如何让自己更接近梦想

 　　How to Bring Your Future Closer to You 如何让自己更接近梦想

　　在每天按部就班的朝九晚五中，我们曾经不甘平庸的豪情都渐渐灰飞烟灭了，很多人会抱怨说“梦想太遥远”。但其实只要我们有脚踏实地的计划、孜孜不倦的努力、和不改初衷的执着，梦想总会有靠岸的那一天。

　　Your future and your goals sometimes feel very far away.

　　To be able to keep you motivation at a high level all the time you need to be able to see every (foreseeable) step on the way.

　　Your motivation stands in direct relation to how clear your goals are and it is your motivation that will make or break your future.

　　Create your master plan 制定一个总体规划

　　If you are to succeed you need to keep your motivation high, you need to know that you are going to complete your goals.

　　Every time you feel like you are loosing your way and/or your motivation, just look at the map you have made and it will come rushing back.

　　Here are the four steps to creating your master plan:

　　1. Visualize¹ your goals 设想一下具体的目标

　　Start by "painting" a picture of when you have completed your goals. How will you act? What will you do? What will be different?

　　Make that picture as clear as possible (this will help your motivation when things get tough).

　　2. What needs to happen for you to complete your goals 设想一下会遇到的困难

　　List everything that needs to happen for you to have completed your goals.

　　What do you need to have done? How much money do you need to have made? Who do you need to know? Anything that will needs to have happened in order for you to complete your goals.

　　3. Go back 90 days and do the same thing again. 后退90天，重复前两步

　　What has to have happened 90 days before you complete your goals?

　　4. Redo this until you reach the present date. 重复第三步

　　Now you will have a complete plan, guide, for you to follow. Every step that has to happen for you to get from where you are today to your goals. Your plans are not written in stone 根据情况调整你的计划Since you can not be completely right the first time you do this, do not be afraid to remake your plans as new realities develop.

　　Use your plan to evaluate opportunities, dangers, actions and tasks. If you see that something isn't helping² you read your goals, don't waste your time.

　　Making the plan will let you gauge³ your progress 计划能帮你指明进度

　　By having you will be able to see how far you have gotten, what needs to be done next and if you are ahead of or behind schedule.

　　If you don't have a plan you will never be sure how you are sizing up.

　　It lets you be proactive and make the best of opportunities 计划使你积极主动，充分利用机会

　　Since you know exactly what needs to be accomplished⁴ and in what time it has to be done, you will be able to react to every opportunity and evaluate it objectively⁵.

　　Will it help you move towards your goals? Is it worth the time? Is there something else that will give you a better return on invested⁶ time and effort?

　　It is the key of all successful businesses and people 计划是取得成功的要诀

　　All successful business (and successful people) have started with a complete plan of action.

　　They have known exactly where they are going and what they need to do.

　　Even if they end up doing something completely different then they planned, the act of planning let them act on opportunities, react to changes in the marketplace and get the most out of their opportunities.

　　On the other hand, people who didn't spend time planning their goals missed opportunities, went after the wrong ones and ended up running in circles. Almost all failed startups failed because they didn't have a clear plan of action. Don't let this be you and don't let this be your life.

　　Conclusion 结论

　　Spending time on planning will save you lots of time on execution⁷.

　　Start by visualizing⁸ your goal and then planning backword 90 days at a time until you get to the present.

　　That way you will have a complete plan to follow. Exactly what needs to be done on a week by week basis so that you can move towards your goals.

1 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

2 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。

3 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

5 objectively   

ad.客观地，客观上地

参考例句：

• Everything that exists objectively can be understood. 客观存在的事物都是能够被理解的。
• He hoped they would write objectively about China. 他希望他们能客观地报道中国的情况。

6 invested   

v.投资，花费( invest的过去式和过去分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• The money will be invested in managed funds. 这笔钱将投资于管理基金。
• He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him. 他让律师全权代办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 execution   

n.死刑，实行，执行，履行，演奏，表演

参考例句：

• The musician's execution was perfect,but he played without feeling.演奏者的技巧完美，但他演奏得毫无感情。
• His original idea was good,but his execution of the scheme was disastrous.他的设想很好，但实行起来却糟糕透顶。

8 visualizing   

肉眼观察

参考例句：

• Nevertheless, the Bohr model is still useful for visualizing the structure of an atom. 然而，玻尔模型仍有利于使原子结构形象化。
• Try to strengthen this energy field by visualizing the ball growing stronger. 通过想象能量球变得更强壮设法加强这能量场。