It happens through the progression of lots of little successes, strung together over time.

成功會隨著一連串小小的成功發生，需要時間醞釀。

If you want to build something big, if you have a vision, a dream, or even just a clearly defined end goal, the question is not how you can make that happen right now, or tomorrow.

如果你想完成一件大事，如果你有遠見、夢想，一個清楚決定好的最終目標，重點已經不是短時間內你能不能達標。

The question is: “What habits can I put into place that will allow that end goal to manifest itself?”

重點在於：「我可以養成什麼習慣，讓最終目標自然發生？」

1. Do what you say you're going to do.

一：做你說你會做到的事。

Step 1 with anything: Less talk, more action.

任何事的第一步：少說多做。

2. Journal once per day.

二：每天寫一次日誌。

Even if it's just a paragraph, or three sentences, or jeez, one sentence, do a quick check-in to see where you're at and write it down.

即便只是一小段、三句話、或甚至只有一句話，快速地檢查你現在的進度，並把它記錄下來。

Long term, this will keep you grounded and sane.

長期看來，這會讓你保持理智並維持進度。

It all starts with acknowledgement.

一切都從認知到自己在幹嘛開始。

3. Never lie.

三：不要說謊。

As my grandma used to say, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!”

像我奶奶以前常說的：「噢，學會說謊後，我們織出多交錯的網絡啊。」

4. Always make time for your closest friends.

四：總是騰出時間給你最親近的朋友。

A buddy of mine manages a few very, very successful music artists, and he told me once, “I've seen it: You could have all the money in the world, but if you traded your friends to get there, you won't be happy.”

我有個朋友管理幾個非常、非常成功的音樂家，他某次跟我說：「我見過那個樣子。你可以有很多錢，但如果你用朋友才換來那個位置，你是不會開心的。」

5. Practice your craft.

五：練習你的技術。

What may just be a hobby now could one day be something very special.

有可能現在是興趣的東西，有天會變得非常特別。

If you love it, practice it.

你喜歡它的話，就多練習。

Don't be that 40-year-old guy who says to every young person he meets, “I used to want to be a guitar player!”

不要當那個四十歲的大叔，逢年輕人就說：「我以前很想當吉他手！」

Well, why aren't you still playing then?!

呃，那你為什麼不現在開始彈？

6. Go to the gym.

六：去健身房。

Or the yoga studio.

或去瑜伽工作室。

Or run up and down the block.

或在街區跑來跑去。

Whatever.

都可以啦。

Just be physically active.

就是要動動身體。

There's nothing sexy about not being able to walk up a flight of stairs.

沒辦法走完一段樓梯，一點都不性感。

7. Surround yourself with people who represent what you ultimately want to become.

七：讓身邊環繞著你最終想成為的那種人。

This is a habit and a choice.

這是一個習慣，也是一項選擇。

If you aren't happy with where you're at or where you're going, take a hard look at the people around you.

若你不喜歡你現在的處境，或你對你的目標不滿意，好好地看看你身邊的人。

Chances are, they're in a similar boat, and as long as you stay in that situation, neither of you are moving any time soon.

很有可能他們都在相似的狀況，如果你們都繼續保持現狀，沒有人會往前走的。

8. Read.

八：閱讀。

Seriously.

沒在開玩笑。

If the only reading you do is on perezhilton.com, then you need to hit up Amazon and buy a Kindle.

如果你唯一讀的東西是 perezhilton.com，你需要去 Amazon 買個 Kindle。

9. Don't just set goals — track them.

九：不要只是設立目標，要一步一步達成。

One of the most revealing things I've ever done for myself was making a project plan for my life.

我為自己做過最具啟迪作用的事，是為人生製作計畫表。

Yes, a project plan.

沒錯，計畫表。

And all the things I wanted to get done in the next three months, I planned them out like I would a marketing campaign (I'm not joking).

我想在接下來的三個月內達成的事，我把它們計劃好，像在製作行銷計畫一樣 (我沒在開玩笑)。

But guess what?

你猜怎麼著？

It showed me everything I needed to know, when things were due, and how much time I needed to spend on them in order to get them accomplished.

