動畫大師華特迪士尼關於夢想的10堂課

Walt Disney was a showman. According to Time, he “received more Academy Awards and nominations than any other person in history.” The Disneyland theme parks are truly magical kingdoms, for adults, as well as for children.

華特·迪士尼是位表演者。據《時代》報道，他“收到的奧斯卡獎項和提名是史上最多的。” 迪士尼主題公園對成年人來說都是魔幻王國，更別提孩子們了。

Here are some Walt Disney lessons in making your dreams come true, courtesy of the master of imagination, dreaming, and achievement himself.
下面的這些華特·迪士尼的人生課能讓你的夢想成真，讓你成爲想象力和夢想的大師，並有所成就。

1. Dream Big
盡情夢想

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”- Walt Disney
“如果你能夢想，那麼你就能做到。”——華特·迪士尼

What if money, time, looks, and gender were no object? What would your biggest dream be? Often we short-change ourselves. We listen to others’ put-downs, and internalize them. It’s hard to remember our dreams. Harder still, to imagine that we could achieve a dream. Take Walt Disney’s words to heart. Start dreaming. Then believe that you can achieve your dream.
如果金錢、時間、外貌、性別都不成問題，那你最大的夢想是什麼？我們經常欺騙自己。我們聽別人說那些貶低人的話，並讓它們成爲自己性格的一部分，我們很難想起自己的夢想。更難的是去想象我們可以實現夢想。把華特·迪士尼先生的話記在心裏。開始夢想，相信你可以實現自己的夢想。

2. Be Courageous
勇敢起來

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”- Walt Disney
“如果我們有勇氣去追求夢想，那麼我們所有的夢想都會成真。”——華特·迪士尼

It takes courage to step outside your comfort zone. However, achieving your dreams always means that you’re doing things you’ve never done before. Practice being courageous. Today, do something you haven’t done before. Propose a new project to your boss. Send your crush some flowers. Being courageous doesn’t mean that you’re unafraid. It means acting in spite of your fear.
要想走出舒適區，必須需要勇氣。不管怎樣，實現夢想都意味着你要做以前沒做過的事情。練習一下，讓自己勇敢起來。今天，做做你以前沒做過的事情：向你的老闆提議一個新的項目，給你喜歡的人送些花兒。勇敢起來並不是說你無所畏懼，它指的是儘管害怕也依然去做。

3. Be Yourself
做你自己

“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.”- Walt Disney
“你越喜歡自己，你就越不會把自己和別人相似，這會讓你獨一無二。”——華特·迪士尼

We all wear masks. We try to be what we think people want us to be. We try to emulate role models. What if you were just yourself? Discovering who you are underneath all the masks is challenging. It’s hard to be authentic if you’re not sure who you are. Just for today, do what pleases you. Say what you mean, rather than saying what you think someone wants to hear. However, be appropriate—being “like yourself” isn’t a license to be outrageous, or to say hurtful things.
我們每個人都戴着面具，我們試着去成爲別人想讓我們成爲的樣子，我們試着去模仿榜樣。如果你就是你自己呢？找出面具下面的真我是富於挑戰性的。如果你不確定自己是誰，那很難做真實的自己。說出你想表達的意思，而不是你認爲別人想聽的話。但不管怎樣，也要恰當。——“喜歡自己” 並不表示要語出驚人，或說些傷人心的話語。

4. Stop Talking. Start Doing
停止交談，開始實幹。

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”- Walt Disney
“開始的方法就是停止交談並開始實幹。”——華特·迪士尼

You’re dreaming big. You’re inspired. You tell everyone about your dream. Stop! Keep it to yourself. Work quietly towards your dream. You don’t need validation from anyone, nor do you need permission. Be authentic, and do something today, which will help you to achieve your dream.
你在盡情地夢想。你受到了鼓舞。你把夢想告訴了大家。停！只要自己知道就行。悄悄地朝着夢想努力。你不必需要別人的認可，你也不需要別人的准許。做真實的自己，今天就做些事情，這會幫你實現夢想。

5. Embrace Competition
擁抱競爭

“I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.”- Walt Disney
“我一生都在不斷地面臨着嚴峻的競爭。我不知道沒有競爭該如何是好。”——華特·迪士尼

Competition is essential to help you to achieve your dreams. If there were no competition, you’d have nothing against which to measure yourself. Competition makes you better and stronger than you might otherwise be. In business, competition fosters innovation. If you’re uncomfortable with competition, or envious of competitors, ask yourself why. Then do the best you can.
競爭是幫你實現夢想的必要條件。如果沒有競爭，那你就沒什麼東西來衡量自己。競爭會讓你變得更好、更強大。在業務方面，競爭可以促進創新。如果你不喜歡競爭，或羨慕競爭對手，那你該想想原因。然後盡你最大的努力。

