生活英語聽力文章：做自己的超級(jí)粉絲
Become Your Greatest Fan 做自己的超級(jí)粉絲
做自己的超級(jí)粉絲
We live in a world where it is rare for people to compliment and encourage others. Take a moment to think about your interactions in the last month. I bet you are like most people; you can count your compliments and acknowledgements on one hand.
我們生活在這樣一個(gè)世界里,很少有人贊美和鼓勵(lì)他人。花點(diǎn)時(shí)間想想你在上個(gè)月的人際交流互動(dòng)。我打賭你像大多數(shù)人一樣,用五個(gè)手指頭就可以數(shù)得出來你對(duì)他人的贊美之詞和致謝之情。
My straightforward advice then is for you fill those shoes yourself. Don’t depend on others to be your cheerleader. You need to become your greatest fan and supporter.
我坦率地建議，由你自己來補(bǔ)位。不要依賴他人做你的啦啦隊(duì)長。你需要成為你自己最大的粉絲和支持者。
As you are learning in all of my lessons, there are hundreds of little things that go into achieving your personal best. You just cannot reasonably expect others to know all the little things you are doing each day and recognize you for them.
當(dāng)你正在學(xué)習(xí)我所有的經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)的同時(shí),有數(shù)以百計(jì)的瑣事幫助你成就最好的自己。只是你不能太過期望別人知曉你每天所做的所有瑣事,并得到他們的認(rèn)可。
Speaker and best selling author Brian Tracy said, “You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.” This is why it is up to you to recognize yourself for even your smallest of efforts.
演講家兼暢銷書的作者布萊恩·特蕾西說,“在你沒有取得任何有價(jià)值的成就之前，你必須投入許多,許多,許多微小的努力，而這些努力無人看到也無人欣賞。“這就是為什么你要為自己還微不足道的努力而賞識(shí)認(rèn)可自己。
It’s All About YOU
這些全都關(guān)乎你
If you choose to exercise even though you didn’t feel like it, look in the mirror, smile to yourself and say, “great job!”
如果你選擇運(yùn)動(dòng)，即使你不想做,照照鏡子,對(duì)自己微笑,說,“好樣的!”
If you have the propensity to make poor food choices, but today you made a good choice, tell yourself how happy you are about the decision you made.
如果你傾向于選擇糟糕的膳食,但是今天你做了一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的選擇,告訴自己，你對(duì)自己所做的這個(gè)決定多么開心。
If you have been going the extra mile to really listen to people and not interrupt, then congratulate yourself on your progress.
如果你一直持續(xù)地額外付出，真正地傾聽他人而不是打斷,你該慶幸自己的進(jìn)步。
If you were proud of the way you handled a difficult situation, spend a few minutes and think about how you are growing as a person.
如果你為自己處理困難的方式而倍感驕傲,花幾分鐘思考一下，作為一個(gè)普通人如何更好地成長。
If you have just achieved a personal goal, go out to your favorite restaurant to celebrate.
如果你剛剛達(dá)成了一個(gè)個(gè)人目標(biāo),去你喜歡的餐廳慶祝一下吧。
If you are working on being more likable and you a leave conversation feeling like you really connected with the other person, then give yourself a high five.
如果你正在變得更加可愛，在與對(duì)方結(jié)束談話時(shí)，真正感覺到你與他人密切相連,就為自己擊掌慶祝吧。
If being friendly does not come natural to you, but today you pushed yourself to smile, make eye contact and say hi to the store clerk, then reflect on the experience and push yourself to keep taking these baby steps each day.
如果你對(duì)人友善會(huì)讓你感到不自然,但是今天你強(qiáng)迫自己微笑,用眼神接觸對(duì)方并對(duì)店員打招呼,然后反思這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)，并強(qiáng)迫自己每天一小步循序漸進(jìn)地進(jìn)行。
If your co-workers are speaking poorly of someone and while you share their views you withhold your comment, be proud of your restraint.
如果你的同事貶低他人,你同意他們的說法，而你卻做到三緘其口不予評(píng)論,你該對(duì)你的克制而倍感驕傲。
There are numerous opportunities in the course of a normal day to do things that will make you a better person- a person worthy of achieving your goals. When you do these things, whether small or large, pat yourself on the back and give yourself the confidence to keep pushing.
日常做事情的過程中有很多機(jī)會(huì),讓你成為一個(gè)更好的人——一個(gè)名副其實(shí)達(dá)成目標(biāo)的人。當(dāng)你做這些事情,無論是小事或者大事,拍拍自己的背,給自己信心,繼續(xù)努力。
Please know this is not about being conceited or egotistical. It’s about acknowledging the good things you do and recognizing yourself for them. To me it is pretty simple. If you aren’t saying positive and encouraging things to yourself, it will be hard have a good self-image.
