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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 113
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
And now that I was proprietor and manager of the American Museum I had reached a new epoch in my career which I felt was the beginning of better days, though the full significance of this important step I did not see. I was still in the show business, but in a settled, substantial phase of it, that invited industry and enterprise, and called for ever earnest and ever heroic endeavor. Whether I should sink or swim depended wholly upon my own energy. I must pay for the establishment within a stipulated time, or forfeit it with whatever I had paid on account. I meant to make it my own, and brains, hands and every effort were devoted to the interests of the Museum.
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定位:Additional excerpt 113 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴纳姆成为美国博物馆的老板兼经理后,意识到自己进入了一个新阶段,虽然当时还没完全看清这一步的意义。他仍在做展览生意,但已从流动表演转向固定、扎实的经营,这更需要勤奋和闯劲。他明白成败全看自己是否拼命:必须在约定期限内付清收购款,否则连已付的钱都会打水漂。于是他下定决心,把脑力、体力和全部努力都投入到博物馆上。这告诉我们,真正的转折点往往不是机会本身,而是你愿意为它押上全部、承担后果的那一刻。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中回顾自己买下美国博物馆、从流动演出转向固定经营的关键转折。
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你手头的事,是否值得你像巴纳姆那样押上全部努力,并承担失败后果?
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