雙語勵(lì)志美文：簡單招數(shù)成就更完美的自己
摘錄：恐懼無法阻擋你：它是展示你所需的魔鏡，有助你成功的力量。我們要試著挑戰(zhàn)自己，不要沉溺于安樂窩里。一旦害怕了，就把那感受當(dāng)成信號(hào)燈來督促你即刻采取行動(dòng)。抓住成長的機(jī)會(huì)，勇敢去做想成為的那個(gè)人吧。
雙語勵(lì)志美文：簡單招數(shù)成就更完美的自己
When living out our daily lives, we’re often bombarded with too many choices from different things around us, telling us what’s good for us and how we can improve ourselves. It soon becomes apparent that the amount of choices we’re offered from our society can be too overwhelming, which causes us to stop dead in our tracks. This becomes detrimental to our overall growth as individuals since the key to growing and becoming a better person is through clarity and knowing what you want.
This is a problem I’ve personally had to face on a number of occasions, and didn’t know what to do with my life for a long time. It was at this point that I knew something had to change and that in order to develop focus, I would have to change course and find another alternative to doing things, since my current lifestyle wasn’t giving me what I wanted.
各種各樣的選擇充斥著我們的日常生活，它們牽制著我們，告訴我們?cè)鯓犹岣咦晕?。但很快，社?huì)加之給我們的大量選擇就崩盤了，我們也隨之消糜在摸索的道路上。那些選擇也就成了我們成長的累贅，而向前進(jìn)步，超越自我的真正關(guān)鍵在于頭腦清晰地知道自己所需所求。
我曾多次遇到這樣的問題，也不知所措了好長時(shí)間。直到我意識(shí)到了要做出強(qiáng)硬的改變才能進(jìn)步，同時(shí)為了有的放矢，我必須另尋他路，找出有效的方法，畢竟當(dāng)時(shí)的窘?jīng)r只能容我奮力一搏。
Why too much choice is never ideal
選擇過多非理想之態(tài)
We’re often told that having more would lead to happiness when in actual fact, the opposite occurs. Having too much choice inevitably causes us to lose value in the very thing we’re seeking since there is an abundance of it already, and it becomes something to take for granted, knowing that it will always be there.
時(shí)常都會(huì)有人說擁有越多就越快樂，事實(shí)上卻恰恰相反。保留過多的選擇在不經(jīng)意間就會(huì)削減我們所追求的事物的價(jià)值，其原因在于見多不惜，知道隨時(shí)都可以做出選擇，久而久之這些選擇于我們來說就會(huì)變得理所應(yīng)當(dāng)。
The key to avoiding this would be to eliminate everything that’s currently distracting you and to develop a clear mind, which will help you make better decisions as you move forward.
解決的關(guān)鍵方法就是排除任何目前干擾你的事物，理清思緒，這樣你就可在前進(jìn)之時(shí)做出明智的決定。
Get rid of distractions
排除干擾
Looking back, the times in which I was the most confused and frustrated was when I had an abundance of choice, which caused me to settle and not look for improvements or a higher purpose. Life and routine suddenly became a distraction and I found myself going through the motions on a daily basis, rather than stopping and reviewing my current circumstances.
時(shí)光倒轉(zhuǎn)，當(dāng)我在最困頓沮喪的時(shí)候，我身邊會(huì)出現(xiàn)一大堆選擇。它們讓我安于現(xiàn)狀，不思進(jìn)取。那時(shí)的人生路線突然模糊了，我看見自己在乏味地繞圈子，卻不知道止步來審視現(xiàn)狀。
I knew that I had to somehow remove these distractions and to start discovering more challenges so I could begin pushing myself.
后來我明白唯有排除干擾，著手探索更多的挑戰(zhàn)才是解決之道，于是乎我開始督促自己。
What’s distracting you in your life?
你的人生被何事干擾?
Are they things you’re comfortable with?
你對(duì)干擾無動(dòng)于衷嗎?
What can you do right now that will make you feel uncomfortable?
怎樣才能使你對(duì)干擾感到不安?
Write a list of everything that’s currently bothering you.
一一寫下所有正在干擾你的事物。
The goal of this exercise is to discover what needs to improve in your life and to develop the habit of creating higher goals for yourself. If there’s no movement or progress in your life, then it becomes obvious that this needs to change.
這樣做的目的在于幫你發(fā)現(xiàn)提升生活的需求以及養(yǎng)成追求更高目標(biāo)的習(xí)慣。如果你的人生毫無進(jìn)步，那它確實(shí)是需要改變了。
Create goals and milestones
設(shè)定目標(biāo)和里程碑
After you gain clarity about your current issues, it’s now imperative to write milestones for yourself that will help you push past your current threshold. Having a higher purpose is what will drive us to better ourselves and to not settle as explained earlier.
一旦你理清了目前的思緒，就趕緊建造你的里程碑，這將助你超越自己的極限。高遠(yuǎn)的目標(biāo)能夠驅(qū)使我們改善自身，而非像前面所說的安于現(xiàn)狀。
Look to consistently create larger goals for yourself as it will help guide you in the direction you’ve always wanted.
要不斷為自己設(shè)定遠(yuǎn)大目標(biāo)，因?yàn)樗苋缒闼傅刂敢闱斑M(jìn)。
Appreciate what you currently have
感恩現(xiàn)狀
People often lose sight of the things around them and that causes them to turn in on themselves from time to time. It’s human nature to overlook the things we currently have and to feel dissatisfied of it due to having obtained it. It therefore becomes imperative to remind ourselves that what we currently have is a blessing, and to write about that daily.
人們通常對(duì)所擁有的視而不見，以致時(shí)常焦灼不堪。忽略當(dāng)下，有恃無恐，是人之常態(tài)。但我們更應(yīng)提醒自己目前所擁有的一切都是恩賜，并要記入日常。
Attempting to grow without initially appreciating what we have will often always lead to dissatisfaction in the future due to lack of focus. Find appreciation in the things you have and in the life you currently lead. This will make it easier to grow, and will change the focus on growing to improve for the sake of improving and not just to obtain more and better things.
不懷著最初的感恩之心就企圖有所進(jìn)步，最終只會(huì)對(duì)未來失望透頂。我們應(yīng)當(dāng)感激當(dāng)下?lián)碛械娜f事萬物。如此，才能更易邁步前進(jìn)。并且，我們也會(huì)為了提升自我而提升，而非單一地去獲得更好的物質(zhì)生活。
Be willing to fail
欣然接受失敗
It is often said that if you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived, and this is something i definitely agree with. Looking back at my past, everything I’ve become has all resulted in failing numerous times until I developed competence at what I did in order to move forward.
常言道：失敗過的人生，才是真正的人生。我也舉雙手贊同?；厥走^往，我曾屢戰(zhàn)屢敗，直到有天我徹底地領(lǐng)悟出了前進(jìn)的秘訣。
Don’t let fear stop you: use it as a learning tool to show you what you need to do in order to succeed. Learn to challenge yourself and step outside of your comfort zone. If something scares you, use it as a signal from your body to take action. It is an opportunity to grow and to become the person you’ve always wanted to be.
恐懼無法阻擋你：它是展示你所需的魔鏡，有助你成功的力量。我們要試著挑戰(zhàn)自己，不要沉溺于安樂窩里。一旦害怕了，就把那感受當(dāng)成信號(hào)燈來督促你即刻采取行動(dòng)。抓住成長的機(jī)會(huì)，勇敢去做想成為的那個(gè)人吧。