我们每个人都想成功。有人想成功地减肥、学吉他,也有人想学会快速阅读或开始创业。对于那些曾经尝试过但却以失败告终的人们而言，成功看起来难以捉摸。为什么有人成功而有人失败呢?首先，我认为这与人们的心态有关。其次，我相信成功的人士养成了一些习惯，这些习惯可能是他们天生就具有的，也可能是后天养成的，但却是我们其他人不具有的好习惯。我把一些好习惯列出了一张清单，希望可以帮助正在阅读这篇文章的你设定并实现目标。

　　1. Identify your core values

　　确定自己的核心价值观

　　What is important to you? Finding your core values may seem a bit off-topic when it comes to success, but creating goals that are in line with your values is key to creating intrinsicmotivation. Sit and reflect on what you value most. Pick a handful of things and actually write them down. Remind yourself of your values every day, and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work.

　　什么对你来说是重要的?找出你的核心价值观，这看上去可能和成功没什么关系，但是建立和你价值观一致的目标是建立内在激励体系的关键。想一想你最看重的是什么，找出它们并记下来。每天都要提醒一下自己的价值观，并想一想自己有没有通过工作履行这些价值观。

　　2. Pick a goal (Focus)

　　选择一个目标(并专注于此)

　　Choose one goal to start. Something large enough that will give you a sense of accomplishment, while aligning well with your core values. Focus is key here. The more focused you are on one goal, the higher chance you have of success. If you spread yourself too thin, you might never complete your projects because they will take far too long. Believe me, multitasking isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

　　选择一个目标开始行动。这个目标要足够大，能让你有一种成就感，并和你的核心价值观一致。关键是要集中注意力。对一个目标的关注越多，你成功的可能性就越大。如果你同时做很多事情，可能什么也做不好，你可能永远也不会完成计划，因为需要花费的时间太多。相信我，多任务并不像想象中的那么好。

　　3. Set a deadline for success

　　为成功设定期限

　　Set a date for success. Identify when you hope to achieve your goal. Keep it realistic, while not giving yourself too much time. By setting a time limit, you are making the process more real.

　　为成功设定一个日期，确定自己希望何时达成目标。设定时要切合实际，但也不要给自己太多时间。设定时间期限可以使成功的梦想更容易成为现实。

　　4. Build the right mindset

　　树立正确的心态

　　Believe fully in your ability to achieve your goal. Visualize yourself having completed your goal in the exact time-frame you have chosen, although finishing early is also acceptable. You don’t need to consider the failures that will happen along the way. Success is inevitable. Others may think you will fail, don’t let yourself be one of them! (If you have trouble visualizing success, perhaps a fear of success is limiting you.)

　　相信自己有能力实现自己的目标。想象自己恰好在规定的时间内完成了目标——虽然提早完成目标也可以。你不必去想一路上可能会遇到哪些失败。你要认为自己一定会成功。其他人可能认为你会失败，但是你自己不要这么认为!(如果你很难想象自己会成功，也许正是因为你害怕成功。)

　　5. Consequences for missing your deadline

　　设定错过最后期限的结果

　　Set up negative consequences for missing the deadline. Necessity is the mother of all invention. If you can manage to keep yourself intrinsically motivated, that’s great. If not, this will help kick you into gear and keep your eye on the prize.

　　设定错过期限的不利后果。需要是发明之母。如果你能自我激励，这很好。如果你不能，这种方法会帮助激励你，并让你进入工作状态，把注意力集中在如何能够成功上。

　　6. Weekly and Daily Goals (Plan)

　　设定每周和每天的具体目标(计划)

　　Break down goals by week and by day, setting up a plan to reach your overall objective. Keep the number of tasks per day as low as you can, and focus on completing only your planned tasks for each day. If you find yourself done, pick the next thing from your weekly list. Do the hardest things during your peak energy level, which usually means doing them first!

　　把目标按周和日进行具体化分解，设定计划来实现总体目标。尽可能把每天的任务数量设得低一点儿，把注意力集中在你所计划的任务上。如果你发现自己完成了任务，从每周任务列表里再选一个目标。在你状态最佳时完成最难的任务，这通常意味着最先去完成它们。

　　7. Prioritize

　　设定优先级

　　Prioritize the tasks you have in front of you. Don’t always do the most urgent thing first. Pick the task that’s the most important. Sometimes these overlap, which is nice. By always accomplishing what’s most important, you are making clear progress toward your goal.

　　为你面前的任务设定优先级。不要一上来就做最紧急的事情。先要选择最重要的任务。有时最重要的任务也恰巧是最紧急的，这种情况是最好不过的了。每次都完成最重要的任务，你会朝着你的目标取得明显进展。

　　Also keep in mind that completing the hardest task first is a sure-fire way of increasing your productivity. If you put it off until later in the day, your energy level is bound to drop, and finishing the hard task will seem daunting and maybe even impossible. But, if you start off with the hardest task, when your energy level is high, you will have the focus and energy required to finish it off.

　　也要记住，先完成最难的任务是提高效率最好的方式。如果你过一会儿再去做它，那时你的精力会下降，你会望而生畏，甚至觉得不可能完成它。但是，如果你先做最难的任务，那时你的状态最佳，你会集中所需的能量和注意力来完成它。

　　8. Take risks

　　冒险

　　Push yourself. Go out of your comfort zone. This is the best way to learn, and the best way to make progress quickly. If you’re looking for new ideas, being risk averse will not help. This takes a lot of self-awareness. Try and be conscious of when you are holding yourself back out of fear. Push yourself to be courageous, and take that next step.

　　督促自己，离开舒适区。这是学习的最好方式，也是进步最快的最好方式。如果你在寻找新的想法，规避风险是不会有用的。这需要很强的自我意识。当你自己因为害怕而后退时，试着让自己意识到这一点。让自己勇敢一些，并采取下一步。

　　9. Perseverance

　　9.坚持到底

　　Failure is inevitable when you take risks, which is what you’ll be doing if you want to succeed. By its very definition, the desire to succeed at something means you are risking failure. Many people tend to give up far too early. Don’t fall into this trap! Remember your mindset earlier, and visualize your success. Know it will happen. A failure is merely you working out the details, and learning what works and what doesn’t. Use failure. Treat it as a good thing, and march on!

　　当你冒险时，失败是不可避免的。如果你想成功，就得冒险。从成功的定义上去理解，你想要顺利完成某件事情，就意味着你正冒着失败的风险，很多人都放弃地太早。不要陷入这个陷阱!早点儿调整心态，并想象成功。坚信自己会成功，一次失败只不过是你需要处理的一些细节，让你知道哪些管用，哪些不管用。把失败为我所用。把它看成是一件好事，并继续前进!

　　10. Reflect

　　反思

　　Take time every day to sit quietly and reflect on your values, goals, and progress made so far. Where have you excelled, and where can you do better. Is everything you are doing still lining up with your core values? Always look for ways to improve.

　　每天花点儿时间安静地坐着反思自己的价值观、目标和目前的进步。想想哪个地方做得很好，哪些地方可以做得更好。现在所做的事情是不是符合你的核心价值观?随时去寻找方法来加以改善。

　　11. Learn

　　学习

　　Never stop learning. Know what everyone else is doing, and what everyone else has done, and how they did it. Search wide for knowledge that might help you, and any inspiration that may do the same. Never think you have nothing to learn from others.

　　不要停止学习。要知道别人在做什么，别人做了什么，以及他们怎么做的。搜寻能对你有所帮助的知识或能激励你的事情。不要认为别人没什么值得你学习的。