名人金句大師輕鬆讀

我們的重複行為造就了我們，所以卓越不是一種行為，而是一種習慣。

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

亞里斯多德 Aristotle
NO.425 創意五把刀

成功是個很糟的老師，它讓聰明的人以為自己不能失敗。

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

比爾．蓋茲 Bill Gates
NO.639 不被淘汰的能力

卓越不是天生的，而是後天養成

Greatness isn't born, it's grown.

丹尼爾．科伊爾 Daniel Coyle
NO.775 大腦升級無極限

做他人不能或不願做的事，肯定可以有卓越成就。簡單說，成功並不在於表現傑出，而是始終如一。

Greatness is predicated on consistently doing things others can’t or won’t do. Simply put, success is not about being brilliant. It is about being consistent.

傑森．塞爾克 Jason Selk
NO.629 成功從改變1個習慣開始

要成為品質的標竿。有些人並不習慣追求卓越的環境。

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

賈伯斯 Steve Jobs
NO.295 賈伯斯的神奇思路

卓越是一門藝術，來自訓練加上習慣。我們行事會得宜，不是因為有美德或卓越，而是因為行為得宜，而擁有美德或卓越。我們重複做的事會造就我們。因此卓越不是一次行動，而是一種習慣。

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

亞里斯多德 Aristotle
NO.709 高效習慣

心理上的韌性和心靈遠比你可能具有的身體優勢還要強壯許多。我一直都這麼說，而且我也一直相信這樣的說法。

Mental toughness and heart are a lot stronger than some of the physical advantages you might have. I’ve always said that and I’ve always believed that.

麥可．喬登 Michael Jordan
NO.625 黑盒子思考

投資最聰明的時候像在做事業，經營事業最聰明的時候像在做投資。

Investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike and business is most intelligent when it's most investment-like.

班傑明．葛拉漢 Benjamin Graham
NO.655 巴菲特60年不敗的投資原則

深度工作不是作家和20世紀初哲學家的思古幽情，而是今日的貴重技能。

Deep work is not some nostalgic affectation of writers and early-twentieth-century philosophers. It’s instead a skill that has great value today.

卡爾．紐波特 Cal Newport
NO.627 深度工作術

有些人不習慣處於一個期待卓越的環境裡。我的部分責任就是做一把衡量卓越的尺。

Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. Part of my responsibility is to be a yardstick .

賈伯斯 Steve Jobs
NO.385 賈伯斯創新秘笈

直接動機通常會增加績效，間接動機通常會降低績效。動機與所做的事本身愈直接相關，績效就愈好。

Direct motives typically increase performance and indirect motives typically decrease it. The more directly connected the motive is to the activity itself, the better performance becomes.

琳賽.麥克葛雷格 Lindsay McGregor
NO.628 引爆組織動能

當企業模式太過成功，因而遏止挑戰的想法出現，將使公司瓦解潰敗。

Companies fall apart when their model is so successful that it stifles thinking that challenges it.

馬克．帕克 Mark Parker
NO.623 創新看得見

當你達到卓越地位，你的名聲會先你一步抵達。你不需要再去追逐客戶，他們會主動來找你。

When you achieve preeminence, your reputation precedes you. You no longer have to chase clients; they will come to you.

傑．亞伯拉罕 Jay Abraham
NO.498 好領導10大鐵則