加载vcruntime140:如何选择目标并确保成功

下面是你希望今年能够实现的10个目标：

1. Lose 10 pounds

1、体重减轻10磅。

2. Read 20 books

2、读20本书。

3. Clear out the tool shed

3、清理工具棚。

4. Complete a weekend nature hike

4、周末到大自然的环境下远足一次。

5. Learn to play the violin

5、学会弹奏小提琴。

6. Paint the living room

6、粉刷一下起居室。

7. Write a children’s book

7、写一本关于孩子们的书。

8. Run a marathon

8、跑一次马拉松。

9. Eat healthy

9、保持健康饮食。

10. Start composting

10、开始堆肥。

These are all great goals but are they really what you should be focusing on? How do you decide? Are there too many goals here to realistically expect to achieve them all in a year? How do you pick which ones to focus on then?

这些目标都很伟大，但是这些真的是你应该实现的吗？你是怎么确定这些目标的？一年之中实现这么多目标真的有希望吗？那么如何选择一些来实现呢？

Prioritizing goals was something I struggled with initially, deciding where to start was tough. If I want to be an amazing athlete then losing weight, eating healthy and running a marathon will certainly help me get there. But what if my real dream is to become a great writer? I would suspect that losing weight, eating healthy and running a marathon won’t directly help me realize that dream. This disconnect between what you really want (your dream) and what you’re actually doing (your goal) is what often leads to procrastination, giving up and unhappiness. Here’s how to decide what goals to set and how to prioritize them to ensure success.

把目标进行优先排序是开始就遇到的问题，决定从里开始是比较困难的。如果我想成为一个运动家，那么减肥、健康饮食和跑马拉松无疑能够更让我接近目标。但是如果我的梦想是成为一个作家呢？我会怀疑减肥、健康饮食和跑马拉松，这些不会帮我直接实现这个梦想。你想要的（你的梦想）和你实际在做的（你的目标）直接没有联系，这会导致拖延、放弃和不幸。这里有一些方法来决定设置什么样的目标，以及如何把这些目标进行排序来确保成功。

So many goals so little time

目标太多，而时间太少。

1. Begin with the end in mind. This is an important first step, because if you don’t know where you’re going it’s tough to know what path to take. Spend some time and give thought as to where you’d like to be 1 year from now, 5 years from now and even 10 years from now. I always used to say that I don’t know what I’m doing next week let alone 5 years from now but once I sat down and wrote it out it became pretty clear. Start by brainstorming what your dreams are and don’t hold back, just write. Then take a closer look at each item you’ve written down. Do you really want to do this or is it something that would be nice but you don’t really intend to do it? If you don’t have any intention of actually doing it then this isn’t something that should preoccupy your time right now. 

1、带着目的开始。这是重要得第一步，因为如果你不知道自己想要去哪里，就很难知道走哪条路。花时间考虑一下从现在开始后的一年时间里你想去哪里，5年以后想去哪里，甚至是10年以后你想去哪里。我过去总是说我不知道下周做什么，更别说5年以后做什么了，但是一旦我坐下来并写出目标后，目标就变得相当清晰。用头脑风暴的方法开始，想想你的梦想是什么，不要停止思考，把想到的都写下来。然后仔细研究你写下的这些。你真的想做这个吗或者是不是有个事情非常的好，但你真的不打算这样做吗？如果你实际上没有做一件事的意愿，那么这件事情从现在开始就不能占有你的时间。

2. Visualize. Once you have your dreams listed in front of you visualize what it’s going be like when you actually achieve them. Do this for each dream one at a time. This helps to take the goal that is merely words on a paper and make it feel real. For example, if your goal is to lose 10 pounds (or more) then picture in your head what it will feel like once you achieve this. You feel healthier, lighter and you have a ton of energy, you’re able to walk up a flight of stairs without becoming winded, your clothes fit better, you just feel good! Soak up that feeling and if it feels good, do it! 

2、可视化。一旦你把自己的梦想列了下来，把你实现这些梦想时的情景是什么样子用形象的东西表达出来。每次只把一个梦想视觉化。这帮你把文字形式的目标看起来更像真的。例如，如果你的目标是减少10磅体重（或更多），那么就把减肥成功后自己在自己头脑中的形象画出来。你感觉更健康、体重更轻，并充满活力，你能够轻松的爬楼梯，衣服更合身，感觉很好！如果感觉良好的话就让自己沉浸在这样的感觉中，对，就这样做！

3. Map it out. You now need to map out each goal that you have decided is worth working on. Take each goal one at a time and focus on them independently (even if there’s a bit of overlap, I’ll get to that in the next point). Think about where you currently are, where you want to be and how you are going to get there. With every goal consider what the next actionable step is and write it down. I find the more detailed you can make this the better. Staying with the weight loss example, your end goal may look something like this:

3、详细的筹划这件事。现在，你需要把你已经确定值得实现的目标详细筹划一下。一次只处理一个目标并单独关注每一个目标（即使这些目标有一些重叠，我也会在下一次来关注它）。考虑一下你现在的情况，你打算去的地方以及你打算如何实现它。对每个目标来说，都要考虑下一个可行的步骤是什么并写下了。我发现这一步做的越详细越好。还是减肥的那个例子，你的最终目标可能是这个样子：

