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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 56

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

By this time it was clear to my mind that my proper position in this busy world was not yet reached. I had displayed the faculty of getting money, as well as getting rid of it; but the business for which I was destined, and, I believe, made, had not yet come to me; or rather, I had not found that I was to cater for that insatiate want of human nature--the love of amusement; that I was to make a sensation on two continents; and that fame and fortune awaited me so soon as I should appear before the public in the character of a showman. These things I had not foreseen. I did not seek the position or the character. The business finally came in my way; I fell into the occupation, and far beyond any of my predecessors on this continent, I have succeeded.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 56 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆此时明白,自己在忙碌世界里的真正位置还没找到。他已证明既能赚钱也能花钱,但命中注定要做的生意还没来:他还没发现自己要去满足人性中永不满足的娱乐欲,没发现自己会在两大洲制造轰动,也没发现只要以“演出经理”身份出现,名声和财富就在等着。他说这些并非事先预见,也不是主动追求,生意最终找上门,他顺势入行,成就远超同辈。核心是:方向常在做具体事的过程中浮现,不是空想出来的;先保持行动,留意哪件事让你既擅长又市场需要。

上下文

巴纳姆在自传中回顾自己从杂货商转向娱乐业的转折点,后来他成为美国演出业巨头。

今日一问

你目前做的事里,哪一件既让你擅长又有人愿意付钱,可能正是你的方向?

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