Sir What is the secret of your success

"Sir, What is the secret of your success? " a reporter asked a bank president.

"Two words"

"And, Sir, what are they? "

"Right decisions. "

"And how do you make right decisions? "

"One word. "

"And, sir, What is that? "

"Experience. "

"And how do you get Experience? "

"Two words"

"And, Sir, what are they? "

"Wrong decisions"

Father : “I want you to marry a girl of my choice”

Son: “I will choose my own bride dad!”

“But the girl is Bill Gates’s daughter. ”

“Well, in that case… OK”

Next Father approaches Bill Gates.

Father: “I have a husband for your daughter. ”

Bill Gates: “But my daughter is too young to marry!”

“But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank. ”

“Ah, in that case… OK”

Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.

Father: “I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president. ”

President: “But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!”

“But this young man is Bill Gates’s son-inlaw. ”

“Ah, in that case… OK”

• Presentation title

Set small reachable and realistic goals. Setting goals that are too lofty, too ambitious, or not realistic is a pretty good way to fail. If your goals aren’t reachable, you probably won't be extremely motivated to set new goals for yourself.

Setting goals that are too lofty, too ambitious, or not realistic is a pretty good way to fail. If your goals aren’t reachable, you probably won't be extremely motivated to set new goals for yourself. goal цель reachable достижимый lofty высоко стоящий

Focus on one goal at a time Too much enthusiasm leads to starting many projects you'll never finish. It leads to splitting your focus in the misguided belief that such splits are sustainable.

Too much enthusiasm leads to starting many projects you'll never finish. It leads to splitting your focus in the misguided belief that such splits are sustainable. leads to ведет к misguided ошибочный sustainable продолжительный

Be ready for failure. Improvise and learn to recover. It’s never too late to start again. A vision helps to keep your setbacks in the right perspective. When you have a vision, circumstances will arise, but when you have no vision you are ruled by your circumstances.

A vision helps to keep your setbacks in the right perspective. When you have a vision, circumstances will arise, but when you have no vision you are ruled by your circumstances. vision виденье circumstances обстоятельства setbacks препятствия

Write your goals down and read them. Take your vision and turn it into a written list of concrete goals. Choose an achievable time frame to accomplish your goals, as well as measurable details, so you know exactly when you’ve achieved them.

Take your vision and turn it into a written list of concrete goals. Choose an achievable time frame to accomplish your goals, as well as measurable details, so you know exactly when you’ve achieved them. accomplish достигать, выполнять time frame временные рамки measureable измеримый

You don’t have to be the best, just do your best and aim high. The pressure to be the best sets us up for failure. It also pits us against each other and creates an atmosphere we’re constantly comparing ourselves to others, making us negative, insecure and judgmental.

The pressure to be the best sets us up for failure. It also pits us against each other and creates an atmosphere we’re constantly comparing ourselves to others, making us negative, insecure and judgmental. pressure constantly insecure давление постоянно неуверенный

Be flexible and roll with the punches. Resilience is our ability to adapt and bounce back when things don't go as planned. Resilient people don't wallow or dwell on failures; they acknowledge the situation, stay flexible, learn from their mistakes, and then move forward.

Resilience is our ability to adapt and bounce back when things don't go as planned. Resilient people don't wallow or dwell on failures; they acknowledge the situation, stay flexible, learn from their mistakes, and then move forward. flexible гибкий dwell концентрировать внимание (на чем –то) resilience выносливость

Take risks. Take a long-term view of things rather than obsess about the myriad of things that could go wrong in the short run. To achieve our goals, we must be willing to navigate the hazards and know when to take some calculated risks to move forward.

Take a long-term view of things rather than obsess about the myriad of things that could go wrong in the short run. To achieve our goals, we must be willing to navigate the hazards and know when to take some calculated risks to move forward вперед, (дальше) obsess помешаться myriad бесчисленное множество

Plan well and be specific. Your goal must be clear and well defined. Vague or generalized goals are unhelpful because they don't provide sufficient direction. Make it as easy as you can to get where you want to go by defining precisely where you want to end up.

