生活英語(yǔ)聽力文章：生活是走出來(lái)的，不是默認(rèn)的
Goal setting is fundamental to any type of achievement. If you want to live a life of purpose, setting goals will increase your odds of reaching your desired outcome.
設(shè)定目標(biāo)是獲得任何成功的基礎(chǔ)。如果你想過(guò)有意義的生活，設(shè)定目標(biāo)將增加你獲得期望的幾率。
The process of setting goals helps bring clarity to the things that are truly important to you. Absent a clear picture of what you want to achieve in your life, you will be left wandering aimlessly through life like a ship without a rudder, without ever achieving anything worthwhile.
設(shè)定目標(biāo)的過(guò)程能幫助你看清那些對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)確實(shí)很重要的事情。頭腦中缺少了完成人生目標(biāo)的清晰圖片，就如一艘沒有了舵的船，你將漫無(wú)目的地荒廢你的一生，不曾完成任何有意義的事情。
When you set clearly defined goals and create a plan to achieve them, you will begin to live your life by design, not default. You will feel motivated and empowered. Your self-confidence will grow and you will begin to feel like you are in control of your life. When you are crystal clear on what you want to achieve, you’ll be able to focus your efforts on the things that will help you reach those goals.
當(dāng)你確立了明確的目標(biāo)，創(chuàng)建了執(zhí)行目標(biāo)的規(guī)劃時(shí)，你將開始設(shè)計(jì)你的人生，而不是“默認(rèn)”地過(guò)下去。你會(huì)感覺更加積極和自主。你的自信心會(huì)隨之增長(zhǎng)，而且你將渴望掌控自己的人生。當(dāng)你看清楚自己想要得到的，你就會(huì)致力于那些能幫你達(dá)成目標(biāo)的事情上。
Six Basic Elements to Goal Setting
設(shè)定目標(biāo)的六要素
1. They must be important to you—Goals are not casual wishes and things you simply desire. The only way you will achieve any goal is if the goal is truly important to you. If the goal is only slightly or moderately important, it’s highly unlikely that you will follow through and do what is required to achieve it.
1.一定要意義。目標(biāo)不是偶然的一些期望或僅僅是想要的一些東西。實(shí)現(xiàn)任何一個(gè)目標(biāo)的唯一途徑建立在它是否對(duì)你有重大的意義。如果目標(biāo)對(duì)于你的意義很小或不重要，你很有可能不會(huì)費(fèi)心思地去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。
2. They must be specific—You must know exactly what you want. Your goals cannot be vague or ambiguous. For example, if you want to lose weight, you would not set a goal to simply lose weight. Instead your goal must be specific; such as I want to lose 30 pounds.
2.一定要具體。你一定要知道自己想要的是什么。你的目標(biāo)不該是模糊不清或模棱兩可的。比如說(shuō)，如果你想減肥，你的目標(biāo)不能僅僅是減輕體重，而是更加明確的，比如“我想減掉30磅的體重”。
3. They must have deadlines—What is the date or deadline for when you want to have achieved your objective? If you do not establish a date to achieve your goal, you won’t feel any urgency, you won’t be motivated and you won’t be able to draft an action plan to achieve it.
3.一定要限期。你打算在哪一天或哪一個(gè)時(shí)間之前完成你的目標(biāo)呢?如果你沒有確定一個(gè)完成目標(biāo)的日期，你就沒有緊迫感，也不會(huì)有的放矢地按照規(guī)劃去實(shí)現(xiàn)它們。
4. They must be measurable—Whatever it is you want to achieve must be something you can measure. If you cannot measure your goal, how will you know if you are making any progress towards its achievement?
4.一定要現(xiàn)實(shí)。不論你要達(dá)成的目標(biāo)是什么，它一定應(yīng)該是你能做得到的。如果是你能力之外的目標(biāo)，那你怎么可能知道在實(shí)現(xiàn)它們的過(guò)程中你是否有所進(jìn)展?
5. They must be realistic—Goals should make you stretch and push yourself, but they shouldn’t be so high that you set yourself up for failure. Once you achieve a goal, your confidence will grow and your desire to set and achieve new goals will follow.
5.一定要現(xiàn)實(shí)。目標(biāo)應(yīng)該是能夠推動(dòng)你去努力實(shí)現(xiàn)的東西，但是它們可不能高到只能以失敗告終的地步。一旦你實(shí)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)目標(biāo)，你的自信會(huì)隨之增強(qiáng)，然后你會(huì)有意愿去實(shí)現(xiàn)接下來(lái)的目標(biāo)。
6. They must be in writing—Goals are not dreams in the back of your mind that someday you hope to accomplish. Instead goals are definitive objectives that must be written down and reviewed on a periodic basis.
6.一定要記錄。目標(biāo)可不是你腦海中的只待某天去實(shí)現(xiàn)的奇幻夢(mèng)想。相反，它們應(yīng)該是真實(shí)存在于你的記錄本中讓你定期復(fù)查的字據(jù)。
Goal Setting Categories
目標(biāo)設(shè)定的范疇
To live a balanced life where you enjoy all the benefits life has to offer, goal setting in the following key areas is important.
能夠平衡地生活，享受生活給你帶來(lái)的種種好處，應(yīng)該著重從以下關(guān)鍵領(lǐng)域確立你的目標(biāo)。
Career—What would you like to accomplish in your career? What level of success would you like to achieve? What’s your timing for job advancement?
Financial—How much money would you like to earn? How much would you like to save each month? How much money do you want to have saved by the time you reach retirement?
