是時候做出改變了：不要再做和開始去做的5件事

When you stop doing the wrong things and start doing the right things, almost anything you want and everything you need comes within reach.
當你不再做錯事，而是開始做一些對的事情時，幾乎一些你想要的和需要的都會變得觸手可及啦。

Which means it’s time to…
所以是時候....

5 Things to Stop Doing
停止做的5件事

1. Stop stalling and being lazy.
停止拖延和懶惰。

You can’t build a good reputation or a successful way of life based on what you could do or might do someday. The quality of your life is in direct proportion to your commitment to get things done, regardless of your chosen path.
要有好的名聲或是成功的生活，僅靠幻想那些你未來可以做到或可能會做的事情可遠遠不夠哦。不管你選擇哪條道路，生活的質量取決於你到底做了多少事情。

So don’t sit there and say, “Somebody should really do something about that someday.” Be that somebody, and make today the day.
所以別在那坐着然後說：“我有一天一定會成爲大人物的。” 要成爲大人物，現在就開始努力吧！

2. Stop neglecting your self-control.
別忽視自己的自制力。

Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, lazy, out of shape, uneducated, etc. These things happen when you lose your self-control.
沒人想破壞自己的計劃，變得又懶又沒有教養。但如果你的自制力不夠，這些情況的確會出現。

Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: “Perhaps I need someone else to help control me.” And if you’re lucky enough to have good friends and family, they might try. But the truth is no one is going to look out for you every second. No one is going to follow you around and say, “Don’t buy that, get off the couch, take a jog, go to the library, etc.”
自制力的缺乏，就表現爲有這樣希望給別人督促你的念頭：“也許我需要別人來監督我。” 如果你足夠幸運，有很好的朋友和家人，他們說不定真能幫上你。但實際上沒有人會時時刻刻看着你。也沒有人會無時無刻的在你身邊，說：“別買那個，別再賴在沙發上啦，去慢跑，去圖書館吧，等等。”

You, and YOU ALONE, must make the choice between what is right and what is easy in your life.
你，也只能是你自己，必須要在正確和容易中中做出選擇。

3. Stop looking outside yourself.
別再不斷地尋找。

In life you have to CREATE your own love, define your own meaning, and harbor your own inspiration. This process starts on the inside, not somewhere else. Much of this can be accomplished simply by staying true to your values, pursuing your passions, learning more today than you knew yesterday, and helping others smile as you go.
生活裏，你需要的是創造自己的愛情，定義自己的意義，保護自己的靈感。這樣的過程是從內到外的，而不是在外面尋找的。只要忠於自己的價值觀，追求自己的激情，每天學習更多點，以及盡你所能幫別人，你就可以做到這些。

4. Stop letting negative people drain you.
別讓消極的人影響到你。

You might think being alone makes you lonely, but that’s not entirely true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest place in the world.
你也許覺得獨處會孤單，這不完全正確。身邊圍着錯誤的人可是世界上最最孤單的事情了。

Before you diagnose yourself as an unhappy person, first be sure that you are not simply surrounded by negative people constantly trying to bring you down to their level.
判斷自己是不是幸福之前，倒不如先看看周圍有沒有充斥着那些消極的人們，他們會漸漸影響到你哦。

5. Stop belittling your efforts and your progress.
別再輕視你的努力和進步。

Appreciate where you are now and keep fighting for where you want to be tomorrow. You are not a failure until you give up on yourself. Keep going!
欣賞現在的自己，爲想成爲的那個自己而奮鬥吧。只要不放棄自己，你都不會是失敗者，加油！

Hard times may hold you down for a while but they will not last forever, and when all is said and done, you will be able to stand even taller than those who didn’t earn it.
挫敗期也許會讓你消沉一段時間，但這只是暫時的。當一切都過去，你就會比那些沒有經歷過挫敗的人站的更高。

Seriously, you may not be where you want to be yet, but look how far you’ve come. Be thankful that you’re not where you used to be. If you have no other testimony right now, you have this one: “I’m still here trying.”
也許你還沒有做到自己想做的事情，但是看看你目前取得的進步吧，再感激一下你並沒有在原地踏步。如果你現在沒有什麼別的誓言，就用這個吧：“我還在這努力着。”5 Things to Start Doing
5件開始做的事情

