In today’s lesson you will learn one of the principle reasons why little things really do matter, 在今天的课上你将学习为什么小事很重要的原因,

and you will comprehend the incredible impact little efforts can have on your life. 你会理解这个小的努力对你的生活不可思议的影响。

Over the past month I have read and listened to Darren Hardy’s new book The Compound Effect. 在过去一个月我已经阅读和听了达伦·哈迪的新书的复合效应。

It is one of the best books I have ever read on what it really takes to become successful at anything. 这是我读过的最好的书之一,它真的要比任何都成功。

Darren makes the argument that the only path to success is through the continuum of mundane, unsexy, unexciting, and sometimes difficult daily disciplines compounded over time. 达伦在文章中提出成功的唯一途径是通过持续平凡,不性感,单调乏味的,有时困难日常的小事复合在一起。

If you want to lose weight, let’s assume you cut out just one of your 150 calorie snacks or beverages each day for a year. 如果你想减肥,让我们假设你减少每天150卡路里的零食或饮料一年。

This simple discipline would result in a weight difference of 15 pounds after one year. 这个简单的纪律会导致一年后体重15磅的不同。

(150 x 365 = 54,750 calories saved, divided by 3500 calories per pound = 15.64 pounds difference.) For me, I cut out my daily Coke. (150 x 365 = 150卡路里,除以3500卡路里每磅= 15.64磅的区别。)对我来说,我每天不喝我的可乐

Reaching your goals is achieved by the DAILY effort you put into what you do, not by some magic success formula, new miracle product, or undiscovered Internet business. 达到你的目标是通过每天的努力你投入你做什么,而不是一些神奇的成功配方,新奇迹的产品,或未发现的互联网业务。

Every big success is made up of little successes, each building on the previous and compounding over time. 每一大成功是由小成功组成,每一个建立在前面然后复合在一起。

Darren created a life formula: “Your life comes down to this formula. Your Choices (decisions) + Behavior (action) + Habit (repeated action) + Compound Effect (Time) = Goals.” 达伦生活创造了一个公式:“你的生活归结于这个公式。你的选择(决策)+行为(动作)+习惯(重复动作)+复合效应(时间)=目标。

Let’s examine each of these components separately. “让我们分开检查这些每个组件。