填空题 Successful people do those things which unsuccessful people think are a waste of time. We don"t know 1 , but it was provocative enough to make us dwell on it. Perhaps 2 that is one of many characteristics of successful people is 3 . There may be people who"ve enjoyed long-term success who don"t plan ahead, but 4 . Most who attain a high level of success in their occupation or profession think ahead, 5 . They conceptualize programs or methods that may not be activated for a long time. They test them, question them, look at them 6 . They"ll start work on the 2013 budget in August 2012. 7 . In the course of planning ahead they benefit from 8 .
Unsuccessful people don"t really 9 for much of anything beyond the next 48 hours. They spend far more time 10 than the work that might be needed to be done tomorrow.
Successful people 11 . They not only want to know what makes things and people tick, they want to 12 . Curiosity and the willingness to ask dumb questions have made more people 13 than almost any other trait. We once read about a top executive who virtually never made 14 . Nearly everything he said was in the form of a question. "What do you think of doing it this way?" or " 15 would you put on this task?"
Successful people do not watch the clock. Hordes of people pour out of government or private office buildings at 3:58 p.m. or 16 , taking pride in beating the clock. They"re not headed for success, and most likely they have no desire for it. 17 is another major characteristic of successful people. They have 18 , know what the rules are, and are put out by those who don"t.
Numbers don"t usually 19 . Executives in companies of any size have to understand financial data, production data and all sorts of numbers. They 20 , financial statements, bids, pricing and costs.