辭舊迎新彆着急：新年繼續舊計劃

As the year winds down, many find themselves looking forward to the New Year.
隨着這一年落下帷幕，許多人都期盼着新的一年。

They are hoping that it will be better than the current one. They are setting goals and make resolutions about what they will accomplish in the coming year.
他們希望新的一年會比今年更美好。他們爲將在來年完成的事情制定了目標寫下了計劃。

What about you? Have you planned for the coming year? Have you made your resolutions yet?
那麼你呢？你爲來年做計劃了嗎？你的新年計劃寫好了嗎？

And here is the tough question… “Are they the same goals you set last year?”
現在有個難題……“那些目標跟你去年制定的相同嗎？”

Different Year, Same Goals
不同的年份，相同的目標

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. You don’t need to wait until the New Year to set goals and take action. Studies have shown that 80% of people fall off their resolutions within 30 days.
我並不十分熱衷新年計劃。你不必等到新年的時候才制定目標、採取行動。研究顯示，80%的人在30天內就忘了自己的新年計劃。

Are your goals the same every year? I bet I can name several of your goals…
你的目標是不是每年都一樣？我打賭我能說出你的幾個目標來……

Get in shape/lose weight 塑身/減肥

Get your finances in order/eliminate your debt 整理資產/清除債務

Get a better job/change careers 換一份更好的工作/改變職業

Spend more time with your family 花更多的時間陪伴家人

Learn something new 學一些新東西Do these sound familiar? Why haven’t you accomplished them? After all, you said you were going to do them last year. How about this year?
這些是不是聽起來很熟悉？爲什麼你沒有實現這些目標？畢竟，去年你說過你會做這些。那麼今年呢？

Make Your Goals… And Keep Them.
制定目標……堅持下去

This year, let’s make them stick. Here are 5 tips to help you when setting your goals:
今年，讓我們堅持下去。以下是幫助你制定目標的5個小貼士：

Pick a Handful of Goals – When I say pick a handful of goals, I mean this literally. You have five fingers, pick 5 goals. You can keep track of them on one hand. I see people whose resolution list is well over a dozen resolutions. This is simply too much. These people tend to be unsuccessful at all of their resolutions. Be successful in your most important goals and the rest will follow.
挑選少量目標——我說選擇少量目標，表達的就是字面意思。你有五個手指，選擇五個目標。你可以用一隻手來掌握它們。我看到有的人的計劃清單上有二十多個計劃。這太多了。這些人通常都無法實現他們的計劃。在你最重要的目標上取得成功，其他的就會隨之而來。

Write them Down – Post your goals where you can see them. When I was started TMN several year ago, I posted papers all over the dining room wall. Every day I had to look at those papers and they reminded and drove me towards my goals. Some people like to put them on their bathroom mirror.
把目標寫下來——把你的目標放在你能看到的地方。當幾年前我創建電信管理網的時候，我把文件全貼在了餐廳的牆上。每天我必須看看這些文件，它們提醒着我，驅使着我向着目標而前進。有些人喜歡把它們貼在洗手間的鏡子上。

Do Them Daily - When you are trying to make big things happen, you have to work on them every day. Yes, every day. When you start to think that you will put it off, or do it another day… that is when you start to slip. That is when you start to let go. Don’t let this happen to you. Daily discipline is how great things are done.
每天都有行動——當你努力去實現一些大事的時候，你必須每天都爲此行動。是的，每天。當你開始想你會把它推遲，或者改日再去做的時候，那時你就開始放棄了。那時你就開始放任不管了。不要讓這發生在你的身上。偉大的事情都是通過日常訓練做成的。

Be Willing To Pay the Price – You will have to sacrifice. Every goal has a price. If your goal is to write a book, you might need to turn off the TV at night. If you want to get in shape, you may need to get up early and go to the gym before work. If it helps, think of this as the “price of admission” to your goals.
願意付出代價——你將必須做出犧牲。每一個目標都是有代價的。如果你的目標是寫一本書，你可能就需要在晚上關掉電視。如果你想塑身，你可能就需要早起，在上班之前去健身。如果這有所幫助，就把它當作實現目標的“入場費”。

Tell People You Trust – By this, I mean tell those people who will impact your path to your goals. Telling your office workers may seem like a feel good tactic, but will they be there to help you take that class late at night? Or help with the kids when you workout? We avoid telling those closest to us, because we don’t want to be vulnerable. However, it is your spouse, family, and closest friends that can support you along way to success.
告知你信賴的人——在此，我的意思是告訴那些將會在你實現目標的道路帶來影響的人。告訴你的同事可能看起來像是個好策略，但是他們會幫助你晚上上課到很晚嗎？或者在你外出工作的時候幫你照顧孩子？我們不願意告訴最親密的人，因爲我們不想成爲脆弱的人。然而，正是你的伴侶、家人、密友能夠在你通往成功的道路上支持你。Which Year Are You Waiting For?
你在等待哪一年？

Are you looking at a new year with the same goals? If you don’t take action, I can tell you where you’ll be in a year. In the same spot you are in now.
你是否懷着同樣的目標期待新的一年？如果你不採取行動，我可以告訴你，你今年一年會怎樣發展。你會原地不動。

This year, don’t just think about the same goals. Instead, think about what you are going to do differently. Do you have the same goals this year as last?
今年，不要只想着同樣的目標。反之，想想你打算做些什麼不同的事情。你是否和去年有着相同的目標呢？