英语学习高级阅读材料

床单应该多久洗一次

Wespendmorethanathirdofourlivesinbed-butthatplacecanquickly

blossomintoa"botanicalpark"ofbacteriaandfungus,accordingtoNew

YorkUniversitymicrobiologistPhilipTierno.

纽约大学的微生物学家菲利普？堤艾诺指出，我们有超过三分之一的人生都是

在床上度过的，而我们的床可以迅速发展成细菌和真菌的“植物园”。

Ifleftfortoolong,themicroscopiclifewithinthewrinklesandfoldsofour

bedsheetscanevenmakeussick,TiernotoldBusinessInsider.

堤艾诺告诉商业内幕网说，如果床单太久不洗，床单皱褶里的微生物就会让

我们生病。

Tostemtheinvisibletide,hesaidsheetsshouldbewashedonceaweek.

为了防范于未然，他表示床单应该每周洗一次。

Humansnaturallyproduceroughly26gallonsofsweatinbedeveryyear.

Whenit'shotandhumidoutside,thismoisturebecomeswhatscientistscall

an"idealfungalculturemedium."

人类每年在床上自然分泌的汗液达26加仑。如果外面炎热潮湿，床上的湿度

就会变成科学家所说的“理想的真菌培养基”。

Inarecentstudythatassessedtheleveloffungalcontaminationinbedding,

researchersfoundthatfeatherandsyntheticpillowsbetween1.5and20

yearsoldcancontainbetweenfourand17differentspeciesoffungus.

最近的一项研究评估了床上用品的真菌污染水平，研究人员发现，使用年限

在1.5年和20年之间的羽绒和化纤枕头含有4到17种不同的真菌。

Andit'snotjustyourownmicrobiallifeyou'resleepingwith.Inadditionto

thefungiandbacteriathatcomefromyoursweat,sputum,skincells,and

vaginalandanalexcretions,youalsoshareyourbedwithforeignmicrobes.

和你一起睡觉的不光是你身上的微生物。除了你的汗液、唾液、皮肤细胞、

私处和肛门分泌物中的真菌和细菌，你还和外来微生物共享你的床。

Theseincludeanimaldander,pollen,soil,lint,dustmitedebrisandfaeces,

andfinishingagentsfromwhateveryoursheetsaremadefrom,tonamea

few.

这些外来微生物包括动物毛屑、花粉、泥土、线头、螭虫尸体和粪便，以及

生产你的床单所用的整理剂，这些还只是其中一部分而已。

Tiernosaysallthatgunkbecomes"significant"inaslittleasaweek.And

uncleanbeddingstillexposesyoutomaterialsthatcantriggerthesniffing

andsneezing,sincethemicrobesaresoclosetoyourmouthandnosethat

you'realmostforcedtobreathethemin.

堤艾诺说，在短短一周的时间里，这些污物就会变得“严重”起来。不清洁的床

单被罩会让你暴露在这些物质中，从而引发鼻炎和喷嚏，因为微生物离你的

嘴和鼻子太近了，你几乎是被迫将它们吸进去。

"Evenifyoudon'thaveallergiesperse,youcanhaveanallergic

response,"Tiernosaid.

堤艾诺说：“即使你本人不是过敏体质，你也可能产生过敏反应。”

Anotherreasonyoursheetsgetdirtyquicklyhaslittletodowithyour

behaviourorsweatpatterns-theissueissimplygravity.

你的床单迅速变脏的另一个原因和你的行为或流汗模式没有太大关系，问题

主要在于重力。

"JustlikeRomeovertimewasburiedwiththedebristhatfallsfromgravity,

gravityiswhatbringsallthatmaterialintoyourmattress,"Tiernosaid.

堤艾诺说：“就像罗马随着时间的流逝最终会被重力拉垮，被碎片掩埋，重力

也将所有这些物质带到了你的床上。”

Onetotwoweeksofthisbuild-upisenoughtoleaveanyonewithascratchy

throat-especiallythosewithsignificantallergiesorasthma.

这些物质在床上累积一到两周就足以让任何人喉咙发痒，尤其是那些有严重

过敏或哮喘病史的人。

"Ifyoutoucheddogpoointhestreet,you'dwanttowashyourhands,"said

Tierno."Considerthatanalogoustoyourbedding.Ifyousawwhatwas

there-butofcourseyoudon'tseeit-afterawhileyouhavetosayto

yourself,'DoIwanttosleepinthat?'"

