伟大的丹麦哲学家及宗教思想家索伦.克尔克查得说：“好书能够读透你的心。”
在你手上正是这样的一本书，《积极成功法》是励志书籍的经典之作，同时也能像睿智的老朋友一样，分析你的问题， 并又提出忠告。
如果你有心改善生活，愿意用心思考，为达成目标而努力，本书就是一份宝贵的蓝图，让你彻底等画未来。
多年以前，由于无知和错误，使我失去家庭和工作；我几乎一无所有，前途茫茫，便开始四处漂泊，寻找自我及让自己活下去的理由。
我大部分的时间都消磨在公立图书馆，因为是免费的，而且十分温暖。我读遍柏拉图等思想家的作品，想要找出答案， 看看自己过去做措什么，未来该怎么做。
我终于在拿破仑.希尔与克莱门特.斯通合著的这本书中找到答案。15年来，我运用书中简单的技巧和方法，带给我 超值的财富与快乐。从一个无名的流浪汉，到两家企业的总裁与知名的商业杂志——《无限的成功》杂志的主编，我还写了6本书，其中《全世界最伟大的推销员》一直是推销界的畅销书，并被翻译成14种语言，销售300多万册。
这些都是每日奉行希尔和斯通的成功原则所得到的结 果。如果我从零开始都可以做到，凭着你既有的条件，当然也做得到。
我们生活在奇特又快速变迁的世界，每天都有人宣称找 到新的快乐与成功之道，却都出现不久就消失了。迷雾散去，只有希尔和斯通书中的真理，依然不断改变千万人的生活。
你真的想要让人生变得更好吗?若是，读了《积极成功法》是你最大的幸运。用心看完，细心体会；再看一遍，然后付 诸行动。只要你下定决心身体力行，成功指日可待。
将明确目标运用于工作
Putting Definiteness of Purpose to Work
使潜意识发挥作用，只是迈向成功的第一步而已。如果 你不能说服他人与你合作，而且又无法遵守严格标准的话， 一样不会成功的，在后面几章中将详细说明这些标准。
Making your subconscious work for you is only the first for many steps.You will not succeed if you cannot convince other people to cooperate with you and if you do not live in accordance with strict standards. Those standards form the remainder of this book.
假设你已经设定了明确目标，接下来你可能会问：“在哪里可以得到执行计划所需要的资源?”
But let's assume you have developed the necessary definitions of purpose.You are now likely to ask an obvious questuion:Where do I get resources to implement my plan?
从贫穷到富有，第一步是最困难的。其中的关键，在于 你必须了解，所有财富和物质的获得，都必须先建立清晰且 明确的目标；当目标的追求变成一种执着时，你就会发现， 你所有的行动都会带领你朝着这个目标迈进。
The first step from poverty to riches is the most difficult.The key is to realize that all the riches and all the the material goods that you acquire through your own efforts begin with your having a clear,concise picture of what you seek. When that picture grows to be an obsession with you,you will find that your every action leads you toward its acquisition.
卡内基就是一个很好的例子，当他决定要制造钢铁时，脑海中便不时闪现此一欲望，并变成他生命的动力。接着他 寻求一位朋友的合作，由于这位朋友深受卡内基执着力量的感动，便贡献自己的力量；这两个人的共同热忱，最后再说 服另外两个人加人行列。
Andrew Carnegie's life again provides an excellent examples.Once he knew he wanted to make steel,he fed that desire until it was the driving force in his life.He then turned to a friend,similarly broke but smart enough to recognize that value of his idea.Because he was impressed by the power of Carnegie's obsession,the friend joined forces with Carnegie.Their combined enthusiasm was sufficient to convince two others.
这四个人最后形成卡内基王国的核心人物，他们组成了一个智囊团(请参阅下一章)，他们四个人筹足了为达到目 标所需要的资金，而最后他们每个人也都成为巨富。
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.
但这四个人的成功关键并不只是“辛勤工作”而已，你 可能也发现到，有些人和你一样辛勤工作——甚至比你更努 力——但却没有成功。教育也不是关键性的因素，华尔顿从 来没有拿过罗德奖学金，但是他嫌的钱，比所有念过哈佛大 学的人都多。
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.
伟大的成就，是得自对积极的心态的了解和运用，无论你做任何一件事，你的心态都会给你一定的力量。抱持着积极心态，意味着你的行为和思想有助于目标的 达成；而抱持消极心态，则意味你的行为和思想不断地抵消 你所付出的努力。当你将欲望变成执着时，并且设定明确目标的同时，也应该建立并发挥你的积极心态。但是设定明确目标和建立积极心态，并不表示你马上就 能得到你所需要的资源，你得到这些资源的速度，须视需要范围的大小，以及你控制心境使其免于恐惧、怀疑和自我设 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1万美金来实现你的明确目标，可能在很 短的时间内就筹得；但是，如果是100万美金，可能就得花 较长的时间了。
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.
