態度決定高度 5個方法讓你站得更高
The information is ubiquitous: our attitudes color how we see the world, how we respond to stimuli, and can even affect our health.
類似這樣的信息是非常普遍的：我們的態度描繪着我們如何看待這個世界，如何對外界的刺激做出反應，甚至還會影響我們的身體健康。
So how can we cultivate the kind of attitude that helps us succeed at work?
那麼我們該如何培養正確的態度幫助我們成就事業呢？
Here are five attitude factors to consider:
我們需要考慮的有下面5個因素：
1. Expectations of your own performance.
1. 對自身表現的期望
Expectations are one of the most significant factors governing our views in outcomes. If our expectations are narrow, this can be very damaging.
期望值是主導我們對結果的看法的重要因素之一。如果我們的期望值很狹隘，這對於我們可能是不利的。
Any outcome that falls outside this very acute angle of possibilities could be considered a failure, even if the actual outcome contains high quality performance, finished tasks, happy customers, and even good profit! Cultivating an inner high and broad set of expectations can lead to a more free, creative, and successful outcome overall.
任何超出這個預期範圍內的結果都有可能預示着失敗：即使實際的結果是高性能，完成的，顧客滿意的，甚至利潤非常可觀的！培養自身內在的寬廣而高大的期望，總體來說將能爲你獲得更自由，更具創造力，更成功的結果。
2. Managing the expectations of others.
2. 操控他人的期望值
The same, essentially, holds true for managing the expectations of coworkers, leaders in the work environment, and customers. This doesn’t always mean underbidding and over-delivering; rather, being clear in your intentions and communicating proactively can be the difference between a seamless interaction and an all-out firestorm.
同樣地，基本上這也適用於管理同事，職場的領導以及客戶的期望值。但這並不意味着總是過低的承諾或過高的兌現，清楚自己的意圖並主動的溝通是暢通交流和爆發矛盾交流的最大區別。
When you bring integrity to your attitude, you’re automatically beginning to manage others’.
當你能夠自己做到言行一致，你也就很自然而然能操控別人的期望值了。
3. Don’t sweat the small stuff (and yes, it’s all small stuff).
3. 別拘泥在小事情上（對，都是很小的事情）
Okay, so some things are actually a Really Big Deal. But there’s a very real opportunity to bring good attitude to the table, even when things are falling apart. You’ve got several choices when a situation’s heating up: you can pass the buck by trying to place blame (let’s not do that), you can commiserate (a little of this can help, but use it sparingly), or you can state the problem as you see it, and welcome solutions.
好了，那麼有些事情的確很麻煩，但的確也是個很好的機會讓你充分利用自己的良好心態，就算當事情糟糕透頂的時候。在事情白熱化的時候你有好幾個選擇：你可以埋怨把責任推卸得一乾二淨（還是不要這樣做吧），你也可以表示自己的同情之心（這或許有一點點用，不過別過多地表達），又或者你在觀察到事情發生的時候把它說出來，然後尋找解決方案。
By remaining in a solutions-based frame of mind, your attitude transforms from one of crisis to one of superhero: things might be bad right now, but we’re going to figure out how to fix them. This attitude can be infectious, too: if you or one of your coworkers can maintain a solutions-based attitude, it can spread to the rest of the team, and a solution will be found faster.
保持一種以解決方案爲本的心態模式，你的態度會讓事情轉危爲安：當下的事情也許很糟糕，但我們會努力地找到解決它的方法。這種心態也會影響到別人：如果你或者你的同事能夠保持這種心態，它將會感染到團隊的每一個人，那麼解決方案就會很快地出來了。
4. Be open to learning new things.
4. 積極主動學習新事物。
It can be a real challenge to admit you don’t know the answer to something. But I have a different take on this: it’s completely okay to not know the answer. What’s not okay is being unwilling to admit that you don’t know, or to go out and learn the answer.
對於你來說，讓你承認對某些事情的知識盲區的確是一個很大的挑戰。不過筆者在這方面有不一樣的看法：不瞭解某些事情的答案是非常正常的。那麼不正常的就是不願承認自己的無知，或不願做出行動去尋找答案。
Learning keeps our minds flexible; the more open to learning we are, the better we are at learning. It’s cyclical, and being open to learning makes you easier to collaborate with, a better idea-gathering partner, and can help you find innovative solutions while those not so open to learning are still standing around scratching their heads.
不斷的學習可以讓我們保持頭腦靈活，我們對知識的態度越開放，我們就學得越好。這是週期性的，並且開放地學習心態會讓你與他人的合作更順利，成爲更出色的點子收集夥伴，還能幫助你找到更有創意的解決方案，而那些不主動學習的人就只能呆在原地撓頭了。
5. Think before you react.
5. 三思而後行
It’s the simplest one, but still one of the most important. Take three deep, slow breaths before you push send on that email. Take a moment to put yourself in your recipient’s shoes. Do you come off flippant or dismissive? Do you sound whiny or demanding? You probably don’t mean ng the time (a couple of seconds, really) to breathe through your thought can drastically improve your communication, and help you (and those around you) maintain a winning attitude.
這是最簡單的，也是最重要步驟之一。點擊郵件發送按鈕前，深深地緩慢呼吸三次。先別急着打開你的收件箱。這樣的你輕率傲慢嗎？還是挑剔苛刻？你的本意也許並不如此。花點時間（其實只有幾秒鐘）深呼吸，過濾一遍自己的想法，可以很大程度上提高你的溝通能力，還能幫助你（和身邊的人）保持贏家的態度。
