If you write or create anything in the world, I’ll bet you’ve had this thought at least once:

如果你在這個世界上寫了或是創造了什麼，我打賭你曾經至少有一次這樣的想法：

Darn it, I was going to write about that, I was going to talk about that, I was going to make that.

「糟糕，我本來正打算要寫這個的，我本來打算要談論這個的，我本來打算要做這個的」

This happens to all of us. We see a blog post or a movie or a book that comes out with the exact idea or topic that we wanted to express.

這都曾經發生在我們身上。我們看到一個部落格文章、一部電影、一本書裡面的點子或是題目完全就是我們想表達的

Or maybe you’ve heard about something or read about something a bunch of times

又或者你曾經好幾次聽到或是讀到一些事情

and you wanna write about it too, but you stop yourself because you feel like there’s no room for you.

而你也想要寫些有關它的討論，但是你阻止了自己因為你感覺已經沒有進一步發揮的空間了

It’s all been covered better and by more experienced and more famous and more articulate people.

這些都被更好、更有經驗、更有名氣和更善於表達的人做過了

Well, today I want to take a closer look at that paralyzing notion and show you why it is total garbage.

好吧，今天我想要仔細審視那個侷限自己的想法並證明給你看為什麼這完全是無稽之談

So a little story for you here, this is something that I do to Josh all the time and it drives him bonkers.

這裡給你一個小故事，這個是我每次會都對 Josh 做的事，而這些總是讓他抓狂

So Josh tells me about really good things over and over and over again and,

Josh 總是一次次地告訴我一些真正美好的事物

trust me, I know he’s smart and I take his advice often.

相信我，我知道他很聰明而且我常常接納他的忠告

But for whatever reason, on some topics if I hear it from him it just doesn't sink in.

不論是因為什麼緣故，在一些議題上我就是聽不進去他說的

So, for example, back when we first met and I was still eating Spaghettios out of a can

舉例來說，我們第一次約會回來而我仍然從罐頭裡一直拿 Spaghettios 出來吃

he would say, “Hey, Marie. You know, we should really start juicing and taking these great vitamins and supplements,”

他說：「嘿 Marie，你知道的，我們應該認真開始多喝果汁並攝取豐富的維他命和其他營養素」

and I was like, “Yeah, whatever hippie dude. Just pass me that mac and cheese.”

而我心裡想：「你說的沒錯啦，但不管什麼原因，給我那個漢堡和起士就對了」

Now, he’d wait a while and then he’d bring it up again.

現在，他會等待一會兒然後再次提起

He’d say, you know, “Hey, Marie. Well, what if we got a juicer?” And I’d be like,

他會說，你知道的，「嘿 Marie，那個，如果我們喝些果汁呢？」而我會像這樣

“Yeah, yeah. Whatever. I don't think so, too expensive.” So this goes on for a few years until I met my dear friend Kris Carr.

「好啦、好啦。無謂如何，我並不這麼想，那太貴了。」這樣的對話持續了好幾年直到認識了我親愛的朋友 Kris Carr

She’s the author of several New York Times bestselling books like Crazy Sexy Diet and Crazy Sexy Juice.

他是許多在紐約時報上刊載的最暢銷書藉的作者，像是 Crazy Sexy Diet 和 Crazy Sexy Juice

Cut to, “Hey, Josh. I met the most amazing woman.

情況就變成：「嘿 Josh，我遇到了那個最讓人驚奇的女人

You know what? We have got to start juicing and we should really start eating more salads

你知道嗎？我們必須開始多喝果汁而且我們確實該開始多吃沙拉

and taking these vitamins and supplements. You know what? We should’ve been doing this forever ago.”

以攝取這些維他命和其他的營養素。你知道嗎？我們很早以前就該這麼做了」

Now, of course, Josh was like, facepalm, “Marie! I’ve been telling you about this for years. Why couldn’t you hear it from me?”

不意外地，Josh 無奈地說：「Marie！這點我己經和你說了好幾年了，為什麼你不聽我的？」

And that is exactly my point. No matter how many times an idea has been expressed or it’s been shared in the world,

而這就是我要說的。不論一個想法被重複表達了多少次或是他已經在世界上廣為流傳

sometimes it just takes that one person expressing it in their voice for it to actually get through,

有時候就是只有那麼一個人用它自己的方式表達出來才真正影響到某些人

and you are that person for somebody.

而對於某些人來說你就是那個關鍵的人

So don’t let this idea that it’s all been said or it’s all been done before take you out.

所以不要讓這個「這些都已經被人提過了」或是「這些以前都有人完成過了」的想法打消了你的念頭

Do not let it stop you before you even begin.

不要讓它在你甚至還沒開始之前就讓你放棄了

Know this, you can make any topic or any idea fresh and your own by remixing it with your personality, your stories, and your voice.

記住，你可以藉由個人的性格、所說的故事內容和表達方式來重新組合，讓任何的主題或是想法都有嶄新的面貌

It coming from you could be that tipping point that gets someone to say,

你做到了一定的程度時，可能因此讓某些人受惠而說出：

“I finally get it. That’s it. I am doing it.”

「我終於了解了。就是這樣的感覺，我做到了。」

And if you want to make sure that you never let this idea stop you again, remember this tweetable.

而如果你想要確保不會再讓這樣的念頭再次阻礙妳，請記得下面的推特佳句

It doesn't have to be brand new, it just has to come from you.

「它不需要是全新的作品，重點是它是來自你的原創」

And if you’re suffering from a debilitating case of it’s all been said before syndrome

而如果你正掙扎於一個讓你苦惱不已的問題，基於它已經被提過的原因

and you want to learn how to express your own ideas in your own, unique way, in your voice,

而你想要學習如何用自己獨特的方式來表達自己的想法

you’ve got to go to TheCopyCure.com right now. So just enter your name and email,

你一定要去逛逛 TheCopyCure.com 這個網站。只要輸入你的名字和電子郵件

you’ll get some amazing, free writing tips and I will say, the full program is outstanding.

你可以得到一些很棒的免費寫作訣竅而我敢說這整個專案是非常出色的

Now I would love to hear from you. Have you ever read or heard about something a gajillion times

現在我想要聽聽你們的意見。你曾經有某件事讀過或是聽了數不清多少遍了

but you never really got it until you heard about it from one special person?

但你從來沒有真正理解它直到你聽到某個人說的才恍然大悟嗎？

Let me know your story in the comments below.

在下面的留言裡讓我聽聽你的故事吧

Now, as always, the best discussions happen after the episode over at MarieForleo.com,

現在，一如往常的，最好的討論都是發生在 MarieForleo.com 這個網站的影片之後

so go there and leave a comment now.

所以現在快去寫下你的留言吧

Did you like this video? I really did. If you did, consider subscribing to our channel

你喜歡這部影片嗎？我真的很喜歡它。如果你也喜歡，考慮訂閱我們的頻道

and I would be so grateful if you shared this with your friends.

若你能分享這個給你的朋友們我會非常感謝你

And if you want even more resources to create a business and life that you love, plus some personal insights from me that I only talk about in email,

而如果你想到更多的資源來建立你喜歡的事業和生活，再加上一些我只在電子郵件裡討論的個人觀點

come on over to MarieForleo.com and sign up for email updates.

快來到 MarieForleo.com 這個網站並註冊以便可以藉由電子郵件收到最新的消息

Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams because the world needs that special gift that only you have.

在你的舞臺上堅持下去並繼續追求你的夢想吧，因為這個世界需要你獨一無二的天賦

Thank you so much for watching and I’ll catch you next time on MarieTV.

非常感謝你的收看，我們下次在 MarieTV 再見