Your goal must be clear and well defined. Vague or generalized goals are unhelpful because they don't provide sufficient direction. Make it as easy as you can to get where you want to go by defining precisely where you want to end up. define дать определение sufficient достаточно vague неясный, неопределенный

Learn from, but don’t dwell on mistakes. Leave the past in the past. One should learn from their mistakes by improving whatever flawed methods caused those mistakes. Once his methods are improved, and those mistakes are prevented going forward, then its time to move on.

One should learn from their mistakes by improving whatever flawed methods caused those mistakes. Once his methods are improved, and those mistakes are prevented going forward, then its time to move on. improved улучшенный prevented предотвращенный flawed с изьяном

Don’t prequalify or be overly critical of yourself. A certain amount of self-criticism is healthy if we want to lead balanced and productive lives. But being too self-critical is another matter. It creates a negative environment. And once it is ingrained as a habit it feeds and grows on every one of our negative thoughts and attitudes.

A certain amount of self-criticism is healthy if we want to lead balanced and productive lives. But being too self-critical is another matter. It creates a negative environment. And once it is ingrained as a habit it feeds and grows on every one of our negative thoughts and attitudes. amount колличество attitudes отношение ingrained врожденный (укоренившийся)

IDIOMS DON’T BE A COUCH POTATOE!

at all costs/at any cost

at all costs/at any cost сколько бы это не стоило Fig. regardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter what

buckle down

buckle down засучить рукава to settle down to something; to begin to work seriously at something

go to great lengths (or pains)

go to great lengths (or pains) приложить большие усилия to work very hard to accomplish something; to expend great efforts in trying to do something.

going places

going places быть успешным to become very successful.

have one's heart set on

have one's heart set on ставить своей целью Fig. to be desiring and expecting something. to want something very much

SLANG ‘N JARGON

Go all out

Go all out выкладываться, пускаться во все тяжкие to do a lot of work or spend a lot of money for something or someone.

Man Up

Man Up соберись • to rise to the occasion to complete a task.

Go getter

Go getter амбициозный a person who works very hard and who wants very much to succeed an aggressively enterprising person

“used” + infinitive form of verb Janna used to work in a restaurant. (This was in the past. )

“used” + infinitive form of verb Janna used to work in a restaurant. (This was in the past. ) Now she works in a bank. (This is in the present. )

“used” + infinitive *We use this structure to describe a habit or regular action from the past which no longer happens in the present. *You can NOT say “used” + infinitive for something that only happened once! *This is a casual expression used in conversation but normally in writing.

Dave and Chris used to play tennis. (past)

Dave and Chris used to play tennis. (past) Now they play golf. (present)

*This structure is the same, no matter what the subject is: I used to play tennis. We used to play tennis. You used to play tennis. You (all) used to play tennis. He/She used to play tennis. They used to play tennis.

*This structure can only be used in the past tense. It does not have a present tense form.

*This structure can only be used in the past tense. It does not have a present tense form. Michael used to live in Alaska.

*This structure can only be used in the past tense. It does not have a present tense form. Michael used to live in Alaska. Now, Michael lives in Georgia.

Michael uses to live in Alaska. Michael is using to live in Alaska. Michael use to live in Alaska.

collocations!

direct, shoot review, edit, watch 1. a movie 2. an office 3. a man

a movie!

pick up, good, strike, real, make 1. a bargain 2. a stick 3. a head

a bargain!

rotten, bad, free-range, easter, scrambled 1. hotels 2. cards 3. eggs

eggs!

antique, modern, outdoor, wooden, bedroom 1. container 2. luggage 3. furniture

furniture!

business, plastic, greeting, playing, winning 1. games 2. cards 3. glasses

cards!

Pearl of Wisdom

“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. ” -Bruce Lee

“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else. ” –Yogi Berra

When you fall, pick something up!

“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? ”