2006年最值得阅读的一本书，《心灵鸡汤》作者马克·维克多·汉森倾力推荐！本书作者理查德·阿兰·卡斯威尔——最著名的专业演说家和畅销书作家之一：“每个人都潜藏着未被发现的巨大潜能，只要去发掘，就能在短短时间内完成更多，成就更多，最终拥有更多，我的梦想是让我的《从成功到卓越》帮助全世界千百万人成就他们的梦想。”国际演说家协会创始人比尔·戈夫说：“他注定会成为我们这个时代最伟大的激励畅销书作家”。本书为英文版！

　　这本书是绝对天才的黄金法则。你将会学到怎样改变你的思维方式，向财富和成功的无限机会敞开大门。和理查德·卡斯威尔一起旅行吧，体会这些他在过去30年中收集的揭示宇宙秘密的故事和诗词。他之所以叫它们秘诀是因为只有为数不多的人使用它们。实际上，当你使用它们时你将会加入世界精英的3%强的行列中。这些故事中有些是关于名人和明星运动员的，有些是关于理查德个人的。但是大部分故事都是像你一样的普通人，他们在从成功到卓越的道路上做出了非凡的贡献。

Introduction

引言

1．Attitude：The Most Important W0rd

第一章 态度：最重要的词语

2．The Power of Belief：Your Belief Creates Your World

第二章 信念的力量：信念创造你的世界

3．You Are a Success

第三章 你就是成功者

4．Then Providence Moves Too：Commitment

第四章 决心一定，天机亦随之而动

5．You Are 100％Responsible

第五章 你要对自己百分之百地负责

6．Out of Adversity Comes Greatness

第六章 逆境成就伟大

7．The Goldmine in Your Goals

第七章 目标中的金矿

8．Courage：Make Fear Your Friend

第八章 勇气：让恐惧成为朋友

9．Pushing Your Success Envelope：Your Comfort Zone

第九章 突破极限、挑战成功：

走出你的舒适地带

1 0．Essentials of High Self-Esteem

第十章 高度自尊的本质

1 1．The Persistence Factor

第十一章 坚持不懈

12．Birds of a Feather

第十二章 慎重选择你的交际圈

13．You Are a Human Magnet

第十三章 你是一枚人际磁石

14．The Corridor Principle

第十四章 走廊原则

15．How To Become The Happiest Person You Kr

Secrets of Happiness

第十五章 怎样成为最快乐的人

16．The Discipline Factor

第十六章 自律因素

1 7．Essentials of Forgiveness

第十七章 宽容的重要性

1 8．The Strongest Force in the Universe：Love

第十八章 世间最强大的力量：爱

19．You Are a Genius

第十九章 你是天才

20．Guard Your Integrity

第二十章 洁身自好

21．Y our Unique Contribution：Service

第二十一章 你的独特贡献：服务于人

22．Imagination：Software of the Universe

第二十二章 想象力——成事之道

23．Desire：Your Success Activation Key

第二十三章 欲望：激活成功的钥匙

24．The Universe Rewards Action

第二十四章 天道酬勤

25．Give to Others and The Universe Gives To Yo

第二十五章 广施于众终有所得

26．Your Greatest Discovery：Your Life Purpose

第二十六章 最伟大的发现：生命的目标

27．Secrets of Non—Judgement

第二十七章 避免臆断的窍门

28．Attitude of Gratitude

第二十八章 感恩之心

Conclusion

结语

Acknowledgement

特别致谢

When you believe something your mind becomes resourceful.  You're ready for a thing.  So it makes its appearance. When you believe in something, what actually happens is you go beyond the existing boundaries of your mental paradigm and discover what's outside, you discover other possibilities. Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Believe in yourself You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face...You must do that which you think you can not do." With regard to your beliefs Werner Von Braun wrote, "Always use the word impossible with the greatest caution."

Guatama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism said, "Do not believe what you have heard. Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations. Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times.  Do not believe because the written statements came from some old sage,  Do not believe in conjecture.  Do not believe in authority or teachers or elders. But after careful observation and analysis when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it."

If a belief system is worth believing in, it is worth questioning. I heard someone in a speech one time say,"Follow Buddha's advice; if your mother says she loves you check it out."

Don't focus on what's missing in your life, since life will give you more of what you focus on. Obstacles in your life are really belief issues,  put there to challenge us to go through and transcend.

What do you believe? What don't you believe? It's good to ponder these questions and ask where these beliefs came from. At one time everyone thought the world was flat. The famous astronomer Galaleo discovered that the earth revolved around the sun and hence the world was round. He lived out his life under house arrest. And this was just a little over 400 years ago. Changing your reality is just a matter of changing what you have allowed yourself to be conditioned to believe. In fact your strongest beliefs fight now are laying the groundwork for your future reality.

