雙語 ● The Four Things You Need to Succeed 為成功找理由，別為失敗找借口
The Four Things You Need to Succeed 為成功找理由，別為失敗找借口
◎ Mr. Self Development
I was talking to a friend yesterday who said the reason he hasn’t succeeded is because he doesn’t have the money to start his own business. He said, if only he had a good friend who could lend him the money he could succeed (he may have been referring to me as that “good friend”, I don’t know). But the reality is, you don’t need lots of money to achieve success.
昨天我和一位朋友聊天，他說他失敗的原因是由于沒有本錢創(chuàng)業(yè)。他還說，要是有一個好朋友能借錢給他的話，他就可以取得成功（他說的“好朋友”大概是在說我吧，我也不太清楚）。然而，事實是，獲得成功并不需要你有很多錢。
There are 4 things that you need to succeed, and they don’t cost anything:
在成功路上，你需要擁有以下四件寶貝，而它們都不需要你花一分錢。
The first thing you need is “Time”
第一件你需要有的寶貝是“時間”。
With time you can climb mountains, develop a six-pack, break world records, write a bestseller, become rich, or anything else.
有了時間，你可以爬山，研發(fā)半打啤酒，打破世界紀錄，寫一本暢銷書、成為富翁，等等。
Time is far more valuable than money. You can exchange your time to get money, but you can’t exchange your money to get more time. Time is the first thing you need to succeed, and it’s free.
時間可比金錢珍貴多了。你可以拿時間換金錢，但你卻不能拿金錢買到更多的時間。時間是你成功路上需要擁有的第一件寶貝，而它還是免費的。
The second thing you need are “Ideas”
第二件你需要有的寶貝是“創(chuàng)意”。
I think about the articles that I write; everything I write is just an “idea”.
我認為我寫的那些文章，以及所有寫下來的東西都是一種“創(chuàng)意”。
There’s no limit to the number of ideas we can have.
我們擁有的創(chuàng)意，其數量是無限的。
I am inspired to write maybe five or six times a day, I have more inspirational thoughts than I can possibly write about.
得到激勵的我可以一天寫五六次，我有比我能寫出來的多得多的靈感。
Why is this? Because there is no shortage in this world; shortage is only a figment of the imagination.
為什么呢？因為在這個世界上沒有“短缺”，“短缺”也只是憑空想象出來的虛構的東西罷了。
You know, it’s an amazing thing; ideas that are “free” can actually make you rich. Randy Gage said, “You don’t have a money shortage, you have an idea shortage.”
你知道，這是一件了不起的事，“免費”的創(chuàng)意確實可以讓你富有。蘭迪·格基曾說：“沒有金錢的短缺，只有創(chuàng)意的短缺?！?
If you wanted to write a bestselling book, all you would need is an “idea”. An idea of what to write about, an idea as to how you could make it unique, an idea as to how you could get a publisher, an idea as to the best way to market it, an idea on a catchy title, an idea on how to get the right person to foreword it. It’s all ideas. Success comes from ideas, not from money.
如果你想要寫一本暢銷書，你只需要有一個“創(chuàng)意”。一個寫什么的創(chuàng)意，一個如何能讓它獨特的創(chuàng)意，一個如何找到出版商的創(chuàng)意，一個最好的營銷方式的創(chuàng)意，一個吸引人眼球的題目的創(chuàng)意，以及一個如何找到合適的人為你寫序的創(chuàng)意。所有的這些都是“創(chuàng)意”。成功來自于創(chuàng)意，而非金錢。
You need to tap into your limitless river of ideas.
你需要去挖掘思想之河中的無限創(chuàng)意。
The third thing you need is “Consistent Action”
第三件你需要有的寶貝是“堅持”。
This is where most people have trouble. Our society has so programmed us with “get rich quick schemes”, and “instant gratification fixes” that we don’t understand that some things require consistent action for many years.
這就是許多人的癥結所在。社會以種種“快速致富法”和“速成”引導我們。因此，我們不知道，有些東西需要長達數年的堅持才能實現。
Instead of us patiently cultivating the talents that we have, we sell our birthright of success and prosperity for a false hope; we sell it for fool’s gold, the false thinking that we can somehow get something for nothing. Let’s be clear, becoming a success and fulfilling what’s on the inside of you is going to take work! It’s going to take patience, persistence, faithfulness, faith, dedication, consistency, and determination, when it seems like nothing is working. But if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
與耐心培養(yǎng)我們的人才相反的是，我們?yōu)榱瞬磺袑嶋H的希望，而出賣我們那與生俱來的獲得成功與繁榮的權利；為了傻子手里的金子，我們錯誤地以為可以空手套白狼。醒醒吧！要想獲得成功并實現你心中的目標，你就得做事！它需要你有耐性、毅力、忠誠、信念、奉獻、堅定和決心，當看起來什么事都沒有做，而你卻又在堅持的時候，你就會成功。
The fourth thing you need is “Passion”
第四件你需要有的寶貝是“激情”。
It’s critical that you pursue your passion.
追求激情很是關鍵。
Firstly because you’ll be willing to put in the time and dedication to make it a success, and secondly because your passion sparks your creativity and the flow of ideas; it sparks ideas that are unique, ideas that people will gladly pay to see manifested.
首先，因為你愿意為獲取成功付出時間和奉獻。其次是因為你的激情火花可以激發(fā)你的創(chuàng)造力和思想的流動，它點燃你獨一無二的創(chuàng)意，而這些創(chuàng)意讓人們一目了然，從而樂于為其掏錢。
Just like a seed, you have everything you need on the inside of you to succeed, you just need to be planted in the right soil and cultivated. The soil represents being involved in activities that you’re passionate about; the cultivation means doing the hard work which causes success to come.
就如一粒種子，你自身擁有獲得成功所需要的一切條件，你僅僅需要種在合適的土壤里培養(yǎng)。土壤代表的是你所積極參與的活動，培養(yǎng)意味著攻克成功路上的艱難險阻。
In conclusion, there are no excuses, everyone has the ability to succeed, so get started today!
總之，沒有任何借口。每個人都有能力獲得成功，因此，從今天開始吧！
