How to Get What I Want?

There’s an expression: “What you see is what you get.” My grandfather used to say: “If you looked at a tree long enough, it will move.” We see what we want to see. Psychologists tell us that nothing controls our lives more than our self-image. We live like the person we see in the mirror. We are what we think we are. If you don’t think you’ll be successful, you won’t. You can’t be it if you can’t see it. Your life is limited to your vision. If you want to change your life, you must change your vision of your life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous in 1976 when he met with a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger: “Now that you’ve retired from bodybuilding, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and confidently: “I’m going to be the No. 1 movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was shocked and amused at Schwarzenegger’s plan. At that time, it was very hard to imagine how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a professional actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Austrian accent, could ever hope to be Hollywood’s No. 1 movie star!

So when the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: “I’ll do it the same way I became the No. 1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do was create a vision of who I want to be, and then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly simple, doesn’t it? But I worked! Schwarzenegger became the No.1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood. Remember: “If you can see it, you can be it.”

There’s a successful businessman who often wears a shirt with these words on it: “Don’t just pursue your dreams. Chase down and tackle! ” you only get one life to live, so why not live the best life possible? So you can be fully satisfied at what you see and get.

57. What did Arnold Schwarzenegger do before he became a Hollywood star?

   A. He worked for a newspaper.

   B. He was a man working on bodybuilding.

   C. He worked in a small film company.

   D. He was a businessman.

58. Why was it hard for the reporter to believe that Schwarzenegger would become a star one day?

   A. Because he was not famous.

   B. Because he was not professional and spoke poor English.

   C. Because he was good at nothing except bodybuilding.

   D. Because he only spoke English fluently. 

59. What did Schwarzenegger plan to do to make his Hollywood star dream come true?

A. He continued to build his body.

   B. He went to make more movies.

   C. He lived a life like a movie star.

   D. He tried his best to meet the movie directors.

60.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Have a dream and make it come true.       

B. Stop your dream and find realistic things to do.     

C. You can just daydream alone.    

D. There’s nothing to do in the world but dream.

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