Henry Ford's old axiom was, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right." Your beliefs leak out into your everyday physical experience. The events that unfold for you are all lessons, tools to enhance personal growth. In order to create a strong belief, hold, and focus a clear, specific image of what it is you choose to be, have, or do. Remember Napoleon Hill's famous quotation, "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve."Everyone automatically attracts to themselves just what they believe, either on a conscious or unconscious level.

You will notice that I did not ask if you have aphilosophy of life, a core belief system. That is because,whether or not you realize it, you do have such a guiding set of beliefs already firmly in place. Although we have not done so consciously, each of us, from infancy on, has been acquiring a collection of social, material, and spiritual values which constitutes our personal belief system or philosophy.Everyone has a belief system. The question we all must answer is: Does this belief system serve you well? Your answer should be based on your own personal goals and aspirations.

It is also important to note that your belief system will likely evolve throughout your life. Aristotle wrote that "one's philosophy did not fully develop until after age 50! "Yourcore beliefs will continue to mature as your consciousness,wisdom, and awareness levels of life, expand.

The nature of what takes place in your life is due to your expectations. It is your dream, it is your life, and it is your choice. You are in charge of your own beliefs and experiences.By now you have probably realized it is some way or another, that we attract our own experiences into our lives.We do not always get what we want, however, we usually get what we expected and believed. Take charge of the only place you can truly take charge, your mind. Your beliefs and thoughts are going out from you and bouncing back as your experience.

Remember, whatever you believe, you achieve. With this law, you create both everything you want and everything you do not want. Your beliefs create your world.

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中文版《从成功到卓越——改变命运的28个通用秘诀》自2006年初上市以来，深受广大读者的广泛关注和赞誉，长期雄踞各大书店畅销书排行榜前列，不到一年时间总销量几万册，其热销势头有力地证明了此书是“成功”类图书中的“卓越”精品!

也许您会问，有了中文版，还有必要去读英文版吗?——答案是肯定的。英语是作者的母语，任何人用母语来表达其思想无疑是最完整的。英文版里的事例更加丰富，情节更加感人，内容更加真实，语言更加生动，理解更加深刻!广大高层次企业管理家认为，阅读英文版，可直接走进作者的内心，与作者产生共鸣，从而真正理解书中的内核和真谛。

本书语言地道简单，把深奥繁复的哲学、管理学原理用朗朗上口浅显易懂的语言表达出来。您只要有3000单词的英语词汇量，便可无障碍阅读这本成功学、高级管理学原著。

理查德·阿兰·卡斯威尔是当今最著名的励志演说家之一，成功学大师，个人发展培训师、职业规划师以及畅销书作家。他创办的“百万富翁才智”研讨会，每年为成千上万的人举办关于领导才能、谈判策略、销售技巧、个人价值和商务成功的专题演说，帮助芸芸众生成就他们的梦想。该研讨会正在全国展开，您若有机会亲临现场，本书无疑是您最好的教材和讲义!当然，本书也是学习地道英语的上佳读物!当每一位渴望成功、期待卓越的您拥有这本英文版，并将这28个通用法则与天道酬勤融会贯通时，那么，在理查德·阿兰·卡斯威尔——您的忠实向导的全程陪伴下，您就开始了一次由成功通向卓越之旅的真切体验!

“卡斯威尔通过研究才智所产生的爆炸性效应传递出他所要表达的信息，并伴随着甜蜜的情感和同情心。棒极了！显而易见。他生来就是激励别人的。”

  马克·维克多·汉森——纽约《泰晤士报》畅销书《心灵鸡汤》系列合著者之一

“理查德是一个沟通高手。他的书将会鼓励影响教育体成就更多，做得更多拥有更多。”

  尼杜·昆宾——国际演说家协会前会长

“卡斯威尔言语中传递的明智和同情具有移动世界的能量。他从内心深处发出益于身心的言辞，人们常吃惊于他权威性的清晰的观点。”

  哈罗德·布卢姆菲尔德——纽约《泰晤士报》畅销书作者

“他注定会成为我们这个时代最伟大的激励畅销书作家之一。”

  比尔·戈夫——国际演说家协会创始人之一

“我很了解理查德，他既狂热又亲切，既勇于面对又易受攻击，他喜欢热闹，善于思考，总是引起争论，创造激怒。他是个天才！我喜欢这个人。”

  鲍勃·史蒂芬——Mastery研讨会股份有限公司主席