6. Go and Get What You Want. Don’t Wait
去追求並得到你想要的，不要等待。

“Cinderella believed in dreams, all right, but she also believed in doing something about them. When Prince Charming didn’t come along, she went over to the palace and got him.” - Walt Disney
“灰姑娘相信夢想，但是她也相信要爲之奮鬥。當白馬王子沒來時，她去了宮殿才得以遇見他。”——華特·迪士尼

Forget wishing. No one is handed his dreams for free. You have to fight to achieve a dream. Expect to struggle. Ask yourself what price you’re will to pay—dreams always have a price. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. Setting goals, making plans, and working toward your dream is wonderful. Enjoy the journey. When you’ve achieved a long-held dream, you find that while you appreciate the achievement, the memories of the journey are what make you smile.
別許願了。沒人會無償讓出自己的夢想。要想實現夢想，你要學會去爭取。你要預料到要和困難做鬥爭。問問自己你準備要付的代價——夢想總是有代價的。然而，它並不是無望的。設定目標，制定計劃，朝着夢想去努力，這是很美好的事情。享受這個過程。當你實現了夢想已久的事情後，你會發現，雖然你很欣賞你的成果，但是讓你微笑的卻是追求夢想過程中的點點滴滴。

7. Do Your Best Work. Don’t Worry About Money
盡你最大的努力，不要擔心錢的問題。

“Do a good job. You don’t have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work—then try to trump it.” - Walt Disney
“好好做。不要去擔心錢的問題；它會自然而然地得到解決的。只是盡你最大的努力——然後試着超越它。”——華特·迪士尼

You’re poor. You can’t afford to take time off to get another degree so you can get a better job. The answer is to do the best you can, right where you are, and cling onto your dream. Life will give you what you want, when you least expect it: do your best work, every day. Results will come.
你很拮据。你沒法抽出時間進一步深造來去找一份更好的工作。答案是去盡你最大的努力，在當下，堅持自己的夢想。生活會在你意想不到的時候給予你想要的：每天都盡你最大的努力，有付出就有結果。

8. Don’t Quit
不要放棄

“The difference in winning and losing is most often… not quitting.”- Walt Disney
“贏和輸的區別在於，大部分的時候….不要放棄。”——華特·迪士尼

You can’t succeed at anything without failing, and failing a lot. Failure is the way we learn. Here’s what Thomas Edison said: “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” Everyone fails his way to success. Look on your failures as speed bumps in your success journey, and keep going. Don’t quit.
如果不經歷失敗，不經歷很多次的失敗，你是無法成功的。失敗是我們學習的方式。愛迪生曾說過：“要想完成任何有意義的事情，都需要三個必要條件：第一是艱苦的努力；第二是堅持；第三是常識。” 每個人都是通過失敗走向成功的。把你的失敗看成是通往成功路上的減速帶，繼續前進，不要放棄。

9. Be Grateful
心懷感激

“The more you are in a state of gratitude, the more you will attract things to be grateful for.”- Walt Disney
“你越經常心懷感激之情，就越會有更多值得你感恩的事情發生在你身上。”——華特·迪士尼

What are you grateful for? We all have endless reasons to be grateful. What do you take for granted? Chances are that you’re blasé about your health, your comfortable home, your loving family, and about your job. Even if you have none of those things, you can be grateful for being alive. Studies have shown that gratitude improves your health, your relationships, and makes you happier.
你因爲什麼事情感恩？我們都因爲各種原因而心懷感激之情。你把什麼東西視爲理所當然？很有可能你對自己的健康狀況、舒適的家、充滿愛的家庭和你的工作已無動於衷了。即使是這些你都沒有，你也可以因爲活着而感恩。研究表明，感恩能改善你的健康狀況、你的戀愛關係，可以讓你更加幸福。

10. Do Your Best
全力以赴

“Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it better.”- Walt Disney“
爲什麼要擔心？如果你盡力了，擔心不會讓事情變得更好。“-—華特·迪士尼

Worry is anticipation; worry can help you to improve and do your best. However, once something is done, distract yourself from concern about the results. If you’ve gone through three interviews for a job, there’s nothing else you can do. Worrying about whether you get the job is pointless at that stage. Only worry when it serves a useful purpose.
擔心就是期望；擔心能幫你提高水平並讓你盡力而爲。然而一旦做了某件事後，不要讓自己分心去擔心結果。如果你找一份工作時通過三次面試，那能做的你都做了。這時擔心自己是否能得到這份工作是毫無意義的。只有在擔心有益的情況下才擔心。

So, there you have ten Walt Disney lessons. Apply them to your life. They’ll help you to make your dreams come true.
這就是華特·迪士尼的10堂課。把它們用在生活中。它們能幫助你，讓你的夢想成真。