Jack, 29, was fired by his company, but he didn't lose heart. After taking a fancy to a construction company, he sent the first job application letter to the boss. He didn't put up a bluff for himself in the letter, but simply wrote, “Please offer me a job.”
Upon receiving the letter, the boss ordered his clerk to reply, “Our company isn't short of an employee.” But Jack didn't give up and wrote the second letter to the boss. This time, he didn't brag about himself, but added a more “Please” on the basis of the first one, “Please please offer me a job.”
Since then, Jack wrote two application letters to the company every day. He didn't talk about himself in any letter, but only added a more “Please” at the beginning of the previous letter.
After 60 letters, the boss could remain calm no longer and replied himself, “Please come to the company for an interview right away.”
Jack's success was not eager to explain how wonderful he was, but did his utmost to show his sincerity and respect. Very often, what people care about is not what you have, but what relationship you have with them. Jack successfully created a “relationship” instead of with money or even with talent, but only with 60 “Pleases”.
Success is so simple.
杰克二十九岁了，被公司炒了鱿鱼，但他并没有灰心。他看中一家建筑公司，就给公司的老板寄去一封求职信。信里他没有自吹自擂，就简单地写了一句：“请给我一份工作吧。”
老板收到信，让职员回了信。信里说：“我们公司不缺人手。”可是杰克没有放弃，他又给老板写了一封信。这次，他还是没有自我吹捧，就在前一封信的基础上加上了一个“请”字，他写道：“请，请给我一份工作吧。”
从那以后，杰克每天都给这家公司写两封求职信，信里对自己只字不提，只是每一封都在前一封的基础上加上一个“请”字。
连写了六十封信之后，老板再也坐不住了，亲自回信说：“请即刻来公司面试。”
杰克之所以成功了，并不是因为他急于向人展示自己如何优秀，而是因为他尽自己的最大努力表示出了诚意和尊敬。很多时候，别人在乎的不是你拥有什么，而是你和他们的关系。杰克成功地建立了一种“人际关系”，不是用钱，甚至也不是因为他有才华，就用了六十个“请”字。
成功就是如此简单。
-bluff [blʌf] v. 虚张声势
真诚谦卑之人往往更容易被机会垂青。