這四個(gè)人最后形成卡內(nèi)基王國(guó)的核心人物，他們組成了一個(gè)智囊團(tuán)(請(qǐng)參閱下一章)，他們四個(gè)人籌足了為達(dá)到目 標(biāo)所需要的資金，而最后他們每個(gè)人也都成為巨富。

These four people became the nucleus of Carnegie's empire.They formed a mastermind group,the subject of the next chapter.Together they were able to find the capital necessary to pursue Carnegie's obsession,and each of them made vast fortune as result.

但這四個(gè)人的成功關(guān)鍵并不只是“辛勤工作”而已，你 可能也發(fā)現(xiàn)到，有些人和你一樣辛勤工作——甚至比你更努 力——但卻沒(méi)有成功。教育也不是關(guān)鍵性的因素，華爾頓從 來(lái)沒(méi)有拿過(guò)羅德獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，但是他嫌的錢(qián)，比所有念過(guò)哈佛大 學(xué)的人都多。

It was not sheer hard work that made these men successful.You probably know several people who work as hard as you do at anything they try-perhaps even harder than you-and are never successful.Education isn't the reason either.Sam Walton never won a Rhodes scholarship,but he made more money than anyone who ever studied Oxford.

偉大的成就，是得自對(duì)積極的心態(tài)的了解和運(yùn)用，無(wú)論你做任何一件事，你的心態(tài)都會(huì)給你一定的力量。抱持著積極心態(tài)，意味著你的行為和思想有助于目標(biāo)的 達(dá)成；而抱持消極心態(tài)，則意味你的行為和思想不斷地抵消 你所付出的努力。當(dāng)你將欲望變成執(zhí)著時(shí)，并且設(shè)定明確目標(biāo)的同時(shí)，也應(yīng)該建立并發(fā)揮你的積極心態(tài)。但是設(shè)定明確目標(biāo)和建立積極心態(tài)，并不表示你馬上就 能得到你所需要的資源，你得到這些資源的速度，須視需要范圍的大小，以及你控制心境使其免于恐懼、懷疑和自我設(shè) 限的情形而定。

Great success id the result of one's understanding and using a positive mental attitude.You mental attitude gives power to everything you do.Having a positive mental attitude means that your actions and thoughts further your end;having negative mental attitude means that you are constantly understanding your own efforts.As you build your desire into an obsession and develop your positive mental attitude.It would be foolish to suppose that having developed your definiteness of purpose and PMA,you will immediately find that you have the resources you need.The speed at which you acquire these will depend on the size of your needs and on the control you exercise to keep your mind free of fear,doubt,and self-imposed limitations.

如果你只需要1萬(wàn)美金來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)你的明確目標(biāo)，可能在很 短的時(shí)間內(nèi)就籌得；但是，如果是100萬(wàn)美金，可能就得花 較長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間了。

If you need ten thousand dollars for your definite major purpose,you may be able to marshal it in a few days or even hours by impressing others with the quality of your enthusiasm and vision.If you require one million dollars,it's likely to take longer.

在此一過(guò)程的一項(xiàng)重要變數(shù)是，你要拿什么來(lái)交換這1 萬(wàn)或100萬(wàn)美金，提供相對(duì)服務(wù)或其他等價(jià)值得時(shí)間，對(duì)取得資源的速度快慢也是相當(dāng)重要的， 你必須清楚地了解在你“取得”之前應(yīng)“付出”些什么。

An important variable in this process is just exactly what it is you offer in exchange for that ten thousand or one million dollars.The time required to deliver the service or the equivalent value you intend to supply is also significant.You must be clear about what it is that you will give before you can expect to get in return.