雙語 ● Good Habits Lead You to Success　成功源于積極的習慣

Good Habits Lead You to Success　成功源于積極的習慣

◎ Marie Forleo

The single most important factor that contributes to success is what you do every single day. It is as simple as that. You habits will determine whether you are successful or not. If you have strong and healthy positive habits, it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you are guaranteed to succeed in the long run. Having positive habits does not mean that you will succeed every single time. However, in the long run, there is no doubt that you will achieve all your goals and be successful. On the other hand, if you have strong negative habits, you are guaranteed to fail in the long run. It does not matter whether you succeed today or not. If your habits are self-destructive, you will fail in the long run.

引導成功唯一且最重要的因素，是你每一天所做的事情。就這么簡單。你的習慣將會決定你是否成功。如果你有強大且健康、積極的習慣，你現(xiàn)在是否失敗都不重要，因為你將來注定會成功。保有積極的習慣并不意味著你每一次都會成功。然而，從長遠看來，毫無疑問你將會實現(xiàn)所有的目標，成為成功人士。相反，如果你有強大的消極的習慣，你將來注定會失敗。無論你現(xiàn)在成功與否。如果你的習慣是自我毀滅性的，你將來必定失敗。

Why are Habits so Important?

為什么習慣如此重要？

Because you repeat the same actions and the same behaviors every single day. A single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a significant impact on your life. For example, if you go to the gym one time, you won’t see a big difference in your life. However, if you go to the gym 1,000 times over a five year period, you will see a big difference in your body. The same principle applies to finance, health, relationships, work, career, and school. Simple positive actions repeated every single day will have a tremendous impact on your life in the long run.

因為你每一天都在重復同樣的動作和行為。一次積極的行動不會改變你的人生，但是同樣的行動重復1 000次，將會對你的人生產(chǎn)生巨大的影響。比如，如果你去做一次健身，你不會看到有什么大的不同。然而，你五年里去做了1 000次健身，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)你身體的巨大變化了。這一原則也適用于理財、健康、人際關(guān)系、工作、事業(yè)和學校。每一天都充分簡單積極地行動，將會對你今后的人生產(chǎn)生巨大的影響。

Guaranteed Success

必定成功

When you have strong positive habits, it does not matter whether you fail right now or not, because you are guaranteed to succeed in the long run. Do you know the law of sowing and reaping? The law of sowing and reaping states that you reap what you sow. If you are always sowing good positive actions, the only logical result will be success. A man who has a strong work ethic and who has a clear goal will succeed no matter what. This man has developed the habit of working hard. It does not matter whether he fails an exam or miss a sale. The man will keep working until he succeeds. I am not worried about this man. He will be successful.

如果你有強大的積極的習慣，不管你現(xiàn)在失敗與否，你將來都注定會成功。你知道播種與收獲的道理嗎？這個道理就是你將會收獲你播種的東西。如果你一直做良好的積極的事情，唯一合乎邏輯的結(jié)果就是成功。一個有著良好職業(yè)道德和明確目標的人，無論怎樣都會成功。這個人已經(jīng)形成了努力工作的習慣。一次考試失敗或是錯過一筆生意都沒有關(guān)系。這個人會繼續(xù)努力直到成功。我不擔心這樣的人。他必定會成功。

Guaranteed Failure

必定失敗

When you have negative habits, failure is guaranteed for you until you take the conscious decision to change your habits forever. Negative habits include overeating, gambling, smoking, drinking and taking drugs. However, let’s not forget those other negative habits that are often the real cause of failure. These negative habits are character traits that will stop you from achieving success. I’m talking about mental habits such as procrastination, laziness, fear, shyness, lack of courage, etc. Procrastination is the worst negative habit. It is a dream killer. Instead of taking action and working hard to achieve his goal, the procrastinator decides to delay and to wait until tomorrow. However, when tomorrow becomes today, the procrastinator keeps delaying. The only solution to his problem is to start taking action right now.

如果你有消極的習慣，你必定失敗，除非你主動采取措施永遠改掉這些習慣。消極的習慣包括暴飲暴食、賭博、吸煙、酗酒和吸毒。然而，我們不能忘記其他那些真正導致失敗的消極習慣。這些消極習慣是可能阻止你走向成功的性格特點。我指的是精神層面的習慣，例如拖延時間、懶惰、恐懼、羞怯、缺乏勇氣，等等。浪費時間是最糟糕的壞習慣。它是夢想的殺手。非但不采取行動，為達到目標而努力，取而代之的是拖延，明日復明日。然而，當明天變成了今天，仍舊在拖延。針對這個問題，唯一的解決辦法就是立即采取行動。

How to Develop Positive Habits

如何形成積極的習慣

There’s nothing easier than developing positive habits. You simply have to do every single day the action you want to make a habit. If you want to develop the habit of running, run almost every day. If you want to develop the habit of eating healthy, eat healthy every day. If you want to develop the habit of reading, read every day. Habits are created by repetition. The more you do an action, the easier it becomes in the long run.

