bosses and know it.
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A winner’s timing is right.
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Winners respond appropriately to the situation.
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Their responses are related to the message sent
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and preserve the significance,
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worth, well-being, and dignity of the people involved.
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Winners know that for everything
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there is a season and for every activity a time.
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Although winners can freely enjoy themselves,
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they can also postpone enjoyment,
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can discipline themselves in the present
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to enhance their enjoyment in the future.
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Winners are not afraid to go after what they want,
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but they do so in appropriate ways.
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Winners do not get their security by controlling others.
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They do not set themselves up to lose.
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A winner cares about the world and its peoples.
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A winner is not isolated from the general problems of society,
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but is concerned, compassionate,
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and committed to improving the quality of life.
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Even in the face of national and international adversity,
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a winner’s self-image is not one of a powerless individual.
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A winner works to make the world a better place.
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