過有追求的生活：爲目標奮鬥前要回答的10個問題

You say you have goals. Can you show them to me? Are they written down with clear deadlines? Or are your goals vague. Things that you hope to do someday.
你說自己有目標。能把目標給我看看嗎？有沒有給目標設定明確的截止期限並寫下來？你的目標模糊嗎？你的目標是不是希望某天要做的事情？

Having goals is an important exercise in making progress in life. Goals drive you to greater heights than you thought possible. Some choose to live without goals and simply go where life takes them. However, if you want to make your own path you must define your goals.
設定目標是在生活中成長的一項重要練習。目標能讓你達到比想象中更高的高度。有些人選擇沒有目標的生活，他們隨遇而安。然而，如果你想走自己的路，你就必須定義自己的目標。

Here are 10 questions you must answer to clarify your own goals.
要想弄清自己的目標，必須先回答下面的10個問題。

They Written Down?
它們有沒有寫下來？

Writing your goals down is a magical act. It makes them real. It clarifies them, and helps bring definition and accountability to them.
把你的目標寫下來是一種很神奇的行爲。它能讓目標成真。它能讓目標更加清晰，並有助於明確目標的含義和相應的責任。

They Your goals?
它們是你的目標嗎？

Before you pursue them, make sure that your goals are truly your own. Or are they goals that have been put upon you by expectations of your family, job, or society?
在你追尋它們之前，確保它們是你真正想要的目標。它們是你的家人所希望你能達到的目標嗎？還是工作、社會導致你想達到的目標？

They Have a Deadline?
它們有最後期限嗎？

Goals without deadlines are like a race without an end. You need a finish line to define your goal and when you will accomplish it by. (You can always adjust later… see #7.)
沒有期限的目標就像沒有終點的比賽。你需要一個終點來定義目標及實現目標的時間。（你以後還可以調整，詳見7）

is the Cost and Are you Willing to Pay It?
你需要付出什麼？你想不想付出？

Every goal has a cost. Whether it is time, money, or sweat. Make sure you are willing to pay the price to achieve your goal.
每個目標都需要付出，無論是時間、金錢還是汗水。確保你願意付出代價來實現目標。

Help Will You Need to Accomplish Your Goals?
你需要什麼幫你實現目標？

Truly great goals require us to go beyond ourselves. Every successful person learned from someone else. Plan in advance how you will get the assistance you need.
真正偉大的目標需要我們超越自我。每個成功的人士都會向他人學習。提前計劃一下自己如何能得到所需的幫助。 You Focused on Your Goal?
你能不能專注於自己的目標？

Many people fall into the trap of unfocused goals. Or perhaps, they have too many goals at once. You must have laser focus on your big goal. It must be front-and-center in your life. It must get constant attention.
很多人的目標都沒有重點。或者，他們同時設定了太多的目標。你必須把注意力集中在最主要的目標上。這個目標在你的生活中必須是非常重要的。你需要經常關注它。

Your Goals Adaptable?
你的目標能否適應變化？

Life changes. You can’t control that. So, your goals must be adaptable. This is not to be used as an excuse at the first sign of difficulty. Adaptable goals change, instead of break, when life throws you a curve.
生活在不斷變化，你無法控制。所以你的目標也必須能夠適應變化。當然，你不能一遇到困難就把它當做藉口。當你的生活軌跡發生變化時，能適應變化的目標會跟着發生變化，而不是放棄。

Your Goals Stretch Your Limits?
你的目標能不能挑戰你的極限？

If your goal is to do something that you have already done before, then you will get the same results. Your goals should stretch your abilities. That is how new capabilities and limits are reached.
如果你的目標是做自己已經做過的事，那你還是會得到相同的結果。你的目標應該能夠挑戰自己的極限。 這樣你纔會獲得新的能力，達到新的極限。

Believe in Your Goals?
你相不相信自己的目標？

More than anyone else, you have to believe in your goals. There will be critics, doubters, and people who want to see you fail. Don’t listen to them. Listen to the inner voice that drives you.
你得比任何人更要相信自己的目標。批評和疑惑是肯定會有的，還有人想看你失敗。不要聽他們的。傾聽驅使你前進的內心聲音。

Did You Do Today?
你今天做了什麼事情？

You must act on your goals every single day. It is not an optional activity. If you truly have the determination and focus to reach your goals, you will not only think, but act on them every single day.
你必須每天都要爲目標努力。它不是一個可選活動。如果你真的下定決心並集中注意力去實現目標，那你每天不僅僅要去思考，還要去實踐。