堤艾诺说：“如果你在街上碰了狗屎，你会想洗手。如果你的床单上粘上了不

干净的东西呢？如果你看到了床单上的那些物质——当然你看不到——你得

问问自己：‘我想睡在那张床上吗？"’

NineThingsThatWillKillYourCareer

Therearesomanythingsthatcank川thecareersofgood,hard-working

people.Honestmistakesoftencarryhard-hittingconsequences.

Weusuallyonlyhearaboutthemoreegregiousexamples,suchaswhen

YelpemployeeTaliaJanebecameanInternetsensationforwritinga

blisteringpostcriticizingthecompany,slowpayanditsCEO.Tonoone's

surprise,shequicklyfoundherselfoutofajob.

Mostpeopledon'tgodowninablazeofglorylikeTaliaJane;theykilltheir

careersinsubtle,decidedlyundramaticways.Andit'sashamebecauseit

happensallthetime.

ArecentsurveybyVitalSmartsfoundthat83%ofpeoplehadseen

someonemakeablunderthathadcatastrophicresultsfortheircareer,

reputation,orbusiness,and69%admittedthattheythemselveshaddone

somethingthathaddamagedtheircareers:

•31%saiditcostthemapromotion,araise,orevenajob

•27%saiditdamagedaworkingrelationship

•11%saiditdestroyedtheirreputation

Thesenumbersshowhowdamagingyoucanbetoyourowncareerifyou'

renotcareful.Theredoesn,thavetobeasingle,sickeningmomentwhen

yourealizethatyoujustshovedyourfootfirmlyinyourmouth,either.Little

thingscanaddupovertimeandundermineyourcareerjustasmuchas(or

morethan)onehugelapseinjudgment.Thegoodnewsisthatifyoustay

awareofthem,theseareallthingsthatyoucancontrolbeforetheycreep

uponyouandkillyourcareer.

Over-promisingandunder-delivering.It'stemptingtopromisethemoonto

yourcolleaguesandyourclients,especiallywhenyou'rehonestand

hardworkingandbelievethatyoucandoit.Theproblemisthatthere'sno

pointincreatingadditionalpressurethatcanmakeyoulookbad.Ifyou

promisetodosomethingridiculouslyfastandyoumissthedeadlinebya

littlebit,you'lllikelythinkthatyoudidagoodjobbecauseyoustilldelivered

quickly.Butthemomentyoupromisesomethingtosomeone,theyexpect

nothingless.Youenduplookingterriblewhenyoufallshort,whichisa

shame,becauseyoucouldhavedonethesamequalityworkinthesame

amountoftimewithgreatresultsifyou'djustsetuprealisticexpectations

fromthebeginning.Thisisoneofthosesituationswhereperception

mattersmorethanreality.Don'tdeliberatelyundershootyourgoals;justbe

realisticabouttheresultsyoucandeliversothatyou'recertaintocreate

expectationsthatyouwillblowoutofthewater.

Complacency.Howlonghasitbeensinceyouproactivelylearnedanew

skill,reachedouttoyournetworkingcontacts,orevenpolishedupyour

resume?Ifyoucan,tremember,youmighthavebecomeabitcomplacent,

andcomplacencyisarealcareerkiller.It'swhathappenswhenyou'rejust

alongfortherideandassumethatnothingw川everchange.Butwe(veseen

enoughdisruption-technologicalandotherwise-overthelastfewyearsto

realizethatchangeisinevitable.Ifyou,realwaystoobusytolearn

somethingnewortoexpandyournetwork,you'vegotyourprioritiesmixed

up.However,ifyoumakecontinuousgrowthanddevelopmentapriority,

you,llbereadyforwhatevercomesyourway.

Fearofchange.Fearofchangeiscomplacency,seviltwin.Itactivelyworks

tokeepthingsthesame.I,msureyou'veseenthisonefirsthandatwork

whensomeoneutteredthedreadedwords,"Butwe'vealwaysdoneitthis

way."Thingsarechangingtoofastthesedaystolatchonsotightlytothe

statusquo,andthecostsofdoingsocanbehuge.Inonesurvey,91%of

respondentssaidthatthemostsuccessfulemployeesaretheoneswho

canadapttothechangingworkplace.Changeisaconstantpartofourlives,

bothpersonallyandprofessionally.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryouthink

thingsshouldchangeorwhetheryouprefertheoldways-changejustis.