這計畫讓我知道一切，像某事的截止日期是什麼時候、我需要花多少時間來完成它們。

Do this more often, and you'll be amazed at how much you over-promise and under-deliver — and what needs to happen for you to fix that habit immediately.

更常做這件事，你會很驚訝你多過度保證和進度落後，你需要現在就把這習慣改掉。

10. Never eat alone.

十：不要一個人吃飯。

A great book, and an even better motto to live by.

是一本好書，也是要奉為圭臬的好名言。

Make use of your lunches and dinners by sharing in conversation with people you can connect with, collaborate with, and learn from.

透過午餐和晚餐時間，和有連結、可以合作、從他們身上能學到東西的人進行對話。

11. Dress for success.

十一：為了成功而著裝。

It's cliché but true — you have more confidence when you feel good about the way you're presenting yourself.

聽起來陳腔濫調但是真的，你喜歡你表現自己的方式後，你會有更多自信。

Make it a habit to portray your best self.

把最棒的自己表現出來，讓這變成一個習慣吧。

12. Meditate and reflect.

十二：冥想並自省。

In tandem with the journaling habit, you need to make time to reflect.

和寫日誌的習慣有關，你需要花時間自省。

You can't always be in “go go go” mode.

你不能一直都在「衝衝衝」模式。

Without reflection, you will not be able to properly integrate the lessons you've been learning along the way.

缺乏自省的話，你就不能好好整合今天學習到的事情。

13. Teach others.

十三：教導他人。

Even before you feel like you're an “expert,” take the knowledge you've acquired and pass it along.

在你覺得自己成為「專家」前，把已經獲取到的知識傳下去。

Not only is it good for humanity, but you will learn whatever it is you're teaching even more deeply when you have to explain it to someone else.

不只對人性有好處，因為你要對別人解釋，你會對自己學到的東西有更深的感觸。

14. Play.

十四：玩樂。

When was the last time you went to the beach?

你上次去海灘是什麼時候？

When was the last time you did something crazy, like parasailing?

你上次做瘋狂的事情是什麼時候，像玩滑翔翼？

When was the last time you wrote a song on your ukulele?

你上次用烏克麗麗寫一首歌是什麼時候？

Take care of that inner child of yours and make time to play.

照顧心裡的那個孩子，找時間玩樂。

15. Eat healthy.

十五：吃得健康。

What you eat is a habit.

你會吃什麼是種習慣。

You're going to set a habit and then repeat that habit daily for a very, very long time.

你會養成一個習慣，接著持續很長的時間，天天重複那個習慣。

Make that habit take care of you, not drag you down.

讓那個習慣照顧你，而不是把你拖垮。

16. Check in with people of different ages.

十六：跟不同年紀的人多交流。

Make sure you keep in touch with those both older and younger than you.

確保你和比自己年長、年輕的人，都保持聯繫。

They provide a much-needed perspective.

他們提供很被需要的觀點。

17. See art.

十七：觀賞藝術。

Nobody gets inspired sitting at a desk all day.

每天都坐在桌子前，沒人可以這樣被激發。

Go to museums.

去博物館。

Go watch movies.

去看電影。

Go listen to live music.

去聽現場的音樂。

Go watch a mime on the street, or an acappella trio in the train station.

去街上看默劇，或去車站看阿卡貝拉表演。

Go out and get inspired!

到外頭被激發吧！

18. Wake up when you say you're going to wake up.

十八：在你說會起床的時候起床。

When you set that alarm the night before, you're promising yourself you're going to get up at that time.

在前一晚設定鬧鐘時，你就已經承諾自己要那個時候起床了。

Keep that promise.

守住那個承諾。

19. Read your chief aim aloud.

十九：把你的最終目標大聲唸出來。

I'm stealing from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill here: Write down whatever it is you want to build for yourself in life.

我從 Napoleon Hill 的 學來的：把你想建立的事情寫下來。

Then every morning and every night, read that aloud.

每天早上和晚上，把那些唸出來。

Out loud.

大聲唸出來。

Hear it in your voice and in your heart.

聽見自己的聲音，也在心裡重申。

Welcome it into the world.

歡迎目標的誕生。