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1. Why are you here?
 
Before you bury yourself in all the minutiae1 of planning for the business year ahead, ask an existential question about why you're doing this. Just three years after arriving at eBay, Devin Wenig has been promoted to CEO to lead a historic new chapter for that company.
 
His advice for those facing big transformations2 this year: "As you plunge3 into all the important issues of administration, capital and systems necessary to keep your business running, you have to stay grounded in the only major reason you and your company exist: To deliver better experiences for your customers than your competitors!"
 
Wenig smiled and leaned on the conference table in his scrappy Silicon4 Valley office. "You have to start and finish every day focused on how you're creating greater engagement in a world where people have endless choices and distractions5."

2. What are you passionate6 about?
 
It's common for aspiring7 managers to seek Warren Buffett's advice as a career coach rather than an investment guru whenever I've met with him during our trips to Omaha from Stanford University.
 
The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, famous for his claim that he "tap dances to work," told us that the difference between becoming a good leader and a great one is a matter of finding your mojo. Everyone around you can tell if you're "happy where you're working," Buffett smirked8.
 
"I always worry about people who say, ‘I'm going to do this for 10 years and I don't like it very well.'" How does that make everyone around you feel? The legendary9 investor10 thinks that your sour attitude is not only bad for the culture, it undermines your creative energy and enthusiasm. Putting off your passions is "a little like saving up sex for your old age. Not a good idea!"
 
3. How can you add more value?
 
Tony Robbins and his wife, Sage11, strolled the beach at sunset past their West Palm Beach home, where over a dozen sea turtles were nesting a few yards from their patio12 and pool.
 
"It's hard, unglamorous work digging day and night, watching for predators13 and other risks, and managing your nest egg every day," Robbins observed metaphorically14. "But that's exactly the kind of grit15 every one of the world's greatest investors16 has demonstrated to get where they are today." Robbins was referring to his newly released book, Money: Master the Game, which Steve Forbes called "a goldmine of moneymaking information." Robbins said that if you want to build your wealth overall, or just get paid more in the coming year, "you have to learn what other people value before expecting to be valued by them." At age 17, he realized "the secret to success is to do more for others than anyone else does," Robbins boomed in this trademark17 baritone, then whispered as a turtle scurried18 past. "Author Jim Rohn taught me that life's biggest secret is to add more value than anyone else no matter what it takes."
 
4. Do you have the right team?
 
The irrepressible SirRichard Branson has enjoyed many successes with more than 300 companies in the Virgin19 Group, but he recently endured his most painful setback20. Following the explosion of SpaceShipTwo, Branson's first instinct was to show support for Virgin Galactic and his partners, drawing his team closer to each other to "get to the bottom of the disaster, and to keep everyone constructively21 engaged in the long-term mission," he said. "You have to surround yourself with people who really care about people...who own the vision as much as you do." When the going gets tough, do you have the right team?
 
5. What will you stop doing?
 
Companies spend "too much time helping22 leaders learn what to do and not enough time helping them learn what to stop," according to executive coach Marshall Goldsmith. During my interview with the "world's best coaches" for the American Management Association, Goldsmith insisted that it's typical for successful executives to be excessively competitive even when it doesn't serve their best interests.
 
"If something is important, you want to win. If it's meaningful, you want to win. If it's trivial and unimportant, you still want to win anyway!" Goldsmith slapped his hand on the marble countertop in his stylish23 Hell's Kitchen Manhattan apartment. "Winners love winning for its own sake," he laughed. "It's incredibly difficult for smart successful people to go through life not winning."
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He suggests that you pick fewer battles in the new year. "Here's a classic case in point: You have a hard day at work. You go home to your husband, wife or partner who says, ‘I had such a hard day;' and we reply, ‘You had a hard day? Do you have any idea what I had to put up with today?' We are so competitive we have to prove that we are more miserable24 than the people we live with," he guffawed25.
 
Goldsmith shared that example in his class at Dartmouth's Tuck School and "a young man in back raised his hand and said, ‘I did that last week.' I asked him, ‘What happened?' He said his wife replied, ‘Honey you just think you had a hard day. It's not over!' The next time you try to win, take a deep breath and ask yourself: What am I trying to win and what's the point?"
 
