SomeonerecentlyaskedmewhenIbecamemoreconfidentaboutmyabilitiesasanentrepreneur.Ithoughtitwasafunnyquestion,(36)___I’notveryconfidentatall,andconstantlyfilledwith(37)___abouteverydecisionImake.Itdoe
SomeonerecentlyaskedmewhenIbecamemoreconfidentaboutmyabilitiesasanentrepreneur.Ithoughtitwasafunnyquestion,(36)___I’notveryconfidentatall,andconstantlyfilledwith (37)___abouteverydecisionImake.
Itdoesn’texactlyholdmebackinmywork; it’sjustthatIamvery (38)___ofwhatIdo,andI’malways (39)___onthewayIwork,thinkandtalk.Ihavealsolearnedovertheyearsthatmakingadecisionisoftenmoreimportantthanmakingthe(40)___decision.Preferablyyourdecisionsaretherightones,butinactionorindecisivenessismore (41)___thanmakingthewrongdecisionseverynowandthen.
ThereisonethingIhavelearnedovertheyearsthatIwishIhadlearnedearlierinmycareer.Andthatisthe (42)___thatIamnotstupid.
Itsoundslogical,butIoftensatinonmeetingsandheardpeopleexplainthingsandthen (43)___tomyself,“Idon’tunderstandthat.MaybeI’mstupid?”orIwouldhearaboutastartupandIwouldn’t (44)___theirbusinessmodelandthinkI’mstupid.OrIwouldhearanentrepreneurspeakandthink,“Thatalllike (45)___bullshit,butImustbestupid,becauseotherpeopleseemtoloveit.”
Acoupleofyearsago,Icametothe (46)___thatIwasnotstupidatall.WhenpeopleinmeetingssaythingsIdon’t’understandI (47)___upandtellthemso.Usually,Ihearasighof (48)___intheroomandfindoutnobodyunderstoodwhatwasbeingtalkedabout.
WhenIdon’tunderstandabusinessmodelitusuallymeansthereisnotone,orit (49)___.TurnsoutI’mnotstupidand (50)___Idon’tunderstandit,mostpeoplewon’tunderstanditatall.(51)___doubtingmyownabilitiesI’velearnedto (52)___my“bullshitradar”abitmoreandnotunderstandingsomethingisaclearsignthatsomethingis (53)___.
Myadvicetoyoungentrepreneursisthis:youarenotstupid!Ifsomethingdoesnotmake(54)___,ifitsoundsstupid,ifyoudon’tunderstandit,somethingiswrong!Trustyourgut(本能的) (55)___.Feelfreenottoknowandbehonestwhenyoudon’t’understandsomething!
36.A.if B.unless C.because D.when
37.A.disappointment B.doubt C.terror D.curiosity
38.A.conscious B.tired C.ashamed D.fond
39.A.insistin