Youdon'thavetolearntoloveit,butyoudohavetolearntostopresistingit

andtostartadaptingtoit.

Havinganinflatableego.Didyoueverworkwithsomeonewhohadastring

ofsuccessesandstartedthinkingthattheywerethebe-allandend-allof

superstardom?Successisgreat.Itdefinitelyboostsyourcareer,andit

feelsreally,reallygood.Theproblemsstartonceyouletitgotoyourhead.

Youstartthinkingthatsuccessisgoingtolastforeverandthatyou're

entitledtoit.Never,everbecontentwithrestingonyourlaurels.Onceyou

startthinkingthatyou'rethecat'smeow,you'resettingyourselfupforvery

painfulfailure.

Losingsightofthebigpicture.It'seasytobecomehead-downbusy,

workingsohardonwhat,srightinfrontofyouthatyoulosesightofthebig

picture.Butsmartpeoplelearnhowtokeepthisincheckbyweighingtheir

dailyprioritiesagainstacarefullycalculatedgoal.It'snotthattheydon't

careaboutsmall-scalework;theyjusthavethedisciplineandperspective

toadjusttheircourseasnecessary.Lifeisallaboutthebigpicture,and

whenyoulosesightofit,everythingsuffers.

Negativity.Sometimeswhenyou,refeelingnegativeanddown,yourmood

canleakoutandaffectotherpeople,evenifyoudon'tintenditto.Youwere

hiredtomakeyourboss'sandyourteam'sjobseasier,notharder.People

whospreadnegativitythroughtheirdepartmentandcomplainaboutthe

workorotherpeoplecomplicatethingsforeveryoneelse.Ifpeoplealways

havetotiptoearoundyousoasnottodislodgethatmassivechiponyour

shoulder,theyareunlikelytobewillingtodoitforverylong.

Lowemotionalintelligence(EQ).Everyoneknowsthatyoucangetfiredfor

beingunableorunwillingtoplaynicelywithothers,butwhattripsupalotof

peopleishavingapoorlydevelopedpokerface.Ifeveryonecantellwhen

you'reboredorirritatedorthatyouthinksomethingacolleaguesaysis

stupid,thiswillcatchupwithyou.Emotionaloutbursts,belittlingothers,

shuttingco-workersdownwhentheyspeak,lowself-awareness,andjust

generallybeingdifficultareotherwaysthatalackofemotionalintelligence

willdogreatharmtoyourcareer.

Suckinguptoyourboss.Somepeoplesuckuptotheirbossandcallit

managingup,butthatisn'tthecaseatall.Suckinguphasnothingtodo

witharealrelationshipbuiltonrespect;itissneakyandunderhanded.

Suck-upstrytogetaheadbystrokingtheboss'segoinsteadofearninghis

orherfavor.Thatdoesn'tgooverwellwithcolleagueswhoaretryingto

makeitonmerit.Yes,youwanttobolsteryourrelationshipwithyourboss,

butnotbyunderminingyourcolleagues.That'sthekeydistinctionhere.For

aboss-employeerelationshiptowork,ithastobebasedonauthenticity.

There'snosubstituteformerit.

Playingpolitics.Workinghardtobuildstrongworkrelationshipsisvery

differentfrominstigatingconflict,choosingsides,underminingcolleagues,

spreadingrumors,andalloftheotherthingsthatfallundertheumbrellaof

"playingpolitics."Again,itcomesdowntoauthenticity.Ifyoufindyourself

sneakingaroundorifyou'reembarrassedifsomeofyour

behind-the-scenesmanipulationscometolight,that'spolitics.Stickto

strategiesyou(dbeproudtodiscussinfrontofyourcolleagues.

BringingItAllTogether

Alotofpeoplemakethemistakeofthinkingthattheycanonlydamagetheir

careersbymakingonehugemisstep,buttherealityisthatit,susuallynot

thatdramatic

13QuestionsThatWillChangeYourLife

Whenthingsaren'tgoingquitethewayyou(dlikethemto,it'softenthe

resultofnotaskingyourselftherightquestions.Somequestionsarehardto

confrontbecauseyou'reafraidyouwon'tgettheansweryouwant,others

becauseyoureallydon'twanttoknowtheanswer.

