摘抄：积极心态也是其他各种个性的形成因素，懂得跟利用其他个性。将会强化你的踊跃心态。
想要达到永续胜利的第三个步骤，是培育存在吸引力的个性。令人高兴的个性，就是一种已经发展美满的个性。为了到达此一目的，你必需尽力改善以下所列的25种个性。别被这个数字吓倒了。由于其中有很多个性面，是彼此非亲非故的。改良了这方面的个性也将有助于其余个性的改善。
The third step in achieving lasting success is to develop an attractive personality.A pleasant personality is a well-rounded one;accordingly there are twenty-five different aspects of your personality which you must strive to improve. Dont be intimidated by that number,for youll find that many of the aspects are closely ing to bolster one will help you strengthen many others.
积极心态(PMA)
Positive Mental Attitude(PMA)
积极心态，是无论在任何情形下，都应具备的准确心态。这种心态是由“正面”的性情因素所构成的，诸如“信念”、“正派”、“盼望”、“乐观”、“勇气”、“进取心”、“大方”、“耐性”、“机灵”、“亲热”，以及“丰盛的常识”。
A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in any given situation and is most often composed of the plus characteristics symbolized by such words as"faith," "integrity," "hope," "optimism," "courage" "initiative," "generosity," "tolerance," "tact," "kindliness," and "good common sense."
积极心态是具备吸引力最主要的个性。事实上，在17项成功准则中，有许多项都以它作为要害性的要素。积极心态影响你谈话时的语气、姿态和脸部表情，它会润饰你说的每一句话，并且决议你的情感感触，它还会对你的思维发生影响。
PMA is the most important aspect of any attractive personality;indeed,t is crucial to many of the Seventeen Principles of influences your tone of voice,your posture,your facial modified every word you say and determines the nature of the emotions you affects every thought you have and the results your thoughts bring you.
为了比拟起见，让咱们来看一下消极心态的影响。消极心态会浇熄你的热情，蒙蔽你的想像力，下降你的配合志愿，使你失去自制才能，轻易发怒，缺少耐性，并且使你损失感性。
For the sake of contrast,lets examine the effects of a negative mental dampens your enthusiasm,curtails your imagination,undermines your desire to be cooperative,overthrows your self-control,makes you sullen and intolerant,and,as if these werent enough,throws your reasoning out of gear.
既然消极心态对你的损坏力如斯之大，所以你最好还是待在家里，别出来和人竞争，消极心态只会为你建立敌人，并且捣毁你的成绩和友人。假如一位律师带着消极心态步人法庭，即便他所辩解的是全世界最棒的案子，仍是无奈压服法官和陪审团。你会对一位容易发怒而又达观的医出产生信心吗?不!人们是毫不会容忍消极心态的。
A negative mental attitude is so detrimental to your efforts that you are better off staying at home than venturing out into the world with will only make you enemies and corrupt your good works and allinances.A lawyer who goes into court with best case in the word will convince neither judge nor jury if her attitude is kind of confidence would you have in a sullen,pessimistic doctor,no matter how many degrees hang on the will? None! People simply will not tolerate a bad mental attitude.
相形之一，积极心态为你开启了一扇门，并容许你展示技能和雄心壮志。想想那些带着信心步人法庭，并且以无比确实信，博得法官和陪审团支撑的律师吧：岂非你不想让一位能使你放松心境，以温和的语气答复问题，而且展现专业常识的医师为你看病吗?
In contrast, a positive mental opens doors and allows you to display your skills and ine that lawyer presenting her case with confidence,gaining the ear of judge and jury because she is distinctively dnt you rather be treated by a physician who sets you at ease,answer your questions plainly,and demonstrates a knowledge of his field?
积极心态也是其他各种个性的形成因素，懂得跟利用其他个性。将会强化你的踊跃心态。
Building a positive mental attitude is part of the other aspects of an attractive you read on,youll see how understanding and applying each of these points reinforce your PMA.