在此一过程的一项重要变数是，你要拿什么来交换这1 万或100万美金，提供相对服务或其他等价值得时间，对取得资源的速度快慢也是相当重要的， 你必须清楚地了解在你“取得”之前应“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.
智囊团
Mastermind alliance
智囊团是由两个或两个以上的人，以和谐的态度和主动 积极的精神，为共同目标齐心努力的团体。
A mastermind alliance it built of two or more minds working actively together in perfect harmony toward a common definite object.
智囊团原则使你得以把他人的经验、训练和知识所汇集 的力量，当作是自己的力量一样加以运用；如果你能有效地 应用智囊团，则无论你自己的教育程度或才智如何，几乎都 能克服所有的障碍。
The mastermind principle lets you appropriate and use the full strength of the experience,training,and knowledge of other people just as if they were your own.You can overcome almost any obstacle you face,no matter what your own education or talents,if you use the mastermind principle effectively.
没有人能够不需要任何帮助而成功。毕竞个人的力量有 限，所有伟大的人物，都必须靠着他人的帮助，才有扩展和 茁壮的可能。
No one has ever attained outstanding success in anything without applying the mastermind principle.No one mind is complete by itself.All truly great minds have been reinforced through contact with others that allowed them to grow and expand.
组织智囊团
Forming a Mastermind Alliance
让我们先来看一下“火车列车员”的智囊团模式：列车长之所以能够使火车开往目的地的惟一原因，就是其他列车 员认同并且尊重列车长的职权。如果，列车长未能适时地告诉司机火车出发的时间，乘客们会下车寻求其他可到目的的 方法，如果司机不遵守交通规则，很可能会发生致命的车祸……
For a model of mastermind alliance at work,consider a train crew.The conductor(you) can take the train to its destination only because all the other members of the train crew recognize and respect his(your) authority.What would happen if the conductor failed to signal the engineer that it was time to start? Passengers would abandon the train and find some other way to get where they wanted to go.If the engineer didn't bother to heed the signals along the track,the resulting crash could cost lives.
为了使你的智囊团发挥正常功能，你必须给团员清晰而且正确的指示，而团员也必须愿意充分与你合作，以下四个简单的步骤，可确保智囊团的正常运作。
For your mastermind alliance to function properly,you must give clear,unmistakable signals to your crew.They,in turn,need to be willing to cooperate fully with you.There are four simple steps to making sure this is the case.

伟大的丹麦哲学家及宗教思想家索伦.克尔克查得说：“好书能够读透你的心。”
在你手上正是这样的一本书，《积极成功法》是励志书籍的经典之作，同时也能像睿智的老朋友一样，分析你的问题， 并又提出忠告。
如果你有心改善生活，愿意用心思考，为达成目标而努力，本书就是一份宝贵的蓝图，让你彻底等画未来。
多年以前，由于无知和错误，使我失去家庭和工作；我几乎一无所有，前途茫茫，便开始四处漂泊，寻找自我及让自己活下去的理由。
我大部分的时间都消磨在公立图书馆，因为是免费的，而且十分温暖。我读遍柏拉图等思想家的作品，想要找出答案， 看看自己过去做措什么，未来该怎么做。
我终于在拿破仑.希尔与克莱门特.斯通合著的这本书中找到答案。15年来，我运用书中简单的技巧和方法，带给我 超值的财富与快乐。从一个无名的流浪汉，到两家企业的总裁与知名的商业杂志——《无限的成功》杂志的主编，我还写了6本书，其中《全世界最伟大的推销员》一直是推销界的畅销书，并被翻译成14种语言，销售300多万册。
这些都是每日奉行希尔和斯通的成功原则所得到的结 果。如果我从零开始都可以做到，凭着你既有的条件，当然也做得到。
我们生活在奇特又快速变迁的世界，每天都有人宣称找 到新的快乐与成功之道，却都出现不久就消失了。迷雾散去，只有希尔和斯通书中的真理，依然不断改变千万人的生活。
你真的想要让人生变得更好吗?若是，读了《积极成功法》是你最大的幸运。用心看完，细心体会；再看一遍，然后付 诸行动。只要你下定决心身体力行，成功指日可待。
将明确目标运用于工作
Putting Definiteness of Purpose to Work
使潜意识发挥作用，只是迈向成功的第一步而已。如果 你不能说服他人与你合作，而且又无法遵守严格标准的话， 一样不会成功的，在后面几章中将详细说明这些标准。
Making your subconscious work for you is only the first for many steps.You will not succeed if you cannot convince other people to cooperate with you and if you do not live in accordance with strict standards. Those standards form the remainder of this book.
假设你已经设定了明确目标，接下来你可能会问：“在哪里可以得到执行计划所需要的资源?”
But let's assume you have developed the necessary definitions of purpose.You are now likely to ask an obvious questuion:Where do I get resources to implement my plan?