Goal: Lose 10 pounds

目标：减少10磅体重

Actionable items:

可行的项目：

1. Search through the kitchen and purge all junk food.

1、搜寻一下厨房，把垃圾食品清除。

2. Buy a pair of runners.

2、买一双跑鞋。

3. Research walking trails in my neighbourhood.

3、研究一下附近地区的跑步路线。

4. Put upbeat songs on my ipod.

4、把欢快的歌曲导入ipod。

5. Make a walking schedule.

5、制定一个跑步安排表。

6. Find reputable websites on how to read food labels.

6、寻找一些关于如何阅读食品标签的网站。

7. Learn what all the numbers on food labels actually mean.

7、学习一下食品标签上的数字实际含义是什么。

8. Research healthy meal and snack options. 

8、研究一下健康餐饮和快餐的选择。

9. Create a fresh healthy meal plan.

9、建立一个健康饮食计划。

Each of these items are actionable i.e. you can actually DO them. They are specific and remove some of the friction that comes with abstract or vague “to do” items. 

所有这些项目都是可行的，也就是实际上你可以做到这些。这些都很具体并把一些有冲突的项目去掉了，那些项目抽象或者模糊。

4. Overlap. Where possible overlap your actionable items between goals. If you want to lose weight but also want to eat healthily the two pretty well go hand-in-hand. You may not need to make a walking schedule to eat healthy but purging all junk food from your kitchen will certainly help in getting one step closer to achieving both goals. The closer your goals are aligned with each other the easier it will be to keep moving forward as one thing will effortlessly feed into the next. It’s easier to work towards a goal and succeed if it all makes sense. 

4、重叠。你那些可行的目标之间哪里可能有重叠部分。如果你想减肥，但是还想健康饮食，这两者是相得益彰的。你不可能为了健康饮食而需要制定跑步计划，但是要把垃圾食品从你的厨房里清除无疑对实现这两个目标都有帮助。你的目标之间配合的越紧密，就越容易实现从一个目标到另一个目标的过渡。朝一个目标努力并取得成功是容易的，如果目标有意义的话。

5. Get started. Yes this is the part that most of us have the hardest time with. If you enjoy planning, dreaming and visualizing that’s great but you won’t actually get to the place you visualize if you don’t DO. Finding a place to start can be really easy if you have a detailed actionable items list, it gets rid of the question: “now what am I going to do?” ; it’s all there mapped out in front of you. It’s easier to take on multiple goals at the same time when you have the next actionable items set out in front of you. You can see where there is overlap and how you can “kill two birds with one stone”. But the key is to do something, get started!

5、开始行动。是的，这个部分，我们多数人很难应对。如果你享受计划、梦想并把伟大的目标可视化，但是如果你不做的话，你实际上不会实现自己的目标。如果你有一份详细可行的项目表的话，就很容易找到一个项目开始行动，这个表不再有下面这些问题：“现在，我要去做什么呢？”；这些都已经详细放在你的面前了。当你面前有了设定好了的下一个可行的项目时，执行多项目标是容易的额。你可以看到哪里有重叠，已经你如何能够“一石两鸟”。但是，关键是做事，开始吧！

6. Re-evaluate. After you’ve been working at a goal for a while it’s great to revisit and re-evaluate. Working on a goal can be like climbing a mountain you think if you just keep your head down and go you’ll get to the top quicker. It’s a good idea to lift your head and take a look around every now and again. Not only do you get to enjoy the view but it helps to ensure you’re still heading in the right direction and let’s you see if you even want to be on this path anymore. Taking time to re-evaluate lets you see how far you’ve come, how much you’ve accomplished and how far you still have to go. It can be really inspiring. 

6、重新评估。采取行动一段时间后，进行从新修订和评估是重要的。执行一个目标就像爬山，你认为如果只顾低着头爬就会很快到达山顶。不时的抬起头来看看周围的情况是一个好主意。这样不仅能够欣赏到景色，也能帮助你确认自己扔在朝正确的方向前进，并让你看到是否还想走这条路。花时间重新评估能够让你看看你已经走了有多远，你已经做到了多少事情，还有多远的路要走。这样是很能鼓舞人的。

You should be excited about your goals and the best way to do that is to align your goals with your life and passions. If you are working towards someone else’s dream, desire or idea of what is right you likely won’t feel very enthused to get it done and will run out of steam very quickly. It’s okay to set goals and upon re-evaluating to either drop them or alter the direction. Life changes, circumstances change and with that your goals will naturally change as well. Get excited, get a plan and get going!!

你应该对自己的目标感到兴奋，做到这一点的最好的办法是把你的目标和你的生活以及热情相匹配。如果你在朝别人的梦想、愿望或正确的观念工作，你可能不会觉得很有热情实现它，并会很快的失去动力。设定目标并不断重新评估是不再这样做还是改变方向是正确的做法。生活变了，环境变了，你的目标自然也会变。兴奋起来，制定计划，开始行动吧！！