Most boys, and many girls too, have at some time or other started a stamp collection. Stamp-collecting, or, to call it (21) its correct name, philately, (22) an increasing popular hobby from as (23) as 1854 -- for less than two decades (十年) after postage stamps (24) . Today the hobby numbers (25) are not only boys and girls, but also men and women from all ranks (阶层) in society. So rapidly (26) the interest in stamp-collecting increase in the United States of America (27) in 1921 the United States Post Office found itself (28) set up a special department to (29) the needs of collectors. At present the yearly (30) of this department total over three hundred thousand dollars.
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Inevitably, as you try to make progress you will need the help of others. Getting this help may have less to do with your formal position and authority and more to do with your strategy and approach, which can range from a simple favor to convincing others to accept a priority of yours as if it were their own.
Define what needs to be done. Indistinct goals lead to indistinct results. By defining all the tasks required, you increase the likelihood of success. Be sure to include status reports and deadlines as you define specific action items that are needed.
Ask an individual for help. When you make a general request for volunteers during a meeting, colleagues often interpret it as "whoever doesn’t have much of anything to do can work on this". Your chances of getting someone to volunteer thus tend to be slim. However, if you think about who might best be able to help with a task and then specifically ask that person for help, your odds of ge
A. they'll spend m6re time and energy to help you
B. they'll return the favor when needing help
C. they'll think what they've done is worthy
D. they'll make a strong alliance with you
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