6. Is it worth it?
 
Stuart Crainer & Des Dearlove conduct the highly regarded Thinkers50survey every other year to identify and celebrate the latest global influencers of our day. Crainer once escorted Peter Drucker, the father of management science, after an interview in London, where Drucker shared an ethos that has echoed among thought leaders at the T50 conference ever since:
 
"The book you should want to write" during your career, he said, is "How to Make a Million and Still Go to Heaven," Drucker told him.
 
You should ask yourself, is what you're doing worth it over the long haul? Are you climbing the career ladder with a conscience? Ultimately, life isn't about "competing with anyone else; the only person you are competing with is yourself."


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1 minutiae 1025667a35ae150aa85a3e8aa2e97c18     
n.微小的细节,细枝末节;(常复数)细节,小事( minutia的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the minutiae of the contract 合同细节
  • He had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code. 他们讨论旅行的所有细节。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 transformations dfc3424f78998e0e9ce8980c12f60650     
n.变化( transformation的名词复数 );转换;转换;变换
参考例句:
  • Energy transformations go on constantly, all about us. 在我们周围,能量始终在不停地转换着。 来自辞典例句
  • On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来,这种转化可以互相抵消。 来自辞典例句
3 plunge 228zO     
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
参考例句:
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
4 silicon dykwJ     
n.硅(旧名矽)
参考例句:
  • This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
  • A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
5 distractions ff1d4018fe7ed703bc7b2e2e97ba2216     
n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 );娱乐,消遣;心烦意乱;精神错乱
参考例句:
  • I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难,因为使人分心的事太多。
  • There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多,使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
7 aspiring 3y2zps     
adj.有志气的;有抱负的;高耸的v.渴望;追求
参考例句:
  • Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
  • He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句
8 smirked e3dfaba83cd6d2a557bf188c3fc000e9     
v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
  • He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼,坐了下来。 来自辞典例句
9 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学)
参考例句:
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
10 investor aq4zNm     
n.投资者,投资人
参考例句:
  • My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
  • The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。
11 sage sCUz2     
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的
参考例句:
  • I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
  • The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。
12 patio gSdzr     
n.庭院,平台
参考例句:
  • Suddenly, the thought of my beautiful patio came to mind. I can be quiet out there,I thought.我又忽然想到家里漂亮的院子,我能够在这里宁静地呆会。
  • They had a barbecue on their patio on Sunday.星期天他们在院子里进行烧烤。
13 predators 48b965855934a5395e409c1112d94f63     
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面)
参考例句:
  • birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
  • The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 metaphorically metaphorically     
adv. 用比喻地
参考例句:
  • It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically. 对一个词的理解是按字面意思还是隐喻的意思要视乎上下文和习惯。
  • Metaphorically it implied a sort of admirable energy. 从比喻来讲,它含有一种令人赞许的能量的意思。
15 grit LlMyH     
n.沙粒,决心,勇气;v.下定决心,咬紧牙关
参考例句:
  • The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
  • I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。
16 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
17 trademark Xndw8     
n.商标;特征;vt.注册的…商标
参考例句:
  • The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
  • The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。
18 scurried 5ca775f6c27dc6bd8e1b3af90f3dea00     
v.急匆匆地走( scurry的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She said goodbye and scurried back to work. 她说声再见,然后扭头跑回去干活了。
  • It began to rain and we scurried for shelter. 下起雨来,我们急忙找地方躲避。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 virgin phPwj     
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗?
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
20 setback XzuwD     
n.退步,挫折,挫败
参考例句:
  • Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
  • She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
21 constructively mvyzps     
ad.有益的,积极的
参考例句:
  • Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom. 如此富有意义地利用业余时间来进行收藏,会使人怡然自得,无暇烦恼。
  • The HKSAR will continue to participate constructively in these activities. 香港会继续积极参与这些活动。
22 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
23 stylish 7tNwG     
adj.流行的,时髦的;漂亮的,气派的
参考例句:
  • He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
  • What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。
24 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
25 guffawed 2e6c1d9bb61416c9a198a2e73eac2a39     
v.大笑,狂笑( guffaw的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
  • Hung-chien guffawed and said, "I deserve a scolding for that! 鸿渐哈哈大笑道:“我是该骂! 来自汉英文学 - 围城
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