27個問題助你找到人生激情大綱

以上視頻爲Sccot Dinsmore的TED演講【How to find & do work you love】，本文是他爲演講中的【Step1: Become a self-expert.】作的附件，編者從live your legend網站收集到。要挖掘自己的天賦，一定要找個不受打擾的地方花2~3小時認真回答這些問題。

You are the only one who can find your passion. It's inside you and just has to be uncovered. Use the below to explore what lights you on fire. Don't rush through these. Go somewhere quiet, with no internet and dedicate at least 2-3 hours to developing your answers. Some may apply more than others. That's fine. Allow your mind to run wild. These questions will only be useful if you allow them to.
你是世界上唯一一個能找到你生命激情的人，它就在你體內等待被髮掘。問自己以下27個問題，找到什麼才能點燃你心裏那把火？不要着急回答，找一個安靜的地方，遠離網絡，至少花2-3個小時來找到答案。有些問題多費些時間也無妨，釋放你的思維。它們要與你合作纔會有效。

IT'S TIME TO START LIVING WITH PASSION!
是時候找到你的生命熱情了！

1. What makes you happiest in your life? What excites you?
1.生活中什麼讓你高興，使你興奮不已？

2. What do you do that makes you feel invincible?
2.你做什麼時覺得自己無堅不摧，猶如戰神？

3. What do people thank you for?
3.人們爲了什麼感激你？

4. What are you ridiculously good at? What are your precious gifts?
4.什麼是你莫名就擅長的？什麼是你珍貴的天賦？

5. Who do you look up to? Who are your mentors? Who inspires you? Why?
5.誰是你敬仰的人？誰是你的導師？誰啓發你，使你醍醐灌頂？爲什麼？

6. When was the last time you massively over-delivered on something? What was it and why did you work so damn hard?

6.你上次大量投注精力做一件事是什麼時候？什麼事？爲什麼這麼努力？
7. When was the last time you were in a state of flow, in the zone and totally lost track of time? What were you doing?

7.你上次進入全然忘我狀態，忘記時間，專注地做某事是什麼時候？在做什麼？
8. Imagine you won $158 million in the lottery. It's now three months later. How will you spend tomorrow?

8.想象你中了1千萬，現在是3個月後，你會如何度過明天？

9. What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
9.如果知道自己會成功，你會做什麼事？

10. If you could have or do anything, what would it be?
10.什麼是你想擁有的，或想做的？

11. What topics do you find yourself continuously arguing or defending with others? What beliefs does your stance represent?

11.什麼話題是你經常與別人辯論或辯護的？你的立場是什麼？
12. What makes you most angry about the state of the world? With unlimited resources how could you fix it?

12.世界上什麼現象使你感到憤怒？如果你有無限資源，你會如何改變它？
13. What are you most afraid of for the next generation, whether you have kids or not?

13.不管有沒有孩子，你爲下一代最爲擔憂的是什麼？
14. What do you love helping people with? How do you most commonly help others?

14.你最喜歡幫別人做什麼？你一般都是怎麼幫助他人？
15. What's your favorite section in the bookstore? What's the first magazine you'd pick up at the grocery store?

15.你最喜歡書店的哪個區域？在報刊亭你首先撿起的會是什麼雜誌？
16. When was the last time you couldn't sleep because you were so excited about what you had to work on? What was it?

16.上一次你爲即將要做的事激動到失眠是什麼時候？什麼事？
17. If you trusted that your art (your creativity) would support your life, how would you live?

17.如果你相信你的藝術品（或創造力）能養活自己，你會怎麼活？

18. Out of all your current work roles, what would you gladly do for free?
18.在你目前的所有工作職責中，哪個是你不拿工資也會欣然去做的？

19. If you were able to be a member of the audience at your own funeral (in

100 years or so) what would you want to hear people say?

19.如果你有幸參加自己的葬禮（100年後什麼的），你希望聽到人們說你什麼？
20. What do you want to be remembered for - what dent do you want to have put in the world?

20.你希望被記住的是什麼？（你想在世界刻下什麼樣的印記？）
21. What do your friends always tell you you'd be good at, that you should do for a living (i.e. “he'd make a great…)? If you don't remember, then go ask five of them.

21.你的朋友最常說你擅長什麼，可以以之營生？（比如：TA可以成爲一名很棒的...） 如果你不記得，那就去問五位朋友。

22. What are you naturally curious about?
22.你天然會對什麼感興趣？

23. If you had a free hour to surf the internet, what would you explore?
23.如果你有一個小時的閒暇來上網，你會探索什麼？

24. Think back to when you were 5 or 10 years old. What did you want to be when you grew up? Anything goes. What skills and metaphors do these represent (i.e. pilot may be a symbol for freedom)?

24.回想一下你5歲或10歲時想成爲什麼？什麼都可以。是什麼技能，它代表了什麼隱喻呢？（比如飛行員可能代表了自由）
25. If you could write a book to help the world, that is guaranteed to be a best seller, what would the title be? What's it about?

25.如果你可以寫一本書來幫助世界，而且一定很暢銷，書名會是什麼？內容講什麼？
26. What careers do you find yourself dreaming of? What jobs do others have that you wish were yours?

26.有什麼事業是你夢寐以求的？有什麼別人家的工作是你希望擁有的？
27. What 3-5 dream jobs or businesses can you imagine that would firmly embody your core beliefs about the world? Sky's the limit.

27.有什麼夢想中的工作/事業是能與你的核心信仰緊密相連的，舉3-5個。沒有限制。

And a bonus…
然後來個彩蛋...

28. What revolution do you want to lead?
28.有什麼革命是你想引領的？

Here's to leading a life of purpose and living with passion! It's there as long as we're willing to look for it...
以上問題是爲了你擁有一個有目標有激情的人生，只要我們想找，答案就在那裏。

Were these questions helpful? Do you know someone else who could use some help finding their passion? Please email this guide to two friends who need it.
以上問題對你有幫助嗎？你身邊有需要它們來找到激情的朋友嗎？請將這份指南分享給2個以上需要它的人。

You guys are awesome!
你們都是最棒的！