商业报道: 如何成为百万富翁 把梦想变成现实

Do you have a million dollar idea? With me now, as a woman you know as a singer too about turning ideas into multi-million dollar businesses.

你想成为百万富翁吗？作为一位女人，也作为一名歌手，我现在就告诉你怎样把想法变成百万美金？

This was Lauren Granner's first idea, a clear plastic jewelry¹ organizer that holds a hundred pairs of earings, keeps them form tangling².

这就是劳伦，格瑞娜第一个创意。她是透明塑胶饰品的创始人，她有上百对耳环，她从来不让它们闲着。

Now as a host on QBC, Lauren is selling hundreds of her new creations and has become a five hundred million dollar brand.

作为QBC的主持人，劳伦销售了许多她自己设计的饰品。她目前拥有价值5亿美元的品牌。

Lauren's also a judge on ABC's shark tank where she coaches America's aspiring³ entrepreneurs.

劳论也担任ABC节目shark tank的评委，在那里她培训有抱负的企业家。

Iauren've been in a shopping world, shopping channel world for 15 years.

劳伦已经在购物圈摸爬滚打了15年。

You talk like it's nothing. Most people fail. They go on.

你可能会觉得没什么。很多人跌到了，又爬起来。

Not me, I don't fail.

不是我，我没有失败。

Yeah, you will fail.

是呀，但你总会失败的。

And she's honest.That's where we love. Lauren welcome to the program.

劳伦很诚实，所以我们爱她。欢迎来到我们节目，劳伦。

Great to be here.

很高兴来这里。

What's the bridge between a really good idea and a profitable business?There has to be something between those two.

那么，连接好的想法和赚钱的桥梁是什么？两者之间肯定有联系。

Well,I was gonna say there're lots of bridges in detours⁴ along the way. We really have to start out with a great idea.

好吧，我要说的是，前进的路是曲折的，有许多桥等着你去跨越。开始的时候我们必须得有很棒的想法。

And then you have to know all the things to do to get there.

其次，我们还得清楚到达目的地所需的所有条件。

Market research is really a good idea.Can I make it? Is it going to be good cost? Can I get it out there? Selling it?

市场调查是个很好的方法。要调查你的想法是不是可行？执行起来要花多少钱？售货渠道又是什么？卖不卖得出去？

There are so many bridges you have to cross, but I do feel that if you are strong and tenacious⁵ and you really do your homework and put it out there, you can get there.

有很多事情要做，但是你得自信，觉得自己很强大很顽强。然后做好该做的功课，付出劳动，最后你就会成功。

The idea in your gut⁶ instinct is the first thing and those are all those work to be done after that.And you've been called a super star inventor, what keeps your idea flowing?

第一件事就是有想法，这得靠直觉，剩下的事情就是付诸行动。你曾被称作是发明家里的超级巨星，那么你源源不断的灵感来源于哪儿呢？

Well,I think you born that way, I think I have an natural mind for creating product and ideas but then I also think I'm very driven I really want to succeed,I want to make products makes people's lives better.And that keeps me going.

好吧，我认为这是天生的，我想我有创作和思考的天赋，而且我也很上进，我渴望成功。我想创造自己的产品，帮助人们提高生活质量，这也是我前进的动力。

So the advice I guess for people what I call the DIY economy, do it yourself job market. Do it if there's ever been a time to start a business and take the idea that even kicking around for a long time and try to make it work. It's now, right?

在我看来，DIY经济其实就是自由职业市场。自主创业的时代已经到来。即使要花很长时间让人们去接受你的想法，花很长时间才能成功，有想法现在就去做，是这样吗？

It is now, I also think it's any time. Because a good idea is a good idea.So whether it's a down economy or an up economy or somewhere between,if you have a great idea and you're going to be passionate⁷ and put the hard work in you will get there.

对，现在就行动，当然任何时候都不晚。因为好的想法就是好的想法。所以不管是在经济低迷还是繁荣，或者不好不坏的时候，你有了好的想法，就应该以热情的心态，坚强的意志和努力的奋斗来实现梦想。

1 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

2 tangling   

（使）缠结， （使）乱作一团( tangle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• During match with football, sportsman is like tangling on the football field. 足球比赛时，运动员似在足球场上混战。
• Furthermore the built in cable rewind prevents tangling and prolongs cable life. 此外，在防止缠绕电缆退建，延长电缆使用寿命。

3 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句

4 detours   

绕行的路( detour的名词复数 )； 绕道，兜圈子

参考例句：

• Local wars and bandits often blocked their travel, making countless detours necessary. 内战和盗匪也常阻挡他们前进，迫使他们绕了无数弯路。
• Could it be that all these detours had brought them to Moshi Pass? 难道绕来绕去，绕到磨石口来了吗？ 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

5 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

6 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

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。