沒有什么是比形成積極的習慣更簡單的了。你只需要每一天都做你希望能形成習慣的事情。如果你想養(yǎng)成跑步的習慣，那就盡量每天都去跑步。如果你想養(yǎng)成健康飲食的習慣，那么每天都吃健康食品。如果你想有閱讀的習慣，每天都閱讀。習慣是由重復養(yǎng)成的。你重復得越多，以后做起來就越容易。

How to Eliminate Negative Habits

怎樣摒棄消極的習慣

The only way to destroy negative habits is to stop reinforcing them. If you are a smoker, stop smoking. If you are a drug user, stop using drugs. If you are a procrastinator, stop procrastinating and start taking action right now. Yes, it will be very difficult at the beginning. The first week will be very hard. After three weeks, you will feel a lot better. Eliminating negative habits is hard because you associated a lot of pleasures to these habits in the past.

打破消極習慣的唯一方式就是停止重復它們。如果你是個煙民，停止吸煙。如果你是個吸毒的人，停止吸毒。如果你是個拖拉的人，停止拖沓，現(xiàn)在就采取行動。當然，開始的時候會很困難。第一周將會非常辛苦。三周以后，你就會覺得好多了。摒棄消極的習慣是很難的，因為你過去的許多樂趣都與這些有關(guān)。

How Psychology Can Help

怎樣用心理學來幫助你

If you want to be successful in changing your habits, you should think about changing your inner beliefs about your habits. For example, your old belief was: “I love cigarette because it makes me feel good and relaxed. I need cigarette to be happy and relaxed.” If you keep this belief, you won’t be able to keep your resolution to stop smoking for very long. Instead, you should adopt this new belief: “I love yoga because it makes me feel good and relaxed. Cigarette is toxic and destroys my body. Yoga makes me happy.” You should analyze your beliefs and make sure they won’t stop you from changing your habits. The same is true when you try to form positive habits. If you want to start eating healthy food, here are some positive beliefs you should start thinking about: “Healthy food is very good for my health. It gives me a lot of energy and I feel very good.”

如果你想成功地改變你的習慣，你應(yīng)該改變你內(nèi)心里關(guān)于這些習慣的想法和信念。比如，你的舊觀念是：“我喜歡香煙，因為它讓我感覺很好，很輕松。我需要香煙來使我快樂和放松。”如果你保有這樣的想法，那么你的戒煙行動將不會持續(xù)很久。想反，你應(yīng)該采取這樣一條新的信仰：“我喜歡瑜伽，因為這使我感覺舒適而放松。香煙是有害的，它破壞我的健康。瑜伽使我快樂?！蹦銘?yīng)該分析你的觀念，確保你不會停止改掉惡習。當你試圖形成良好習慣的時候也是同樣。當你想開始健康飲食的時候，你應(yīng)該開始想這些積極的觀念：“健康的食物對我的健康是有益的。它給我許多能量，我感覺很好?！?

Action Plan

行動計劃

It’s now time for you to develop positive habits in your life and eliminate your negative habits. Write down 3 positive habits that you would like to develop and 3 negative habits that you would like to eliminate. For each positive habit, write down exactly what actions you’re going to take every single day in order to develop the new habit. For each negative habit, write down exactly what actions you’re not going to take in the next weeks. Here are some positive habits that will lead to success: exercise, healthy food, reading, saving, studying, healthy relationships, hard work, etc. Here are some negative habits to eliminate: gambling, drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, procrastination, shyness, etc.

現(xiàn)在就是你形成生活中的積極習慣、改掉惡習的時候了。寫下三個你想養(yǎng)成的積極習慣三個你想改掉的消極習慣。對于每一個積極的習慣，準確地寫下你每一天將采取什么行動來培養(yǎng)新習慣。對于每一個消極的習慣，準確地寫下你未來幾周打算不做什么。這些是引導你走向成功的積極的習慣：鍛煉身體、健康飲食、閱讀、節(jié)儉、學習、人際關(guān)系，努力工作，等等。這些是應(yīng)該改掉的消極的習慣：賭博、吸毒、嗜酒、暴飲暴食、拖沓、害羞，等等。

You Can Do It!

你能行

Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and commitment. Decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits. Take action right now! Don’t be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way. But never forget that success is guaranteed for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you refuse to quit, success will be yours.

每個人都可以改變。這只需要勇氣和承諾?，F(xiàn)在就下定決心通過改變習慣來改善你的生活。采取行動吧！不要害怕。是的，你也許會在這條路上犯錯誤。但是永遠不要忘記，如果你的生活中有積極的習慣，你必定會成功。如果你堅持到底，成功就會屬于你。

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