1. Start living.
開始生活。

Don’t simply exist in this world, grab life’s full potential by the horns and ride it out. Dare life to be all it can be. Make it a memorable, gripping account of accomplishment. Make it a thrilling, challenging, bold adventure. Make life a passionate, enduring, poetic romance.
不要只是生存在這個世界上，抓住生活的各種機會，努力爭取。相信自己的人生充滿着無盡的可能性。達到一個值得記住的成就。來一次令人興奮充滿挑戰的冒險，把生活打造成一首激情非凡長存久遠的浪漫詩篇。

Whatever it is you decide to do with your life, LIVE it! Get going! Move forward, aim high, plan your takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway. Adjust your attitude and gain some altitude.
無論你決定幹什麼，都要好好生活下去！不斷努力朝前看，目標高遠點，計劃着每一步。別總坐在那裏。調整自己的態度，獲得一些正能量吧。

2. Start taking chances that feel right.
感覺對了就抓住機會

Life will try to break you sometimes; nothing and no one can completely protect you from it. Remaining alone in your comfort zone won’t either, for endless, stagnant solitude will also break you with yearning.
生活有時會試圖打擊你，沒有人能真正的全方位保護你。一直呆在自己的小空間裏也不是長久之計，長久的孤獨也會打破你的嚮往。

You’re human. You have to love. You have to feel. You have to strive. You are here to risk your heart by putting it into something you believe in. If you avoid taking these chances, one thing is certain, you will make is safely to death someday, feeling empty and unfulfilled.
你是個人，你需要去愛，你需要去感受，你需要去努力。你需要冒險把自己的心給那些你覺得可以信任的東西。如果你放棄了這些機會，我只能確定一點，你會平靜的死去，空虛且失落。

3. Start indulging in meaningful challenges.
開始迎接有意義的挑戰

What a true blessing it is that there is always work to be done. Because the real value of any accomplishment is not in the end result, it is in the process of accomplishment.
真正的幸福感就是永遠有幹不完的活，因爲滿足的真諦不是得到最後的結果，而是整個過程。

Success is a state of mind, and the most reliable way to reach that state is by working mindfully through a meaningful challenge. Such a challenge might seem somewhat overwhelming when you first encounter it, yet as you progress through it, you transform the work from overwhelming to fulfilling.
成功是一種精神狀態，想要達到這樣的狀態，最靠譜的方法就是通過一次有意義的挑戰來謹慎的工作。也許一開始碰到挑戰時會讓你不知所措。但是隻要你經歷過了，你就會從不知所措到得心應手。

4. Start nurturing your real family.
學會照顧自己的家庭

Family is built with love; it’s not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and formal adoption documents. Families grow from the heart, through mutual love and respect. The only time family becomes nullified is when the ties in the heart are cut. If you cut the ties, these people are not your family. If you build the ties, these people are your family. So build ties with the right people and nurture them with love.
家庭基於愛，它不是由結婚證、離婚文件或是正式領養文件組成的，家庭在互愛和尊重的基礎上從內心慢慢培養出來的產物。一旦心與心之間的聯繫被割斷，家庭也會出現危機。如果你隔斷了這些聯繫，那麼這些人就不再是你的家人。如果你建立了聯繫，這些人就是你的家人。所以和那些正確的人建立關係，用愛來維繫。

5. Start making time for YOU.
給自己空出時間

There is objective time meant for focused work, but also subjective time where the pulse of your life breathes – your relationships, your awareness, your hobbies, etc.
客觀上的確該有時間用來專心工作，但主觀上你也需要享受一下自己的生活——你的人際圈、你的意識以及你的愛好等等。

So find the time – the time to read, to smell the flowers, to take a walk in the wilderness, to share a laugh, to learn a fun craft, to try a new recipe, to explore somewhere new, to really be with someone you love, to paint your dreams, or even to just do nothing and relax for a while.
所以空點時間出來：讀讀書，聞聞花香，在野外散散步，大笑一次或是學習一次有趣的工藝，試試新菜譜，去新地方看看，或是和自己愛的人在一起，描繪一下自己的夢想，甚至是什麼也不做僅僅放鬆自己。