做自信女人：女人气场修炼三招

 　　If you don't have faith in yourself and your business, you will most likely fail. If you don't have unwavering faith in your idea, no one else will either.

　　如果你对自己和公司没信心，你很可能会失败。如果你对自己的想法不能坚定信心，别人也不会。

　　My fellow young female entrepreneurs always inspire me with their uncanny amount of determination and fearlessness. They aren't going to let anyone get in the way of their dreams. Here are some things we can learn from these ladies about finding your confidence:

　　我有些朋友是年轻的女企业家，她们总是用绵绵不绝的坚定和无畏激励着我。她们不会让任何人阻碍自己的梦想。如果想找到信心，下面的一些事情是我们可以从这些女性中学到的：

　　Admit what you don't know. If you are aware of the things you don't know, then you have a lot more faith in what you do know. Part of owning your own business is being able to hire people to compensate¹ for your weaknesses. No one expects you to be good at everything. If you have a good team, where everyone excels at a certain skill, you will gain more confidence that your ideas will be executed properly.

　　承认你有不知道的事情。如果你意识到自己有不知道的事情，那么你会在自己知道的事情上有更多的信心。自己开公司要能招人弥补你的弱点。没人会指望你什么都擅长。如果你有个好的团队，每个人都擅长某种技能，你会有更多信心让想法被正确执行。

　　Do your research. When going into meetings with potential investors², clients or customers, make sure you really know what you are talking about. You have to know the ins and outs of your industry.

　　做好功课。要和潜在投资者、客户或顾客开会时，确保你真的了解自己要说的东西。你必须知道自己行业的来龙去脉。

　　Just because they don't like your business, doesn't mean they don't like you. For entrepreneurs, the line between personal and professional is blurred³. When someone rejects your business idea, it can feel like a personal attack because of all the time and energy you invest. Shop-Hers' founder⁴, Jaclyn Shanfeld, explains how she gets over rejection⁵ and maintains her confidence: "I have thick skin and I'm able to separate myself from the opinion of others. I'm humble⁶ and passionate⁷ about what I do. A 'no' can't take that away."他们不喜欢你的业务不代表不喜欢你。对企业家来说，个人和职业之间的界限是模糊的。有人拒绝你的业务想法时，你会因为自己投入的时间和精力受到否定而觉得被伤害。Shop-Hers的创始人贾克琳·希菲尔德说了她如何保持信心的：“我脸皮厚，而且能把自己从别人的意见中抽离出来。我谦虚而且热爱我做的事情。一句“不行”不会打击我的。”

 

1 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

6 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

7 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。