1. Know what you believe in and stick to it. Nothing loses others respect quicker than inconsistency.
清楚并坚持自己的想法。左右摇摆会让你在别人心目中的形象大打折扣。
2. Keep your distance. Be friendly but not over-familiar. Dont confide1 intimate details to your colleagues.
保持距离，友好却不要太亲近，不要向同事袒露太私人的生活细节。
3. Keep your business to yourself. Dont share all your problems. Even if you resolve them youll have left the impression that youre indecisive or unable to cope with pressure.
自己的事情自己做，不要事无巨细都向同事请教。因为即使你已经解决了问题，你还是会给人优柔寡断或无法面对压力的不良印象。
4. Dont ask anyone to do anything you wouldnt do yourself.
连自己都不想做的事情就不要麻烦别人去做。
5. Communicate-simply and often.
经常与同事进行简单的沟通。
6. Keep your eyes on the objective.
一直盯住你的目标。
7. Dont get drawn2 into colleagues personal lives.
不要纠缠于同事的私人生活中。
8. Keep cool. Dont respond instantly or say yes to everything.
保持冷静，对听到的任何事情不要立刻表态。
9. Keep your head. A calm presence is an invaluable3 asset.
保持理智，镇定是你工作制胜的法宝。
10. Be good at your job. Know that youre good. Self-respect is the key. Itll show up in the way people deal with you.
做好你的工作，相信自己能胜任。自信是关键，这也会影响到人们对你的态度。
11. Accept that you cant please all the people all the time-or even some of the people all of the time.
承认这个事实：你不能总是让所有的人满意，甚至是总让一部分人满意都很难。
扩展：办公室口语谬误：freshen up
下午会议室里的谈话正好告一段落，也到了休息时间。Tim请张先生享用咖啡及茶点。
Tim: They just brought in refreshments1. Please help yourself.
茶点已经准备好了，请用。
Mr.Zhang: Thank you.
谢谢。
可是张先生想在吃茶点前先去厕所。这时候Tim说到：
Tim: Would you like to freshen up
听到这话，张先生以为Tim再次请他去享用refreshments(茶点)：
Mr.Zhang: Thank you, but before that Id like to use the restroom.
谢谢，但是我想先去趟洗手间。
Tim: Of course. This way.
哦，这边请。
Tim露出诧异的神色一边说着，一边告诉张先生厕所的位置。
Tim为什么会诧异呢因为张先生把freshen up的含义给搞错了!
原来，Would you like to freshen up、Would you like to wash your hands与 Would you like to use the restroom 是同样的意思，都是委婉地表示你想不想上厕所之意。
大家可要小心使用，不要弄错哦!
