7 Steps to Achieve Your Dream
Want to get going on your goals? This is how.
Chris Widener
“Vision is the spectacular that inspires us to carry out the mundane.” —Chris Widener
七步让你梦想成真
想实现自己的目标?秘诀如下
克里斯·威得恩
颜林海译
“梦想很神奇,可以让我们去实施寻常之事。” —克里斯·威得恩
Can achievement be broken down into steps? It isn’t always that clean and easy, but those who achieve great things usually go through much of the same process, with many of the items listed below as part of that process. So if you have been struggling with achievement, look through the following. Begin to apply them and you will be on the road to achieving your dream.
成功可以切分成一个一个步骤来实施吗?并不是那么简单容易。但是那些成功人士的经历通常有许多相似之处:现将成功过程部分事项罗列如下。如果你一直在奋斗想获得成功,仔细读一读下文。照样实施,你就即将梦想成真。
Step 1: Dream it. Everything begins in the heart and mind. Every great achievement began in the mind of one person. They dared to dream, to believe that it was possible. Take some time to allow yourself to ask “What if?” Think big. Don’t let negative thinking discourage you. You want to be a “dreamer.” Dream of the possibilities for yourself, your family and for others. If you had a dream that you let grow cold, reignite the dream! Fan the flames. Life is too short to let it go.
第一步:要有梦想。凡事皆由心中起。每一项伟大的成就都是开始于人的心中。他们敢于梦想,敢于相信梦想皆有可能。花些时间允许自己做假设性分析。心要大,不要让消极的想法打击你的积极性。你要成为一个“梦想家”。为了你自己,为了你的家人,为了其他人,要梦想各种可能性。如果梦想让你心灰意冷,那就从新点燃梦想!扇起梦想的火焰。生命太短,不可让其随风而去。
Step 2: Believe it. Yes, your dream needs to be big. It needs to be something that is seemingly beyond your capabilities. But it also must be believable. You must be able to say that if certain things take place, if others help, if you work hard enough, though it is a big dream, it can still be done. Good example: A person with no college education can dream that he will build a $50 million-a-year company. That is big, but believable. Bad example: That a 90-year-old woman with arthritis will someday run a marathon in under three hours. It is big all right, but also impossible. She should instead focus on building a $50 million-a-year business! And she better get a move on!
第二步:相信梦想。是的,梦想要远大。要远大到超出你的能力。但也必须具有可信度。你必须能说,如果有什么事情发生,如果有他人的帮助,如果自己足够的努力,即使梦想太远大,也依然能实现。好的例子如:一个没有接受过大学教育的人可以梦想自己创办一个年盈利五千万的公司。尽管这个梦想太远大了,但具有可信性。孬的例子如:一个年已90的而且患有关节炎的老太太想在三个小时内跑完马拉松比赛,毫无疑问,这个梦想够远大的,但也是不可能的。还不如创办一个年盈利五千万的公司!而且还得快一点才行。
Step 3: See it. The great achievers have a habit. They “see” things. They picture themselves walking around their CEO office in their new $25 million corporate headquarters, even while they are sitting on a folding chair in their garage “headquarters.” Great free-throw shooters in the NBA picture the ball going through the basket. PGA golfers picture the ball going straight down the fairway. World-class speakers picture themselves speaking with energy and emotion. All of this grooms the mind to control the body to carry out the dream.
第三步:视梦是真。伟大的成功者都有一个习惯。他们“看见”的是实境。即使他们是坐在自己的“修车厂总部”里的一把折叠椅上,他们也把自己想象成在自己价值25000,000的公司总部里的CEO办公室周围散步。NBA赛场上的著名的发球手想象着球一投而进。职业高尔夫球手想象着一杆入洞。世界级演讲者想象着演讲时精力充沛,激情万丈。所有这一切都会使你头脑清醒,支配你的行为去实施自己的梦想。
Step 4: Tell it. One reason many dreams never go anywhere is because the dreamer keeps it all to himself. It is a quiet dream that only lives inside of his mind. The one who wants to achieve their dream must tell that dream to many people. One reason: As we continually say it, we begin to believe it more and more. If we are talking about it then it must be possible. Another reason: It holds us accountable. When we have told others, it spurs us on to actually doing it so we don’t look foolish.
第四步:畅谈梦想。许多梦想都半途而废了,其中一个原因是梦想者只是把梦想封闭起来,这种无声之梦只能宿寄在他的心中。要想实现梦想就必须把自己的梦告诉众人。原因一:我们不停地讲述自己的梦想,那么,久而久之,我们就开始越来越相信梦想。如果讨论梦想就意味着梦想一定可能实现。原因二:梦想提醒我们要担负责任。我们把梦想告诉他人,梦想就驱使着我们去实施梦想,这样,我们就不会显得傻兮兮的。
Step 5: Plan it. Every dream must take the form of a plan. The old saying that you “get what you plan for” is so true. Your dream won’t just happen. You need to sit down, on a regular basis, and plan out your strategy for achieving the dream. Think through all of the details. Break the whole plan down into small, workable parts. Then set a time frame for accomplishing each task on your “dream plan.”
第五步:计划梦想。每个梦想必须要有一个实施计划。老话说得好,要有所得必有所计划。梦想不会自己实现,需要经常坐下来,为实现梦想制定策略。思考实施梦想的一切细节。把整个梦想拆分成可操作的小单元。然后制定一个时间表,按照“梦想计划”逐一实施。
Step 6: Work it. Boy, wouldn’t life be grand if we could quit before this one! Unfortunately the successful are usually the hardest workers. While the rest of the world is sitting on their sofas watching reruns of Gilligan's Islandnull was written, in longhand, page by page.
第六步:实施梦想。朋友,如果梦想未曾实施就放弃,生活就不会出彩。偏偏成功人士通常是辛勤劳作者。众人都坐在沙发上观看喜剧片《盖里甘的岛》重播时,那些成功人士还在为自己的目标--实施自己的梦想而辛勤劳作。我一直在用这么一个公式的:短期目标X时间=长期成效。如果你每天都按此公式而行,你最终会实现你的梦想。《战争与和平》就是一句一句,一页一页写出来的。
Step 7: Enjoy it. When you have reached your goal and you are living your dream, be sure to enjoy it. In fact, enjoy the trip, too. Give yourself some rewards along the way. Give yourself a huge reward when you get there. Help others enjoy it. Be gracious and generous. Use your dream to better others. Then go back to No. 1. And dream a little bigger this time!
第七步:陶醉梦想。一旦实现自己的目标,你就生活在自己的梦想里,一定要陶醉在梦想里。事实上,你也陶醉在自己的失败中。整个过程你都要给自己些回报。成功达到目标,好好地犒劳犒劳自己。让别人也分享分享。崇高一点,大度一些。让你的梦想照亮他人。然后回到第一步,这一次梦想做得大一些。
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