And at every moment, one action has to be singled out as the best possible action that

而在每一個時刻，都必須挑出一個行動作為最好的行動，即

you can take.

你可以採取。

And your confidence is the degree of certainty you have that the action you took is truly

而你的信心是指你對你所採取的行動的確定程度，是真正的

the best possible one.

最好的可能。

To put it simply, your confidence is a measure of how correct you think you are.

簡單地說，你的信心是衡量你認為自己有多正確的一個標準。

For example, let's assume that you're a waiter, and you're trying to remember

例如，我們假設你是一名服務員，而你正試圖記住

what drink one of your customers ordered.

你的一個客戶點了什麼飲料。

Let's say they ordered an iced tea, but you think they ordered a coke.

比方說，他們點了一杯冰茶，但你認為他們點了一杯可樂。

So the best possible action to take is to get them iced tea, but you think it's to

是以，可能採取的最佳行動是給他們買冰茶，但你認為這是到了

get them a coke.

給他們一杯可樂。

And if you're highly certain that they ordered a coke, we would say you're highly confident,

如果你高度肯定他們點的是可樂，我們會說你是高度自信。

even though that confidence is misguided.

儘管這種信心是被誤導的。

And confidence, even if its misguided, leads to action.

而信心，即使是被誤導的，也會導致行動。

Lack of confidence, on the other hand, leads to hesitation.

另一方面，缺乏自信則會導致猶豫不決。

See, if you're not confident that your customer ordered a coke, you would hesitate to get

你看，如果你不相信你的顧客點的是可樂，你會猶豫不決地去找

it for them.

它為他們。

You'd probably go back and ask them what they ordered.

你可能會回去問他們點了什麼。

You would do more research and refine your hypothesis.

你會做更多的研究，完善你的假設。

They tell you that they ordered an iced tea.

他們告訴你，他們點了一杯冰茶。

So you refine your hypothesis, and your confidence in this hypothesis goes up.

是以，你完善了你的假設，你對這個假設的信心就會上升。

And with increased confidence, comes an increased desire to take action.

而隨著信心的增加，採取行動的慾望也隨之增加。

A life without confidence is a life unlived, because a life without confidence is a life

沒有信心的人生是不完整的人生，因為沒有信心的人生是不完整的人生。

full of hesitation.

充滿了猶豫不決。

It's a life full of plans that were never acted on.

這是一個充滿了從未付諸行動的計劃的生活。

It's a life full of dreams that were never realized.

這是一個充滿了從未實現的夢想的生活。

It's a life spent in study and research, without any action.

這是在學習和研究中度過的生活，沒有任何行動。

It's a life full of wasted potential and regret.

這是一個充滿了浪費的潛力和遺憾的生活。

On the other hand, a life of overconfidence is reckless and short-sighted.

另一方面，過度自信的生活是魯莽和短視的。

It's a life full of failures and poorly executed plans.

這是一個充滿了失敗和糟糕的計劃的生活。

It's a life spent acting impulsively, never reflecting on how to act better.

這是一種衝動行事的生活，從未反思過如何更好地行事。

And so similar to a life without confidence, overconfidence leads to a life of wasted potential.

是以，與沒有自信的生活相似，過度自信會導致生活中的潛力被浪費。

Achieving your greatest potential starts with true confidence.

實現你最大的潛力始於真正的自信。

The truly confident are neither unconfident or overconfident.

真正自信的人既不是不自信，也不是過度自信。

True confidence is when how correct you think you are overlaps with how correct you actually

真正的自信是當你認為自己有多正確與你實際有多正確相重疊的時候。

are.

是。

In other words, you are correct about how correct you think you are.

換句話說，你認為自己有多正確，你就有多正確。

Your confidence is an exact measure of your expertise.

你的信心是衡量你的專業知識的確切標準。

You have an accurate view of your own knowlege.

你對自己的認識有一個準確的看法。

You have self-awareness.

你有自知之明。

For example, a brain surgeon with true confidence knows the limits of his own knowledge and

例如，一個真正有信心的腦外科醫生知道自己知識的侷限性和

that makes him a great surgeon.

這使他成為一名偉大的外科醫生。

When he comes across problems that are outside of his domain of expertise, he passes the

當他遇到不屬於他的專業領域的問題時，他就會把這些問題傳遞給他。

problem on to someone more qualified.

將問題交給更有資格的人。

He's not reckless.

他並不魯莽。

And when he comes across problems that are within his domain of expertise, he handles

當他遇到屬於他的專業領域的問題時，他就會處理。

them without fear or hesitation.

他們沒有恐懼或猶豫。

He's neither overconfident or unconfident, but truly confident.

他既不是過度自信，也不是不自信，而是真正的自信。

The best way, then, to achieve your greatest potential is to focus on your expertise, not

那麼，實現你最大潛力的最佳方式是專注於你的專長，而不是

your confidence.

你的信心。

True confidence will always walk hand-in-hand with your expertise.

真正的自信將永遠與你的專業知識攜手並進。

Most people, for example, would be confident in getting a glass of water in their house,

例如，大多數人都會對在他們的房子裡得到一杯水充滿信心。

because they've done it a hundred times before.

因為他們以前已經做過一百次了。

They're certain that they could do it.

他們確信自己可以做到。

And the more times you've solved a problem in the past, the more certain you are that

你在過去解決一個問題的次數越多，你就越能確定

you can solve it in the future.

你可以在未來解決這個問題。

Expertise is what leads to true confidence, and expertise comes from solving a problem

專業知識才能帶來真正的自信，而專業知識來自於解決一個問題

so many times that you can't help but believe in your ability to solve it.

如此多次，你不能不相信你有能力解決它。

And expertise is natural and inevitable when you consistently overcome the tests that life

而當你不斷克服生活中的考驗時，專業知識是自然而然和不可避免的。

gives you.

給你。

A man who has to grow his business in difficult times—through recessions, times of cultural

一個人如果要在困難時期--經濟衰退、文化危機時期--發展自己的業務，就必須要有一個好的環境。

and technological transition, and changing consumer demands—will have to become an

和技術轉型，以及不斷變化的消費者需求--將不得不成為一個新的挑戰。

expert in order

秩序專家

to succeed.

以獲得成功。