Butthebestthingsinlifedon,tcomeeasily,andturningawayfromlife's

toughestquestionsisasurepathtomediocrity.IbelievethatSocratessaid

itbest:

“Theunexaminedlifeisn'tworthliving."

Socrates(observationalsoappliestobusiness.WhenEricSchmidtwas

CEOofGoogle,hefamouslysaid,"Werunthiscompanyonquestions,not

answers."

Life,likebusiness,runsonquestions,notanswers.Let'stakeacloserlook

atsomeofthetoughquestionsweshouldbeaskingourselvesregularly.

HowdopeopleseemedifferentlythanIseemyself?

Haveyoueverheardarecordingofyourvoiceandthought,"Is//7a/whatI

reallysoundlike?"Becauseofthewaythesoundofthevoicetravels

throughthehumanskull,weneverhearourselvesthesamewaythat

everybodyelsehearsus.Thesameisoftentrueforthewaywebehave.

Weinterpretourbehaviorintermsofhowwethinkwecomeacross,

whereaseveryoneelseseestherealthing.A360°assessmentisagreat

waytogainthisperspective.Itgathersfeedbackthatisconstructive,

anonymous,andaccurate.Ifyouforegothe360andsolicitfeedbackin

person,makecertainyouaskforfeedbackthatisspecific,avoidingbroad

questionsandgeneralizations.Forexample,you'remorelikelytogetan

honestandaccurateanswerto,"HowwelldidIhandlemyselfinthe

meetingwheneveryonedisagreedwithme?"thanto,"AmIagoodboss?"

Andbecarefultoshowthatyou,rereceptivetothefeedback.Ifyouflipout

orgetdefensiveeverytimesomebodyspeakstheirmind,they,regoingto

stopdoingit.

What/whomdidImakebettertoday?

That'sanotherwayofsaying,"Leavethingsbetterthanyoufoundthem.”

Endingeachdaybyaskingyourselfwhatorwhomyoumadebetterisa

greatwaytokeepyourselfgroundedandfocusedonwhatreallymatters.

AmIbeingtruetomyvalues?

Doyouevergetthatnaggingfeelingthatsomethingisalittleoffinyourlife?

Thisoftenhappenswhenlittlebehaviorscreepuponyouthatviolateyour

values.Ifspendingqualitytimewithyourfamilyisoneofyourprimary

values,butyoukeepstayinglateatwork,there,saconflict.Ifyouwantthat

nagginglittlevoicetogoaway,you'regoingtohavetodosomethingabout

it.

IfIachievedallofmygoals,howwouldIfeel?WhatcanIdotofeelthat

wayasIworktoachievethem?

Theabilitytodelaygratificationinpursuitofyourgoalsisoneofthemost

fundamentalprerequisitesforsuccess,butdelayinggratificationdoesn't

havetomeanbeingmiserableuntilyoucrossthatfinishline.Youcan

achievemore-andhavemorefundoingit-ifyouletyourselffeelsomeof

thatprideandpleasurealongtheway.

Whathaven'tItakenthetimetolearnabout?

It'sabigworldoutthere,andit'sgettingbiggerallthetime.Scientistshave

theorizedthatitoncetook1,500yearsfortheaccumulatedknowledgein

theworldtodouble;nowitonlytakesayearortwo.Don'tgetcaught

behind.

InwhatareasofmylifeamIsettling?

Whenyousettle,youacceptlessthanyou'recapableof.Sometimeswe

settleindead-endjobs.Othertimeswesettleforunhealthyrelationships.If

youdon'taskyourselfwhereandwhyyou'resettling,it'shardtostopit.

WhatdoIwantmylifetobelikeinfiveyears?

LewisCarrolloncesaid,"Ifyoudon'tknowwhereyou'regoing,anyroad

willtakeyouthere."Thecorollaryisthat,onceyouhaveyourdestinationin

mind,youcanplanyourroute.Fiveyearsistheperfecttimeframe:It'snot

sofarinthefuturethatyoucan'timagineyourselfthere,butit'snotsoclose

thatyoucan,tdoanythingaboutit.

WhatwouldIdoifIwasn,tscared?

Fromasurvivalperspective,fearhasitspurpose.It'swhatkeepsusfrom

stickingourhandinthewashingmachineoranyofthemillionotherthings

thatcouldgetushurtorkilled.Butfearhasatendencytogetcarriedaway.

