To answer this question, we must observe the paradox of our priorities.

為了回答這個問題，我們必須觀察自身優先事項的悖論。

How we pursue lifestyles built on our resumes.

我們如何追求建立在履歷表上的生活方式。

Yet, as we knowingly approach death, we yearn to be remembered by every quality except that resume.

然而，當我們深知自己接近死亡，我們渴望自己的每項特質都被記得，除了履歷表上的內容之外。

You see, during the course of our lives, we seek success of every tangible sort.

是這樣的，我們的一生中都在尋求各種有形的成功。

But when it comes to looking back on a life once lived, those tangible things, the measuring cups of our entire existence seem emptier than ever.

但提及回顧曾經的生活時，那些有形的東西、衡量我們整體存在的量杯似乎都比以往任何時候更加空虛。

I have never read, nor have I written, a eulogy that expressed how accomplished a person was or how brilliant of a worker they were.

我從來沒有讀過、也沒有寫過任何悼文，用以說明一個人多有成就，或者他們是多麼出色的員工。

Even the most celebrated innovators are not eulogized by the impact of their inventions,

即便是最廣受推崇的創新者，也不會因為他們的發明被悼念，

but by their motives, the bonds they formed, acts of kindness, and what they meant to the people around them.

被悼念的反而是他們的動機、形成的聯繫、善舉以及他們對周遭的人有何意義。

So, if you wonder what a successful life really feels like,

所以說，如果你想知道成功生活的感覺是怎麼樣的，

all you have to do is close your eyes and think about what you want your eulogy to sound like.

你只需要閉上雙眼並思考你希望自己的悼文聽起來是怎麼樣的。

What words will be used by loved ones describing and celebrating your legacy when you die?

你死後，所愛的人會用哪些字來形容並慶祝你的成就？

List those words.

列出那些字。

Internalize this list, memorize it, stare at it everyday.

將這份清單內化、熟記，並每天盯著它。

What you're staring at is your personal definition of success.

你盯著的正是你個人對於成功的定義。

It sounds crazy, but everything else you're pursuing, everything else you whine and worry about is secondary.

這聽起來很瘋狂，但你所追求的、所抱怨和擔心的其它一切都是其次。

And if you're going to do those secondary things, make sure they serve your list.

而如果你要做那些次要的事情，請確保那對你的清單有益。

Make sure they increase your capacity to live by those qualities.

確保它們提升你謹守這些特質的能力。

Stop chasing things that aren't on your list.

不要再追尋清單上沒有的東西。

Because that list is all you have.

因為那張清單是你僅有的。

And that, my friends, is the only way to live a successful life with intent, not regret.

朋友們，那就是有意圖且不後悔地度過成功生活的唯一方式。

What's on your list?

你的清單上有什麼？