美文最高的期望

　　不想当将军的士兵不是好士兵。一个人如果只想把事情做到最低的标准，那么他也许永远不会把一件事情做好；相反，如果事事都指望达到最好的标准，即使不是所有的事都能达到预期的效果，也会得到一个较好的。结果。两者的区别在于一个是消极被动的接受，另一个是积极主动的努力。皮特罗斯就是这样一个积极的人。
　　PeteRose，thefamousbaseballplayer，whomIhavenevermet，taughtmesomethingsovaluablethatchangedmylife。PetewasbeinginterviewedinspringtrainingtheyearhewasabouttobreakTyCobb‘salltimehitsrecord。Onereporterblurtedout，Pete，youonlyneed78hitstobreaktherecord。Howmanyatbatsdoyouthinkyou‘llneedtogetthe78hits？Withouthesitation，Petejuststaredatthereporterandverymatteroffactlysaid，78。Thereporteryelledback，Ah，comeonPete，youdon‘texpecttoget78hitsin78atbats，doyou？
　　Mr。Rosecalmlysharedhisphilosophywiththethrongsofreporterswhowereanxiouslyawaitinghisreplytothisseeminglyboastfulclaim。EverytimeIstepuptotheplate，Iexpecttogetahit！IfIdon‘texpecttogetahit，Ihavenorighttostepinthebatter‘sboxinthefirstplace！IfIgouphopingtogetahit，hecontinued，thenIprobablydon‘thaveaprayerofgettingahit。Itispositiveexpectationthathasgottenmeallofthehitsinthefirstplace。
　　WhenIthoughtaboutPeteRose‘sphilosophyandhowitappliedtoeverydaylife，Ifeltalittleembarrassed。Asabusinessperson，Iwashopingtomakemysalesquotas。Asafather，Iwashopingtobeagooddad。Asamarriedman，Iwashopingtobeagoodhusband。ThetruthwasthatIwasanadequatesalesperson，Iwasnotsobadofafather，andIwasanokayhusband。Iimmediatelydecidedthatbeingokaywasnotenough！Iwantedtobeagreatsalesperson，agreatfatherandagreathusband。Ichangedmyattitudetooneofpositiveexpectation，andtheresultswereamazing。Iwasfortunateenoughtowinafewsalestrips，IwonCoachoftheYearinmyson‘sbaseballleague，andIsharealovingrelationshipwithmywife，Karen，withwhomIexpecttobemarriedtofortherestofmylife！Thanks，Mr。Rose！