从贫穷到富有，第一步是最困难的。其中的关键，在于 你必须了解，所有财富和物质的获得，都必须先建立清晰且 明确的目标；当目标的追求变成一种执着时，你就会发现， 你所有的行动都会带领你朝着这个目标迈进。
The first step from poverty to riches is the most difficult.The key is to realize that all the riches and all the the material goods that you acquire through your own efforts begin with your having a clear,concise picture of what you seek. When that picture grows to be an obsession with you,you will find that your every action leads you toward its acquisition.
卡内基就是一个很好的例子，当他决定要制造钢铁时，脑海中便不时闪现此一欲望，并变成他生命的动力。接着他 寻求一位朋友的合作，由于这位朋友深受卡内基执着力量的感动，便贡献自己的力量；这两个人的共同热忱，最后再说 服另外两个人加人行列。
Andrew Carnegie's life again provides an excellent examples.Once he knew he wanted to make steel,he fed that desire until it was the driving force in his life.He then turned to a friend,similarly broke but smart enough to recognize that value of his idea.Because he was impressed by the power of Carnegie's obsession,the friend joined forces with Carnegie.Their combined enthusiasm was sufficient to convince two others.
这四个人最后形成卡内基王国的核心人物，他们组成了一个智囊团(请参阅下一章)，他们四个人筹足了为达到目 标所需要的资金，而最后他们每个人也都成为巨富。
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.
但这四个人的成功关键并不只是“辛勤工作”而已，你 可能也发现到，有些人和你一样辛勤工作——甚至比你更努 力——但却没有成功。教育也不是关键性的因素，华尔顿从 来没有拿过罗德奖学金，但是他嫌的钱，比所有念过哈佛大 学的人都多。
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.
伟大的成就，是得自对积极的心态的了解和运用，无论你做任何一件事，你的心态都会给你一定的力量。抱持着积极心态，意味着你的行为和思想有助于目标的 达成；而抱持消极心态，则意味你的行为和思想不断地抵消 你所付出的努力。当你将欲望变成执着时，并且设定明确目标的同时，也应该建立并发挥你的积极心态。但是设定明确目标和建立积极心态，并不表示你马上就 能得到你所需要的资源，你得到这些资源的速度，须视需要范围的大小，以及你控制心境使其免于恐惧、怀疑和自我设 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1万美金来实现你的明确目标，可能在很 短的时间内就筹得；但是，如果是100万美金，可能就得花 较长的时间了。
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.
在此一过程的一项重要变数是，你要拿什么来交换这1 万或100万美金，提供相对服务或其他等价值得时间，对取得资源的速度快慢也是相当重要的， 你必须清楚地了解在你“取得”之前应“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.
智囊团
Mastermind alliance
智囊团是由两个或两个以上的人，以和谐的态度和主动 积极的精神，为共同目标齐心努力的团体。
A mastermind alliance it built of two or more minds working actively together in perfect harmony toward a common definite object.
智囊团原则使你得以把他人的经验、训练和知识所汇集 的力量，当作是自己的力量一样加以运用；如果你能有效地 应用智囊团，则无论你自己的教育程度或才智如何，几乎都 能克服所有的障碍。
The mastermind principle lets you appropriate and use the full strength of the experience,training,and knowledge of other people just as if they were your own.You can overcome almost any obstacle you face,no matter what your own education or talents,if you use the mastermind principle effectively.
没有人能够不需要任何帮助而成功。毕竞个人的力量有 限，所有伟大的人物，都必须靠着他人的帮助，才有扩展和 茁壮的可能。
No one has ever attained outstanding success in anything without applying the mastermind principle.No one mind is complete by itself.All truly great minds have been reinforced through contact with others that allowed them to grow and expand.
组织智囊团
Forming a Mastermind Alliance
让我们先来看一下“火车列车员”的智囊团模式：列车长之所以能够使火车开往目的地的惟一原因，就是其他列车 员认同并且尊重列车长的职权。如果，列车长未能适时地告诉司机火车出发的时间，乘客们会下车寻求其他可到目的的 方法，如果司机不遵守交通规则，很可能会发生致命的车祸……
For a model of mastermind alliance at work,consider a train crew.The conductor(you) can take the train to its destination only because all the other members of the train crew recognize and respect his(your) authority.What would happen if the conductor failed to signal the engineer that it was time to start? Passengers would abandon the train and find some other way to get where they wanted to go.If the engineer didn't bother to heed the signals along the track,the resulting crash could cost lives.
为了使你的智囊团发挥正常功能，你必须给团员清晰而且正确的指示，而团员也必须愿意充分与你合作，以下四个简单的步骤，可确保智囊团的正常运作。
For your mastermind alliance to function properly,you must give clear,unmistakable signals to your crew.They,in turn,need to be willing to cooperate fully with you.There are four simple steps to making sure this is the case.