We all want to succeed. Whether it’s in losing weight, learning the guitar, speed reading, or starting our own business. For those of us who have tried and failed, success seems elusive. Why is it one person succeeds where another person fails? First and foremost, I believe it is in their mindset. But secondly, I believe that successful people have developed certain habits, either naturally or through research, that the rest of us haven’t stumbled upon yet. I’ve made a list of some habits to help you set goals and achieve them.
我們每個人都想成功。有人想成功地減肥、學吉他,也有人想學會快速閱讀或開始創業。對於那些曾經嘗試過但卻以失敗告終的人們而言，成功看起來難以捉摸。為什麼有人成功而有人失敗呢？首先，我認為這與人們的心態有關。其次，我相信成功的人士養成了一些習慣，這些習慣可能是他們天生就具有的，也可能是後天養成的，但卻是我們其他人不具有的好習慣。我把一些好習慣列出了一張清單，希望可以幫助正在閱讀這篇文章的你設定並實現目標。
1. Identify your core values
確定自己的核心價值觀
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 intrinsic motivation. 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.
什麼對你來說是重要的？找出你的核心價值觀，這看上去可能和成功沒什麼關係，但是建立和你價值觀一致的目標是建立內在激勵體系的關鍵。想一想你最看重的是什麼，找出它們並記下來。每天都要提醒一下自己的價值觀，並想一想自己有沒有通過工作履行這些價值觀。
2. Pick a goal (Focus)
選擇一個目標（並專注於此）
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.
選擇一個目標開始行動。這個目標要足夠大，能讓你有一種成就感，並和你的核心價值觀一致。關鍵是要集中注意力。對一個目標的關注越多，你成功的可能性就越大。如果你同時做很多事情，可能什麼也做不好，你可能永遠也不會完成計劃，因為需要花費的時間太多。相信我，多任務並不像想像中的那麼好。
3. Set a deadline for success
為成功設定期限
Set a date for success. Identify when your 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.
為成功設定一個日期，確定自己希望何時達成目標。設定時要切合實際，但也不要給自己太多時間。設定時間期限可以使成功的夢想更容易成為現實。
4. Build the right mindset
樹立正確的心態
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.)
相信自己有能力實現自己的目標。想像自己恰好在規定的時間內完成了目標——雖然提早完成目標也可以。你不必去想一路上可能會遇到哪些失敗。你要認為自己一定會成功。其他人可能認為你會失敗，但是你自己不要這麼認為！（如果你很難想像自己會成功，也許正是因為你害怕成功。）
5. Consequences for missing your deadline
設定錯過最後期限的結果
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.
設定錯過期限的不利後果。需要是發明之母。如果你能自我激勵，這很好。如果你不能，這種方法會幫助激勵你，並讓你進入工作狀態，把注意力集中在如何能夠成功上。
6. Weekly and Daily Goals (Plan)
設定每週和每天的具體目標（計劃）
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!
把目標按周和日進行具體化分解，設定計劃來實現總體目標。盡可能把每天的任務數量設得低一點兒，把注意力集中在你所計劃的任務上。如果你發現自己完成了任務，從每週任務列表裏再選一個目標。在你狀態最佳時完成最難的任務，這通常意味著最先去完成它們。
7. Prioritize
設定優先級
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.
為你面前的任務設定優先級。不要一上來就做最緊急的事情。先要選擇最重要的任務。有時最重要的任務也恰巧是最緊急的，這種情況是最好不過的了。每次都完成最重要的任務，你會朝著你的目標取得明顯進展。
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.
也要記住，先完成最難的任務是提高效率最好的方式。如果你過一會兒再去做它，那時你的精力會下降，你會望而生畏，甚至覺得不可能完成它。但是，如果你先做最難的任務，那時你的狀態最佳，你會集中所需的能量和注意力來完成它。
8. Take risks
冒險
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，離開舒適區。這是學習的最好方式，也是進步最快的最好方式。如果你在尋找新的想法，規避風險是不會有用的。這需要很強的自我意識。當你自己因為害怕而後退時，試著讓自己意識到這一點。讓自己勇敢一些，並採取下一步。
9. Perseverance
9.堅持到底
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!
當你冒險時，失敗是不可避免的。如果你想成功，就得冒險。從成功的定義上去理解，你想要順利完成某件事情，就意味著你正冒著失敗的風險，很多人都放棄地太早。不要陷入這個陷阱！早點兒調整心態，並想像成功。堅信自己會成功，一次失敗只不過是你需要處理的一些細節，讓你知道哪些管用，哪些不管用。把失敗為我所用。把它看成是一件好事，並繼續前進！
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.
每天花點兒時間安靜地坐著反思自己的價值觀、目標和目前的進步。想想哪個地方做得很好，哪些地方可以做得更好。現在所做的事情是不是符合你的核心價值觀？隨時去尋找方法來加以改善。
11. Learn
學習
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.
不要停止學習。要知道別人在做什麼，別人做了什麼，以及他們怎麼做的。搜尋能對你有所幫助的知識或能激勵你的事情。不要認為別人沒什麼值得你學習的。
