英語美文朗讀 第376期 10 habits of all successful people(上)
成功對(duì)不同的人意味著不同的事情。對(duì)一些人來說，成功可能意味著財(cái)富：例如成為百萬富翁。對(duì)一些人來說，這可能意味著榮譽(yù)，對(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)員來說，這可能意味著獎(jiǎng)杯、冠軍或獎(jiǎng)牌。對(duì)一些人來說，成功可能僅僅意味著達(dá)到一種健康或幸福的狀態(tài)。不管它對(duì)你意味著什么，記住，所有成功人士都具有這10個(gè)習(xí)慣。它們適用于任何領(lǐng)域，任何意義上的成功。
1. They Set GOALS.
You've probably never met a successful person who doesn't set goals, because the chances of you finding what you want without a clear target to move toward are right around zero. If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up some place you didn't plan to be. Setting goals should be the NUMBER ONE priority for anyone seeking success. Define exactly what it is you want – your END GOAL. Break down exactly what is required to get there – MINI GOALS. Make sure your why, your reason for doing what you must do is strong. So when you hit those roadblocks, when things go wrong as they always do, you have the strength and purpose to keep going.
1.制定目標(biāo)。
你可能從來沒有遇到過一個(gè)不設(shè)定目標(biāo)的成功人士，因?yàn)槿绻麤]有明確的目標(biāo)，你找到你想要的東西的機(jī)會(huì)接近于零。如果你不知道你要去哪里，你會(huì)到達(dá)一個(gè)你不打算去的地方。對(duì)于任何尋求成功的人來說，設(shè)定目標(biāo)應(yīng)該是第一要?jiǎng)?wù)。準(zhǔn)確定義你想要什么——你的最終目標(biāo)。然后再去計(jì)算想要達(dá)成目標(biāo)需要哪些步驟——小目標(biāo)。確定你的原因，你的理由 必須非常強(qiáng)烈。所以當(dāng)你遇到這些障礙時(shí)，當(dāng)事情像往常一樣出錯(cuò)時(shí)，你有繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的力量和目標(biāo)。
2. They Take Responsibility For Their Life.
Another key attribute of all successful people is they take complete responsibility for the success and the failures in their life. Unlike the majority, they never play the victim role. If something doesn’t work out, they don’t blame others – they learn the lesson, learn one more way NOT to do something, and move on quickly.
Your energy is always best spent in the present, and planning for the future. Your thought process should always be “how can I make this work” and “what can I learn from this”. Never living in the past or making excuses as to why you aren’t where you should be. Remember EVERYONE suffers setbacks, everyone has the opportunity to either blame others and circumstances, or to focus on moving on and creating a better future, regardless of what has happened, you decide what you do now.
2.對(duì)自己的人生負(fù)責(zé)。
所有成功人士的另一個(gè)關(guān)鍵特征是，他們對(duì)生活中的成功和失敗，負(fù)完全的責(zé)任。與大多數(shù)人不同，他們從不扮演受害者的角色。如果某件事不成功，他們不會(huì)責(zé)怪別人——他們吸取教訓(xùn)，多學(xué)一種不做某件事的方法，然后快速前進(jìn)。你的精力必須要花在現(xiàn)在和未來的規(guī)劃上。你的思維過程應(yīng)該始終是“我怎樣才能使這個(gè)工作”和“我能從中學(xué)到什么”。不要活在過去，也不要自怨自艾。記住，每個(gè)人都會(huì)遭遇挫折，每個(gè)人都有機(jī)會(huì)去責(zé)怪別人和環(huán)境，或者專注于前進(jìn)，創(chuàng)造一個(gè)更好的未來，不管發(fā)生了什么，你決定你現(xiàn)在做什么。
3. They Have Great Self Discipline
Discipline is a strong trait of all successful people, and it is one that can be developed with consistent use. Anyone that works from home or unsupervised knows the importance of self discipline – when you're alone will you choose to go through social media, watch cat videos on YouTube, or do something that will be beneficial for your future? It is much easier to have discipline if you have clear goals and a meaningful purpose, something that is much more important than meaningless distractions.
3.絕對(duì)的自律。自律是所有成功人士的一個(gè)重要特征，它是一個(gè)可以通過持續(xù)使用來發(fā)展的特征。任何在家工作或無人監(jiān)督的人都知道自律的重要性——當(dāng)你獨(dú)自一人的時(shí)候，你會(huì)選擇通過社交媒體，在YouTube上觀看小貓視頻，還是做一些對(duì)你未來有益的事情？如果你有明確而意義的目標(biāo)，自律就變得容易多了，這比無意義的消遣更重要。
4. They Are Obsessed With Self Development
You can’t really claim to be successful if you have given up working on yourself. This doesn’t mean you are never satisfied, just that you know it is human nature to want to grow and learn new things. Be open to learn new things and develop your mind, through mentors, audio books and reading. The more you learn the more you will earn financially and spiritually.
4.不斷自我成長(zhǎng)。 如果你放棄了提高自己，你就不能真正地宣稱自己是成功的。這并不意味著不知足，你應(yīng)該知道，想要成長(zhǎng)和學(xué)習(xí)新事物是人類的天性。敞開心扉，通過導(dǎo)師、有聲讀物和閱讀，學(xué)習(xí)新事物，拓展你的思維。你學(xué)的越多，在經(jīng)濟(jì)上和精神上就能賺得越多。
5. They Read. A LOT!
Reading is a common past time of many highly successful people. The majority these days can’t sit alone for 2 minutes without becoming “bored” picking up their phone to go on social media, probably to post about how bored they are. Successful people you however are almost always happy to be alone, to be alone in quiet, to have the opportunity to read or listen to something that will benefit their mind, and their future. If you’re not a reader, try audio books. You can play them in your car, in the gym work while you shower, and use time that might normally be wasted to gain new skills, new strengths.
5.大量閱讀。 閱讀是許多成功人士的消遣。當(dāng)今時(shí)代，大多數(shù)人坐下來兩分鐘就會(huì)感到“無聊”，他們拿起電話，在社交媒體上發(fā)布自己有多無聊。然而，成功的人幾乎總是樂于獨(dú)處，獨(dú)處于安靜之中，有機(jī)會(huì)閱讀或聆聽一些有益于他們思想和未來的東西。如果你不愛讀書，試試有聲讀物。你可以在車?yán)锊シ?，在健身房里，利用通常被浪費(fèi)的時(shí)間來獲得新的技能，新的優(yōu)勢(shì)。
6. They Manage Their Time Well
Time management is essential to success. Unsuccessful people usually get stressed and overwhelmed when there are too many tasks on their to-do list. Successful people are rarely fazed, they prioritize the big-payoff and most rewarding tasks first, and leave the insignificant ones last, knowing it matters most to do the most valuable tasks first successful people plan in advance, days, weeks, months ahead, knowing clearly what needs to be done to complete their jobs and reach their goals.
