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Andy'sHobbiesAndyisalwayswatchinganimalprogramsonTV.WhenhewasachildhisfavoritebookswereGeraldDurrel'sanimalbooks.Healsowrotedownsomethingaboutanimalswhenheheardthem—especiallytheonesthatwereaboutlovinganimals.Hehasalwayshadpets.Hisfirstanimalfriendswerepigs.Andthenhetriedhisbesttopersuadehisparentstogetadog.ForsomereasonstheydidnotseemtobelieveAndywouldwalkthedogthreetimesaday,nomatterhowAndypromisedhe'ddoit.Hedidhisbesttopersuadethem:hewasgoodatdrawingandleftdrawingsofdogsallovertheplace.Herantothelibrary,borrowedallthedogbookshecouldfind,andleftthemlyingaroundaswell.Hisparentswerequiteusedtohisbookslyingaroundeverywhere.ThenAndy'smotherwastoldafriend'scathadkittensandtheycouldgoandgetone.AtfirstAndywasalittledisappointed.Astimewentby,helearnedtolovethecatsomuchhehashadcatseversince.Catsletusknowwhenitistimetochangethesofa.EitherwhenthefabricstartstolooklikeEinstein'shairthathasbeencombedwithcatpaws,thankstothegenerousdonationofcathair.安迪的爱好安迪总是看电视节目上的动物频道。当他还是个孩子的时候,他最喜欢的书就是杰拉尔德·达雷尔写的有关动物的书籍。每当他听到一些关于动物的事情,尤其是那些有关爱护动物的故事,他都会记录下来。他一直爱养宠物,他的第一个动物朋友是猪。后来他尽自己的最大努力去说服他父母为他买一只狗。由于某些原因,无论安迪怎样承诺,他们似乎并不相信安迪会每天出去遛狗三次。他尽自己的最大努力说服他们:他擅长画画,到处都放着狗的素描。他跑到图书馆去借他能找到的所有关于狗的书籍,也把它们丢得到处都是。他的父母已经习惯他把书丢得到处都是了。后来安迪的母亲得知一个朋友家的猫生了小猫,他们可以去抱一只回家。起初安迪感到有点失望,但自从有了猫之后,随着时间的推移他学会给猫很多爱护。猫让我们知道什么时候该换沙发了,也就是当沙发织物开始看起来像用猫爪梳理过的爱因斯坦的头发时,这其实多亏有了慷慨捐赠的猫毛。LarrySchwarz'sHobbiesLarrySchwarzhasplayedwithtoysallhislife.Asachild,heoftenpulledhistoysapart,andthengluedthembacktogether.Hemadetoyrockets,cars,andbuildingsoutofboxes.Althoughheputhistoysawaylongenoughtobecomealawyer,heneverlosthischildhoodpassionfortoys.Schwarzdreamedupmanytoyswhileinschool.Insteadoftakingnotesinclass,hefilled26notebookswithtoysketches!Still,hemanagedtogethislawyerdegree.Today,insteadofworkinginacourtroom,SchwarzskateboardsaroundhisRumpus'sheadquartersinNewYorkCity.In1997,hestartedtheRumpusToycompanyandinventedallkindofcrazytoys,likeGusGutz,adollwith12spongyorgans,andSyKlops,aone-eyeddoll.Eventheboxesareplayful.PrintedinstructionsonRumpustoyboxesallowkidstoturnthemintoclubhouses,busesorairplanes.HelovestoridearoundinhisRumpusRoadRocket,amulti-coloredschoolbus.Hevisitshospitalsandschools,bringingtoys,happinessandadvice.SaysSchwarz,Ifyoubelieveinsomethingstronglyenoughandthinkyoucandoit,youreallyshouldgiveitatry.拉里·施瓦茨的爱好拉里·施瓦茨这一生都在玩玩具。他小时候就经常把玩具拆开,然后再用胶水重新拼合。他用盒子制造玩具火箭、汽车和楼房。尽管为了成为一名律师,他不得不长时间把玩具放在一边,但他从未丧失童年时对玩具的那种热情。上学时施瓦茨梦想拥有很多玩具。他上课不做笔记,反而在26个笔记本上画满玩具草图。不过,他还是设法取得了法律专业学位。现在,施瓦茨不在法庭工作,而是滑着滑板在他位于纽约的拉姆普斯公司总部转悠。