Insteadofkeepingyousafe,itkeepsyoufromimprovingyourlifeandliving

yourdreams.

WhohasqualitiesthatIaspiretodevelop?

Whenpeoplehavequalitiesthatyouadmire,it'sagreatexercisetoreflect

onthesequalitiesandthinkaboutwaysthatyoucanincorporatetheminto

yourrepertoire.

Whatproblemarewesolving?

Haveyoueverbeeninameetingandsuddenlyrealizedthatnoteveryone

washavingthesameconversation?Notbecausepeopleweretalkingover

eachother,butbecausetheyhaddifferentideasaboutthepurposeofthe

discussion.Sometimesithelpstoputthetopiconthewhiteboardwhenyou'

rehavingameeting.Thismakescertaineveryoneknowswhythey,rethere.

What,sstoppingmefromdoingthethingsthatIshouldbedoing?

It'seasytoshrugyourshouldersandsay,"Idon(tknowwhattodo,“but

that'sjustanexcuse.Mostofthetime,weknowexactlywhatweshouldbe

doing;wejustaren'twillingtomovetheobstaclesoutoftheway.

Willyoubemymentor?

It'sanintimidatingquestiontoask,butfewpeoplewillturnyoudown.

Everyonelikesbeinglookedupto,anditfeelsgoodtoshareourknowledge

withothers.

What,sthemostimportantlessonI'velearnedsofarinlife?AmIlivingthat

lesson?

Sometimeslifelullsusbackintocomplacencyandwe'reforcedtolearna

powerfullessontwice.Thetroublewiththisisthatit'sjustasmuchofarude

awakeningthesecondtimearound.

BringingItAllTogether

Askingthehardquestionscanbeextremelyuncomfortable.Butwedon't

learnandgrowbystickingwithwhat'scomfortable

Revealed:Thefoodsthatcanbanishtheachesandpainsyougetfrom

sittingatadeskallday

久坐党福音！这8种食物能缓解腰酸背痛

导读:由于缺乏运动，上班族或学生党往往都有腰酸背痛的毛病。营养学专家

表示，疼痛是炎症引起的，而合理的饮食有助于消除炎症、减轻疼痛。专家

们推荐了8种有助于消炎止痛的食物，如果你经常在桌前久坐并且饱受颈椎、

腰椎疼痛的折磨，那么不妨试试看

NutritionistsShonaWilkinson,DrMarilynGlenvilleandCassandraBarns

explainthatthekeytoeliminatingachesandpainsistoreduce

inflammation.

Andadjustingyourdietcanhelp-theyrecommendintroducingeight

inflammation-fightingfoods,includingchiaseeds,redcabbageandorange

vegetables.

Shona,nutritionistatSuperfoodUK.com,said:'Wherethereispain,thereis

nearlyalwaysinflammation.

*Long-lastinginflammationandpaincanhavevariouscontributingfactors.

Butwecanmakeadifferencewiththefoodsthatweeat/

1.CHIASEEDS

'Chiaseedsarerichinomega-3fattyacidandcanhelptoreverse

inflammation.

Theycanalsohelpwithweightlossastheyslowdigestion,keepingyou

feelingfullerforlongerandreducingsugarcravings/saysDr.Marilyn.

2.BERRIES

'Mosttypesofberriesarerichincompoundscalledanthocyanins,which

givethemtheirredandpurplecolors/saysShona.

'Anthocyaninshavepotentantioxidantandanti-inflammatoryproperties

andaretheprimaryreasonthatblueberriesinparticularareknownasa

superfood."

3.PINEAPPLE

Pineapplecontainsasubstancecalledbromelain,anenzyme(well,

actuallyacomplexofenzymes)thathasanti-inflammatoryproperties,,

explainsShona.

4.BEETROOT

Beetrootcontainsyetanothersetofanti-inflammatorycompoundscalled

betalains；saysCassandra.

Theyhavebeenfoundtoprotectthehearttoo/

5.REDCABBAGE

*Redcabbageishighinanthocyaninpigments,similartothosefoundin

berries/saysShona.

ItisalsoamongthetopvegetablesforitsvitaminCcontent.Eatsomeof

yourredcabbagerawtobetterpreservethecontentofthesenutrients/

6.LEAFYGREENS

'GreenvegetablessuchasSwisschard,kaleandspinacharehighin

carotenoidsandinflavonoids,whichhaveanti-inflammatoryproperties/

explainsCassandra.

