When in doubt, cut that out! Yeah, yeah, doubting Thomas may have had a point in his day, and life may not be what you want it to be, but if you constantly doubt yourself, how can you accomplish anything?
Where is your confidence? What possible good can come from taking the negative aspect of any situation and growing it into acceptance?
The purpose of achievement is to attain a goal. So, if you set your goals and strive to get there, it should be assumed that you are moving toward your goals no matter what you are doing, right?
When watching a football game, one of those great high school starter games, set to determine who starts when the real game begin. I noticed the coach called “defense” only when the team was “protecting” their goal. As long as the team was fighting for more ground they played “offense”. Along the same lines, I've heard the phrase, “A strong defense requires a good offense.” Simply put, if you concentrate more on gaining ground than on protecting your goal, your accomplishments will be greater. Time spent protecting your goal is wasted time, when you could be working toward attaining your goal rather than preventing others from reaching their goal.
In business, if you waste your time focusing on what the competition is doing rather than working toward meeting your goals, you don't get very far.
Focus your attention on where you're going. Don't waste time worrying about where the competition is. You will gain ground while they are watching you. Smile as you reach your destination.
6. The writer of the passage intends to tell us________.
A. a common rule in a football game
B. how to beat your competitors
C. to overcome our doubt and achieve our goals
D. how to deal with our doubt in life
7. The author's purpose of mentioning Thomas in the first paragraph is to________.
A. show that famous people can change our life
B. tell us that successful people never doubt themselves
C. ask us to learn from successful people
D. tell us it's quite natural for people to doubt themselves
8. The author suggests that in business we should________.
A. avoid too much competition
B. seek as much cooperation as possible
C. focus on our own goals
D. know our competitors as well as ourselves
9. What did the author learn from watching a football game?
A. Slow and steady win the race.
B. A good offense is the best defense.
C. Teamwork leads to success.
D. A miss is as good as a mile.
10. The passage is intended for________.
A. football players B. coaches
C. businessmen D. common readers