1997年,他创办了拉姆普斯玩具公司,发明了各种各样的疯狂玩具,比如有12个海绵器官的玩偶格丝·古茨、独眼玩偶赛·克洛普斯,甚至连包装盒都可以玩。玩具盒上印着的说明书可指导孩子们把盒子变成俱乐部会所、公共汽车或飞机。他喜欢乘坐一辆名为“拉姆普斯公路火箭”的彩色校车四处跑。他参观医院和学校,给大家带去玩具、快乐和忠告。施瓦茨说:“如果你特别相信某件事,而且觉得自己可以做好的话,你真的应该试一试。”MollyMakesaChangeaboutHerBusinessMollyBoylanisoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinesswomeninCanadaaftersettinguphercosmeticcompanyBlazesin1992.Thoughsheisverysuccessful,shesaysthatshefindsithardereveryyearinbalanceherbusinesswithherfamilylife.Shesometimesfeelsthathertwochildrenknowmoreabouttheirbaby-sitterthantheydoabouther.Mollyemploysaroundeightypeopleinherfactoryandwarehouse,andtenothersinhertwonewfashionstores,buthernewestemployeeisthemostimportantoneforher.Afteryearsofworryingaboutherbusinessmorethanherfamily,shehasdecidedtomakeSallyPamontenewgeneralmanagerinhercompany.Mollywillstillbeinvolvedindecision-making,andshe'sgoingtostayintouchwiththepeoplewhoworkforher,butSallyisgoingtolookafterday-to-dayrunningofthebusinesssothatMollycanspendmoretimewiththekids.ThenewarrangementisgoingtostartonMonday,andbothofthemarealreadyexcitedaboutit.Sallysays,I'mverynervous,actually,butI'msureMollywillhelpmealotintheearlydays,eventhoughIhopeshefeelsshecantrustmenottomaketoomanymistakes.Molly,ontheotherhand,seemsquiterelaxedaboutthewholething.IknowthatSally'sgoingtobeaverynicemanager.shesays,She'sonlybeenhereacoupleofdaysandshe'salreadyshownmehowtoworkoutafewproblemswewerehaving.ThebestthingthoughisthatIfeelahundredtimeshappierthanI'vebeeninyears.Imean,Ihonestlycan'trememberthelasttimeIfeltasrelaxedasthis,andmykidsarereallyexcitedaboutmybeingathomemore.Tobehonest,IwishIhadmadethisdecisionyearsago.莫莉改变了公司的业务安排1992年莫莉·博伊兰创办了她的Blazes化妆品公司,自此她便成了加拿大最成功的女企业家之一。虽然她很成功,但她说她发现每年在事业与家庭之间很难取得平衡。有时她感到她自己的两个孩子对保姆的了解比对她了解的还要多。莫莉为她的工厂和仓库雇用了大约八十人,为两个新时装店雇用了十人,但她最新的员工对她最为重要。她多年为家庭操心,为生意更操心之后,决定任命萨莉·帕蒙特为公司的新总经理。莫莉仍参与决策,并与为她工作的人保持联系,但是萨莉要照料公司业务的日常运行,这样莫莉能有更多的时间跟孩子们在一起。新的工作安排将于星期一开始运作,他们俩都已经很兴奋。萨莉说,“我真的很紧张,但我确信在早期阶段莫莉将会给我很多帮助,尽管我希望她可以相信我不会犯太多错误。”另一方面,莫莉对整个事件似乎很轻松。“我知道萨莉将成为一个非常好的经理,”她说,“她来这里只有几天时间,她已经向我展示了如何解决我们遇到的一些问题。最棒的是,我觉得我比以前幸福了一百倍。我的意思是,我真的不记得上次我感到像这次这样的轻松是什么时候了,我的孩子们对我有更多的时候待在家里真的感到格外兴奋。老实说,我希望我在多年前就应该这做出这样的决定。”Jon'sWorkingSituation—DullAxeJonlikeshisjobandheusedtobequitegoodatit.Infact,tenyearsagowhenhebeganworkingatIT,hewasconsideredoneofthebestinthecompany.However,overthepastfewyearsJon'sperformanceatworkhasbeenslipping.Jongotmoreandmorefrustratedashisfriendsprogressedandhedidn't.Finally,onedayJonaskedafriendforsomeadvice.Idon'tunderstand.ItrysohardbutIcan'tgetupinthecompany.Hisfriendlookedseriousandaske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