Theyarealsorichinmineralsincludingmagnesium,whichsupportsour

musclesandbones,andmayhelpustomanagepain/

7.ORANGEVEGETABLES

'Orangevegetables,includingcarrots,squashandsweetpotatoesare

extremelyhighincarotenoids,anotherfamilyofsubstancesthathave

anti-inflammatoryproperties,'saysShona.

'Someofthesecarotenoids-suchasbeta-carotene-canalsoconvertto

vitaminAinthebody,whichisvitalforregulatingandbalancingour

immunesystem/saysShona.

8.OILYFISH

'Oilyfish-suchassalmon,mackerel,sardines,anchoviesandherring-

containomega-3fatsEPAandDHA/explainsCassandra.

Theseomega-3sarenljustgoodforourheart,theyalsohaveknown

anti-inflammatoryactivity.

'What'smore,oilyfishareoneofourbestfoodsourcesofvitaminD.

VitaminDisnecessaryforabalancedimmunesystem,whichhelpsto

preventchronicinflammation/

Youonlyrealizetheimportanceofsomeonewhentheyaregone.Isthis

true?

双语美文：生活正在惩罚那些等待的人

导读:生活不能等，从今天开始，想做什么就要马上去做！

Don'twaituntilyouneedothers'lovetorealizeyoushouldloveinthefirst

place.

Don'twaituntilyouarealonetostarttorememberyourfriends.

Don'twaituntilyouwantapromotiontostarttoworkhard.

Don'twaituntilyoufailtorealizeyoushouldhavetakenothers'adivces.

Don'twaituntilyougetsicktorealizehowfragilelifeis.

Don'twaituntiyoubreakuptoregretnotcherishingtherelationship.

Don'twaituntisomegiveyoupraisetostarttobelieveinyourself.

Don'twaituntilsomeonepointitouttorealizethatyouarewrong.

Don'twaituntilyouarerichbeyondimaginationtostarttohelpthepoor.

Don'twaituntilthedayyoudietofindoutthatyoushouldloveyourlife.

Lifeisconstantlypunishingthosewhodonothingbutwaiting.

12HabitsofGenuinePeople

There,sanenormousamountofresearchsuggestingthatemotional

intelligence(EQ)iscriticaltoyourperformanceatwork.TalentSmarthas

testedtheEQofmorethanamillionpeopleandfoundthatitexplains58%

ofsuccessinalltypesofjobs.

PeoplewithhighEQsmake$29,000moreannuallythanpeoplewithlow

EQs.NinetypercentoftopperformershavehighEQs,andasingle-point

increaseinyourEQadds$1,300toyoursalary.Icouldgoonandon.

Sufficeittosay,emotionalintelligenceisapowerfulwaytofocusyour

energyinonedirectionwithtremendousresults.

Butthere'sacatch.Emotionalintelligencewon'tdoathingforyouifyou

aren'tgenuine.

ArecentstudyfromtheFosterSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityof

Washingtonfoundthatpeopledon'tacceptdemonstrationsofemotional

intelligenceatfacevalue.They,retooskepticalforthat.Theydon'tjustwant

toseesignsofemotionalintelligence.Theywanttoknowthatit'sgenuine

-thatyouremotionsareauthentic.

AccordingtoleadresearcherChristinaFong,whenitcomestoyour

coworkers,

“Theyarenotjustmindlessautomatons.Theythinkaboutthe

emotionstheyseeandcarewhethertheyaresincereormanipulative."

Thesamestudyfoundthatsincereleadersarefarmoreeffectiveat

motivatingpeoplebecausetheyinspiretrustandadmirationthrough

theiractions,notjusttheirwords.Manyleaderssaythatauthenticityis

importanttothem,butgenuineleaderswalktheirtalkeveryday.

It'snotenoughtojustgothroughthemotions,tryingtodemonstrate

qualitiesthatareassociatedwithemotionalintelligence.Youhavetobe

genuine.

Youcandoagutchecktofindouthowgenuineyouarebycomparingyour

ownbehaviortothatofpeoplewhoarehighlygenuine.Considerthe

hallmarksofgenuinepeopleandseehowyoustackup.

