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If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.That’s the lesson. And that lesson alone will save you, my friends, a lot of grief. Even doubt means don’t. This is what I’ve learned. There are many times when you don’t know what to do.When you don’t know what to do, get still, get very still, until you do know what to do.
如果感觉不好就不要去做,这就是我的经验。我的朋友，这个经验会帮你避免很多痛苦。甚至有一丝怀疑都意味着不要去做，这就是我所学到的。很多时间当你不知道如何去做时，什么也不要做，直到你知道怎么做为止。
And when you do get still and let your internal motivation be the driver, not only will your personal life improve, but you will gain a competitive edge in the working world as well.Because, as Daniel Pink writes in his best-seller, A Whole New Mind, we’re entering a whole new age. And he calls it the Conceptual Age, where traits that set people apart today are going to come from our hearts—right brain—as well as our heads. It’s no longer just the logical, linear, rules-based thinking that matters, he says. It’s also empathy and joyfulness and purpose, inner traits that have transcendent worth.
当你什么也不要做时，让你的内心作为驱动力。不仅仅你的个人生活会提高，你在工作中也会获得竞争力。正如Daniel Pink在他的畅销书《一个崭新的心智》中所说的那样，我们进入了一个新时代，一个他称之为概念时代的时代。人们的内心会使人与人之间产生隔阂。他说，重要的不仅仅是逻辑上的、线性的、直尺式的思维方式，移情、快乐、目标和内部特质同样也有卓越的价值。
These qualities bloom when we’re doing what we love, when we’re involving the wholeness of ourselves in our work, both our expertise and our emotion.
当我们做自己喜欢的事时，当我们全身心地地投入到工作中时，这些特质就会焕发生机。
So, I say to you, forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion .Honor your calling. Everybody has one .Trust your heart and success will come to you.
因此我对你说，忘掉那些快车道吧。如果你真的想飞翔，就把你的力量投入到你的激情当中。尊重你内心的召唤，每一个人都会有的。相信你的心灵，你会成功的。
So, how do I define success? Let me tell you, money’s pretty nice. I’m not going to stand up here and tell you that it’s not about money, ‘cause money is very nice. I like money. It’s good for buying things.
那么我是如何定义成功的呢？让我告诉你，金钱是个好东西。我不会告诉你们成功与钱无关，因为有钱很好。我喜欢钱，它能买东西。
But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful. Because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life. What you really want is to be surrounded by people you trust and treasure and by people who cherish you. That’s when you’re really rich. So, lesson one, follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.
但是拥有很多钱并不能使你自然而然地成为一个成功者。你想要的是钱和意义，你想你的工作更有意义，因为有意义才使你的生活更加充实。你所希望得到的是被信任你、珍视你的人包围，这才是你真正富有的时候。因此，第一个经验是：跟随你的心灵。如果感觉对了，就继续前进；如果感觉不对，就不要做了。
Now I want to talk a little bit about failings, because nobody’s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. If things go wrong, you hit a dead end—as you will—it’s just life’s way of saying time to change course.So, ask every failure—this is what I do with every failure, every crisis, every difficult time—I say, what is this here to teach me? And as soon as you get the lesson, you get to move on.If you really get the lesson, you pass and you don’t have to repeat the class. If you don’t get the lesson, it shows up wearing another pair of pants—or skirt—to give you some remedial work.
现在我想谈谈失败。没有人的一生会是一帆风顺的，我们都会遇到困难，受到挫折。如果事情出错了，你进入了死胡同，这正是生活在告诉你是时候改变了。所以，每当遇到困难和危机时，我都会问它教会了我什么？只要你吸取了教训，你就会继续前进。如果你真正吸取了教训，你就会顺利通过考验，不用再去经受失败了。如果你没有吸取教训，它会以另外一种形式出现在你面前，给你再补补课的。
And what I’ve found is that difficulties come when you don’t pay attention to life’s whisper, because life always whispers to you first. And if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you’ll get a scream. Whatever you resist persists.But, if you ask the right question—not why is this happening, but what is this here to teach me?—it puts you in the place and space to get the lesson you need.
我注意到当你没有仔细对待生活的细节时，困难就会出现。因为生活总是提前低声地告诫你。如果你忽视了这个低声的告诫，过不了多久你就会得到一个惊声尖叫，无论你怎样反抗。但是如果你不去想为什么困难会发生，而是去反思困难教给我什么时，你就会学到你需要的东西。
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