【Istherea“successpersonality”—somewinningcombinationofqualitiesthatleadsalmostinevitably（必然地）toachievement?Ifsoexactlywhatisthatsecretsuccessformula（公式）andcananyonedevelopit?AttheGallopO】

　　Istherea“successpersonality”—somewinningcombinationofqualitiesthatleadsalmostinevitably（必然地）toachievement?Ifsoexactlywhatisthatsecretsuccessformula（公式）andcananyonedevelopit?

　　AttheGallopOrganizationwerecentlyfocusedindepthonsuccessinquiringintotheattitudesof1500distinguishedpeopleselectedatrandomfromWho’sWhoinAmerica.Ourresearchfindsoutanumberofqualitiesthatoccurregularlyamongtopachievers.Hereisoneofthemostimportantthatiscommonsense.

　　Commonsenseisthemostwidelypossessedqualityofthepeoplesurveyed.Seventy-ninepercentawardthemselvesatopscoreinthisquality.And61percentsaythatcommonsenseisveryimportantincontributingtotheirsuccess.

　　Tomostcommonsensemeanstheabilitytopresentsoundpracticaljudgmentsoneverydayaffairs.Todothisonehastoremoveextraideasandgetrighttothekeypointsofwhatmatters.ATexasoilandgasbusinessmanputsitthisway:“Thekeyabilityforsuccessissimplifying.Inconductionofmeetinganddealingwithindustryreducingacomplexproblemtothesimplesttermishighlyimportant.”

　　Iscommonsenseaqualityapersonisbornwithorcanyoudosomethingtoincreaseit?Theoilman’sansweristhatcommonsensecandefinitelybedeveloped.Heowesthistolearninghowtodebateinschool.Anotherwaytoincreaseyourstoreofcommonsenseistoobserveitinotherslearningfromtheir—andyourown—mistakes.

　　Besidescommonsensetherearemanyotherfactorsthatinfluencesuccess:knowingyourfieldself-relianceintelligencetheabilitytogetthingsdoneleadershipcreativityrelationshipswithothersandofcourseluck.Butcommonsensestandsout.Ifyoudevelopthesequalitiesyou’llsucceed.AndyoumightevenfindyourselflistedinWho’sWhosomeday.

　　Secretstosuccess

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　　Topachievershavesomecommon(2) ▲ oneofwhichiscommonsense.

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　　79percentofthepeoplesurveyed(3) ▲ highlyofcommonsense.And61

　　percentsaytheirsuccess(4) ▲ fromthisquality.