"Authenticityrequiresacertainmeasureofvulnerability,transparency,

andintegrity,"-JanetLouiseStephenson

Genuinepeopledon'ttrytomakepeoplelikethem.Genuinepeopleare

whotheyare.Theyknowthatsomepeoplewilllikethem,andsomewon,t.

Andthey'reokaywiththat.It'snotthattheydon'tcarewhetherornotother

peoplewilllikethembutsimplythatthey'renotgoingtoletthatgetinthe

wayofdoingtherightthing.They,rewillingtomakeunpopulardecisions

andtotakeunpopularpositionsifthat'swhatneedstobedone.

Sincegenuinepeoplearen,tdesperateforattention,theydon'ttrytoshow

off.Theyknowthatwhentheyspeakinafriendly,confident,andconcise

manner,peoplearemuchmoreattentivetoandinterestedinwhatthey

havetosaythaniftheytrytoshowthatthey,reimportant.Peoplecatchon

toyourattitudequicklyandaremoreattractedtotherightattitudethanwhat

orhowmanypeopleyouknow.

Theydon'tpassjudgment.Genuinepeopleareopen-minded,whichmakes

themapproachableandinterestingtoothers.Noonewantstohavea

conversationwithsomeonewhohasalreadyformedanopinionandisnot

willingtolisten.

Havinganopenmindiscrucialintheworkplace,asapproachabilitymeans

accesstonewideasandhelp.Toeliminatepreconceivednotionsand

judgment,youneedtoseetheworldthroughotherpeople'seyes.This

doesn,trequireyoutobelievewhattheybelieveorcondonetheirbehavior;

itsimplymeansyouquitpassingjudgmentlongenoughtotrulyunderstand

whatmakesthemtick.Onlythencanyouletthembewhotheyare.

Theyforgetheirownpaths.Genuinepeopledon'tderivetheirsenseof

pleasureandsatisfactionfromtheopinionsofothers.Thisfreesthemupto

followtheirowninternalcompasses.Theyknowwhotheyareanddon't

pretendtobeanythingelse.Theirdirectioncomesfromwithin,fromtheir

ownprinciplesandvalues.Theydowhattheybelievetobetherightthing,

andthey'renotswayedbythefactthatsomebodymightnotlikeit.

Theyaregenerous.We'veallworkedwithpeoplewhoconstantlyhold

somethingback,whetherit,sknowledgeorresources.Theyactasifthey're

afraidyou'lloutshinethemiftheygiveyouaccesstoeverythingyouneedto

doyourjob.Genuinepeopleareunfailinglygenerouswithwhomtheyknow,

whattheyknow,andtheresourcestheyhaveaccessto.Theywantyouto

dowellmorethananythingelsebecausethey'reteamplayersandthey're

confidentenoughtoneverworrythatyoursuccessmightmakethemlook

bad.Infact,theybelievethatyoursuccess/stheirsuccess.

TheytreatEVERYONEwithrespect.Whetherinteractingwiththeirbiggest

clientsorserverstakingtheirdrinkorders,genuinepeopleareunfailingly

politeandrespectful.Theyunderstandthatnomatterhownicetheyareto

thepeopletheyhavelunchwith,it'sallfornaughtifthosepeoplewitnesses

thembehavingbadlytowardothers.Genuinepeopletreateveryonewith

respectbecausetheybelievethey,renobetterthananyoneelse.

Theyaren'tmotivatedbymaterialthings.Genuinepeopledon'tneedshiny,

fancystuffinordertofeelgood.It'snotthattheythinkit,swrongtogoout

andbuythelatestandgreatestitemstoshowofftheirstatus;theyjustdon)

tneedtodothistobehappy.Theirhappinesscomesfromwithin,aswellas

fromthesimplerpleasures-suchasfriends,family,andasenseof

purpose-thatmakeliferich.

Theyaretrustworthy.Peoplegravitatetowardthosewhoaregenuine

becausetheyknowtheycantrustthem.Itisdifficulttolikesomeonewhen

youdon'tknowwhotheyreallyareandhowtheyreallyfeel.Genuine

peoplemeanwhattheysay,andiftheymakeacommitment,theykeepit.

You'llneverhearatrulygenuinepersonsay,"Oh,Ijustsaidthattomake

themeetingendfaster."Youknowthatiftheysaysomething,it,sbecause

theybelieveittobetr