If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with
you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or (62) in
your work would depend, to (63) great extent, (64)
your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best
advantage. (65) the utmost importance is your attitude. A
person (66) begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to
like it or is (67) that he is going to fail is exhibiting a
weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is
secure (68) his belief that he is probably as capable
(69) doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a
cheerful attempt (70) it possesses a certain strength of
purpose. The chances are that he will do well. (71)
the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking
those skills is obviously a weakness. A book-keeper who can’t add or a carpenter
who can’t cut a straight line with a saw (72) hopeless
cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize
(73) the strength and overcome the (74) that
you bring to the job of learning. But in order to measure your development, you
must first (75) stock of where you stand now. (76)
we get further along in the book, we’ll be (77) in
some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening
(78) skills. However, (79) begin with, you
should pause (80) examine your present strengths and
weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in
school: your (81) , your reading and communication skills,
and your study habits. A) intelligence