請(qǐng)認(rèn)清楚，這不是自負(fù)或者任性。它只與承認(rèn)自己所做的美好的事,認(rèn)識(shí)自己相關(guān)。對(duì)我來說，這非常簡單。如果你自己不用積極的語言來鼓勵(lì)自己,那將很難有一個(gè)良好的形象。
Remember that self-talk influences every aspect of our lives. Positive self-talk translates into positive self-esteem. Negative self-talk does just the opposite. You may want to re-read the posts, The Power of Self-Talk, Being Honest With Ourselves and I Said It and I Meant It to reinforce how you are the one in control of your internal dialog.
記住,自我暗示影響我們生活的方方面面。積極的自我暗示,轉(zhuǎn)化為積極的自尊。消極的自我對(duì)話卻恰恰相反。你可能想要重讀一遍這些文章,《自我暗示的力量》,《對(duì)自己誠實(shí)》,《我說話算數(shù)》，從而強(qiáng)化自己控制心靈的內(nèi)在對(duì)話的能力。
Write It Down
把它付諸筆端
If you are struggling with a low self-image, I challenge you to write down everything you do in the course of a day that contributes to making you a better person. Carry a small note pad in your pocket, purse or brief case.
如果你正苦苦掙扎于低落的自我形象,我向你提出挑戰(zhàn)，記錄一天過程中你所做的一切,這有助于改善自身。在你的口袋，錢包或公文包里帶一個(gè)小記事本。
If you open the door for someone, write it down. If you went out of your way to show your appreciation to someone, write it down. If you normally don’t make your bed, but today you did, write it down.
如果你為別人開門,把它記錄下來。如果你走出你固有的方式去表達(dá)你對(duì)他人的感謝,記錄下來。如果通常你自己不鋪床,但今天你自己鋪床了,也記錄下來。
If you pushed yourself outside your comfort zone to make a call you needed to make, write it down. If you took 30 minutes to read a good book, rather than watching TV, write it down. If you smiled and answered the phone with a friendly voice, write it down. If you showed up for the meeting on time and well prepared, write it down.
如果你強(qiáng)迫自己離開舒適區(qū),打一個(gè)你需要打的電話,寫下來。如果你花了30分鐘讀一本好書,而不是看電視,寫下來。如果你微笑著用很友好的嗓音,接了電話,把它寫下來。如果你按時(shí)出席了會(huì)議，并做了充分的準(zhǔn)備,寫下來。
Set a goal to make a list of at least 10 things a day that you are proud to have accomplished. If you will do this for 21 straight days, I guarantee that you will feel differently about yourself. You will have an improved attitude. You will be happier. You will have more confidence in your abilities. You will be more motivated and inspired to work towards reaching your long-term goals.
設(shè)定一個(gè)目標(biāo),列出一張表，包括一天中至少10件讓你感到驕傲有成就的事情。如果你愿意連續(xù)21天做這個(gè),我保證你會(huì)對(duì)自己感覺不一樣。你會(huì)有一種改進(jìn)的態(tài)度。你會(huì)更快樂。你將會(huì)對(duì)自己的能力更有信心。你會(huì)更有動(dòng)力，更多地受到鼓舞去實(shí)現(xiàn)你的長期目標(biāo)。
Will you take me up on my challenge? Is your how you feel about yourself important enough to make this list for 21 days in a row? If this is the case, don’t go to bed this evening until you have written down 10 positive things, however small they may be.
你會(huì)接受我的挑戰(zhàn)嗎?是因?yàn)槟銖?qiáng)烈有這種感覺，感覺自己是個(gè)重要人物從而連續(xù)21天來實(shí)行這個(gè)列表嗎?如果是這樣的話,今晚不睡覺也要寫下10件積極的事情,無論他們可能多么的微不足道。
As I described in my post Accelerating Your Success, your ultimate success will come from the compounding effect of doing all the little things you do on a daily basis to get better.
就如我在《加速你的成功》這本書中描述的,你的最終成功將來自于，你日常所做所有的小事情，累積起來產(chǎn)生的長期復(fù)合回報(bào)效應(yīng)，從而讓事情變得更好。
If you look to others for words of encouragement and praise, you won’t find them. Instead look to yourself.
如果你指望從他人那里尋求鼓勵(lì)和贊美的話,你會(huì)落空的。還是依靠你自己吧。