Family—What would you like your family life to look like? What types of things would you like to be able to do with your family? What type of relationship do you want to have with your children?
Spouse—Do you want to get married? What kind of relationship would you like to enjoy with your spouse?
Spiritual—Do you believe in God or some other higher power? If so, what is your objective to grow yourself and your knowledge in this area?
Health—How important is your health? What is your desired weight? What health issues do you need to address?
Personal—Do you have some personal things that are important to you? Do you want to improve your tennis or golf game, travel to the Great Barrier Reef or remodel your home?
Social—What types of things do you want to do socially? With whom would you like to develop a better relationship?
Take a few minutes to evaluate some of your most important objectives and if they don’t fit within these categories, create some new ones and add them to the list.
職業(yè)。你想通過(guò)事業(yè)來(lái)完成什么?你想獲得什么高度的成功?你升職的時(shí)機(jī)是什么? 金錢。你想賺多少錢?你每個(gè)月想存多少錢?到你退休的時(shí)候你想攢多少錢? 家庭。你想要怎樣的家庭生活?你想和家人做什么樣的事情?你想和你的孩子維系怎樣的關(guān)系? 擇偶。你想結(jié)婚嗎?你想和你的另一半享受怎樣的關(guān)系? 心靈。你信仰上帝或其他權(quán)勢(shì)嗎?如果是，那你自我成長(zhǎng)的目標(biāo)是什么，在這個(gè)領(lǐng)域你想學(xué)的是什么呢? 健康。你重視健康嗎?你理想的體重是多少?你面臨哪些健康問題呢? 私事。你有很重視的私事要做嗎?你想改善你的網(wǎng)球或高爾夫技能嗎?你想去大堡礁旅游嗎?你想重新裝修你的房子嗎? 社交。你想在社交方面做到什么?你想和什么樣的人進(jìn)一步發(fā)展關(guān)系? 花幾分鐘時(shí)間想清楚你所重視的對(duì)于你有什么價(jià)值，如果它們不屬于以上范疇，可以設(shè)置新的目標(biāo)范疇添加到上面的單子里。
The Goal Setting Process
目標(biāo)設(shè)立的過(guò)程
I’ve used various techniques for goal setting throughout my career but after 30 years I’ve determined that it really comes down to a simple three-step process.
在我的職業(yè)生涯中我用過(guò)各種方式來(lái)設(shè)定目標(biāo)，但30后我(還是)決定把它們歸納為簡(jiǎn)單的“三步曲”。
Step 1. Make a list of the categories important to you. Identify the areas of your life where you need to establish goals. Use the category list above and add others that may be unique to your situation.
第一步：將你認(rèn)為重要的(人生)范疇列在一張單子上。辨別出你生活中那些需要活出目標(biāo)的地方。參照上面的列表，加上專屬于你的一些情況。
Step 2. Follow the six basic elements. What are the BIG picture goals that are important for you to achieve? Make sure they are written, specific, measurable, realistic, and have deadlines.
第二步：遵循六項(xiàng)基本要素。你將實(shí)現(xiàn)的幾大人生目標(biāo)都是什么呢?確保它們被記錄得詳盡、可行、真實(shí)，并且要有截止日期。
Step 3. Put together your plan. A well-designed action plan clarifies the things you need to do in order to achieve your goal, outlines a prioritized sequence of steps and serves as a method of measuring your progress to ensure that you are on the right track. I strongly encourage you to read these two prior blog posts to help you design your plan.
第三步：組織好你的計(jì)劃。一個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)好的可行方案會(huì)令你：清楚地知道哪些事情能幫你實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)，大致要先做什么后做什么，保障你的每個(gè)進(jìn)程都行在正軌上。我強(qiáng)烈推薦你們閱讀前面的兩篇博客來(lái)幫你設(shè)計(jì)出自己的方案。
How to Put Together an Action Plan
How to Prepare and Plan for New Projects
If you want to feel like you are in control of your life and increase the odds of achieving the things that are most important to you, please take time to complete this exercise. Don’t blow off this lesson. Goal setting is FUNDAMENTAL to achievement.
如何組織一個(gè)可行方案。 如何準(zhǔn)備和規(guī)劃新的項(xiàng)目。 如果你想自己來(lái)掌控生活，為實(shí)現(xiàn)自己最重要的目標(biāo)增添砝碼，請(qǐng)花點(diǎn)時(shí)間完成這項(xiàng)練習(xí)。不要浪費(fèi)了這堂課。目標(biāo)設(shè)立是走向成功的基礎(chǔ)。
The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again, but expecting different results. If you are not where you had hoped you would be at this time in your life, then why not take the time to set your goals and put together a plan to achieve them? What have you got to lose?
神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂的定義是不停地重復(fù)做相同的事，而期待的卻是不同的各種結(jié)果。如果你現(xiàn)在的生活并不是你曾經(jīng)期待的，你可能也處在你人生中的錯(cuò)亂中，那為什么不花點(diǎn)時(shí)間擺正你的目標(biāo)，然后組織一個(gè)方案來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)它們呢?你不會(huì)有損失的。
What’s more important to you — watching TV, communicating with your friends on Facebook or taking the time to design your future? What you choose to do with your time will tell you the answer.
對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)哪個(gè)更重要——看電視，在臉譜網(wǎng)上和朋友互動(dòng)，還是用功設(shè)計(jì)你的未來(lái)?你如何安排你的時(shí)間會(huì)給你一個(gè)答案的。
