成功女性的十个好习惯（双语）

 　　These 10 habits of highly successful women are practical, easy, and effective — and they’re what “See Jane Soar” is all about! These tips for success range from maintaining your hormonal¹ balance to letting go of the past - and they affect your mind, body, and soul.

　　First, a quotation² from writer Anais Nin:

　　“Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the action stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.”

　　Taking action is one of the most important habits of successful women…and so is dreaming. For inspiration and practical advice for succeeding in life after failure or knock-out punches, click on This is Not the Life I Ordered: 50 Ways to Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down by Deborah Collins Stephens et al.

　　10 Habits of Highly Successful Women

　　1. Maintain your hormonal balance. Are you moody³, exhausted⁴, irritable⁵, or sad? Check your hormones⁶. If they’re out of whack⁷, then you’ll struggle to be successful! Make sure you’re getting enough protein and vitamins, and decrease your refined sugars and carbohydrates⁸.

　　2. Forgive yourself for your mistakes. Highly successful women don’t obsess⁹ or feel guilty about past choices or failures. They make mistakes, move on, and apply what they’ve learned to new situations.

　　3. Connect with who you are. Being a daughter, wife, or mother is one aspect of your life. It doesn’t define who you are as a woman. To connect with who you are, find and express your authentic¹⁰ self. The more authentic you are, the more appealing you’ll be to others - and to yourself!

　　4. Avoid energy vampires¹¹. Do you feel drained or sad after spending time with a particular friend, coworker, or relative? Limit the time you spend with him or her. Note how you feel after visiting with a certain person; if you feel energized¹² and happy, then you’re in good company. Highly successful women choose their companions wisely.

　　5. Speak kindly¹³ to yourself! If you beat yourself up for being overweight, a “bad” mom, or not exercising enough, you just create a downward spiral. Highly successful women remind themselves of their achievements and successes. They refuse to tell themselves negative things; they accept themselves.

　　6. Listen to your body. I heard Oprah Winfrey say this about 10 years ago: listen to what your body is telling you. Are you emotionally hungry or physically¹⁴ hungry? Feed yourself properly. Are you sad, furious, or depressed¹⁵? Follow your body’s cues.

　　7. Volunteer your time. Find something that takes you out of your comfort zone or that you love to do. You’ll feel great that you’re helping¹⁶ others out - and volunteering directly improves your physical health. Highly successful women step out of their comfort zones and takes risks.

　　8. Let go of perfectionism. Strive to do your best, but let go of perfectionist tendencies. Accepting that you’re doing the best you can is a habit of highly successful women. Letting go of perfectionism is vitamins and exercise for the soul!

　　9. Use your core strengths. Are you a natural mathematician¹⁷, writer, or party planner? Discover your core strengths by trying different things until you find what fits. To take risks and try new things, take short-term volunteer positions or volunteer for new projects at work or in your community.

　　10. Take time for yourself. This habit for highly successful women is my favorite: take time to recharge your batteries and refuel your emotional, spiritual, and physical energy. Spend at least a few minutes alone each day - even if you have to lock yourself in the bathroom to do it!

　　首先，让我们看看来自作家Anais Nin的一段话：

　　“梦想转化为现实，现实又催生梦想，这种互生关系成就了生存的最高境界”

　　采取行动是成功女人最重要的习惯之一，另外，还要有梦想。如果想在挫折和失败时获得成功人生的激励及实用性建议，请参考Deborah Collins Stephens等人的著作《这不是我要的人生：当生活把你拖下水时保持浮出水面的50种方法》。

　　成功女人的十大习惯

　　1.保持荷尔蒙平衡。你是否极度情绪化、精疲力尽、暴躁易怒？请检查你的激素水平。假如激素水品紊乱，你是很难成功的！要保证汲取足够的蛋白质和维生素，减少精制糖及碳水化合物的摄入。

　　2.原谅自己的错误。成功的女性不会为过去的选择、失败感到困扰或愧疚。他们犯错后继续前进，将经验教训运用到新的情景当中。

　　3.与真实的自己保持联系。为人女儿、妻子或母亲都只是你人生中的一个面向，这些角色无法界定作为一个女人：你是谁。找到并表达真实的自己，与真实的自己联结。你越真实，其他人越会被你吸引；你也会更加喜欢自己！

　　4.远离吸取你能量的吸血鬼。你是否会觉得在跟某个特定的朋友、同事或家人在一起时有种被抽干或是悲伤的感觉？限制跟他/她相处的时间。注意观察你在见过一个特定的人之后的感受：假如你感到精神鼓舞心情愉快，那说明对方是一个很好的伙伴。成功的女人会明智地选择自己的朋友。

　　5.对自己温柔地说话！假如你痛斥自己超重、是个糟糕的妈妈、运动锻炼得不够，你只是制造了一个情绪下沉的漩涡。成功的女人会时刻提醒自己的功绩和成就，她们不会向自己传递负面的东西：她们接受自己。

　　6.倾听自己的身体。十年前我就听到Oprah Winfrey说过：倾听你的身体在告诉你什么。你是情绪上感到饥饿还是生理上真的饥饿？要合理地进食。你是否感到悲伤、愤怒或沮丧？要关注身体的暗示。

　　7.奉献你的时间。找到一些把你带离舒适区域的事或你热爱去做的事。帮助别人会使你感觉很棒 －－ 而且志愿活动可以直接增进你的生理健康。成功的女人会走出自己的舒适区域并愿意承担风险。

　　8.放弃完美主义。努力做到最好，但是放弃成为一个完美主义者的倾向。接受自己正在全力投入的现状是成功女人的另一个习惯。放弃完美主义是精神上的维他命和运动锻炼。

　　9.运用你的核心特长。你是否是个天生的数学家？作家？或宴会组织者？尝试不同的事物，直到发现你的核心特长。承担风险，尝试新事物，参加一些短期志愿活动或在工作上社区里志愿承担一些新项目。

　　10.给自己留些时间。这是成功女人的习惯当中我最喜欢的一条：花时间为自己充电，补给自己的情绪、精神和身体能量。每天至少花上几分钟独处 －－ 即使你必须把自己锁在洗手间里来这样做也没关系。

1 hormonal   

adj.激素的

参考例句：

• Some viral diseases are more severe during pregnancy, probably tecause of hormonal changes. 有些病毒病在妊娠期间比较严重，可能是由于激素变化引起的。
• She underwent surgical intervention and a subsequent short period of hormonal therapy. 他接受外科手术及随后短暂荷尔蒙治疗。

2 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

3 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

5 irritable   

adj.急躁的；过敏的；易怒的

参考例句：

• He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
• Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。

6 hormones   

n. 荷尔蒙，激素 名词hormone的复数形式

参考例句：

• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
• The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。

7 whack   

v.敲击，重打，瓜分；n.重击，重打，尝试，一份

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒，在我背上猛拍一下。

8 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句

9 obsess   

vt.使着迷，使心神不定，（恶魔）困扰

参考例句：

• I must admit that maps obsess me.我得承认我对地图十分着迷。
• A string of scandals is obsessing America.美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。

10 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

11 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

12 energized   

v.给予…精力，能量( energize的过去式和过去分词 )；使通电

参考例句：

• We are energized by love if we put our energy into loving. 如果我们付出能量去表现爱意，爱就会使我们充满活力。 来自辞典例句
• I am completely energized and feeling terrific. 我充满了活力，感觉非常好。 来自辞典例句

13 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

14 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

15 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

16 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

17 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。