GMAT理想与现实为题目的英文作文

　　Itisdifficultforpeopletoachieveprofessionalsuccesswithoutsacrificingimportantaspectsofafulfillingpersonallife。
　　Discusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththeopinionslatedabove。Supportyourviewswithreasonsandorexamplesfromyourownexperience，observations，orreading。
　　Areprofessionalsuccessandafulfillingpersonallifemutuallyexclusive？Probablynot，althoughitismoredifficulttodaytoachieveboth。
　　Undeniably，todaysprofessionalsmustworklonghourstokeeptheirheadsabovewater，letalonetogetaheadinlifefinancially。ThisisespeciallytrueinJapan，wherecostofliving，coupledwithcorporateculture，compelprofessionalmalestoallbutabandontheirfamiliesandliterallytoworkthemselvestodeath。Whilethesituationhereinthestatesmaynotbeascritical，thetwoincomefamilyisnowthenorm，notbychoicebutbynecessity。
　　However，oursocietysprofessionalsaretakingstepstoremedytheproblem。First，theyareinventingwayssuchasjobsharingandtelecommutingtoensurethatpersonallifedoesnottakeabackseattocareer。Second，theyaresettingprioritiesandlivingthosehoursoutsidetheworkplacetotheirfullest。Infact，professionalsuccessusuallyrequiresthesametimemanagementskillsthatareusefultofindtimeforfamily，hobbies，andrecreation。OneneedonlylookattherecentAmericanpresidentsClinton，Bush，ReaganandCartertoseethatitispossibletoleadabalancedlifewhichincludestimeforfamily，hobbies，andrecreation，whileimmersedinabusyandsuccessfulcareer。Third，moreprofessionalsarechangingcareerstooneswhichallowforsomedegreeofpersonalfulfillmentandselfactualization。Besides，manyprofessionalstrulylovetheirworkandwoulddoitwithoutcompensation，asahobby。Forthem，professionalandpersonalfulfillmentsareoneandthesame。