1. Go small. Don't focus on being busy; focus on being productive. Allow what matters most to drive your day.

從小處做起察滑。別只是忙忙碌碌宜鸯，而是專(zhuān)注于效率适滓。讓最要緊之事引導(dǎo)你的日吃砀剩活動(dòng)斧散。

2. Go extreme. Once you've figured out what actually matters, keep asking what matters most until there is only one thing left. That core activity goes at the top of your success list.

做到極致供常。一旦找出真正要緊之事，繼續(xù)追問(wèn)最要緊的是什么鸡捐，直到僅剩下一件事话侧。這核心活動(dòng)就是你成功計(jì)劃中的頭等大事。

3. Say no. Whether you say "later" or "never," the point is to say "not now" to anything else you could do until your most important work is done.

去說(shuō)『不』闯参。不管你是說(shuō)『稍候』或是『永不』瞻鹏，關(guān)鍵是在直到你完成最重要的工作前，對(duì)你能做的其他任何事說(shuō)『現(xiàn)在不要』鹿寨。

4. Don't get trapped in the "check off" game. If we believe things don't matter equally, we must act accordingly. We can't fall prey to the notion that everything has to be done, that checking things off our list is what success is all about. We can't be trapped in a game of "check off" that never produces a winner. The truth is that things don't matter equally and success is found in doing what matters most.

別陷進(jìn)『核查完畢』的把戲里新博。如果我們確信事物并非同等關(guān)鍵，我們就必須依序進(jìn)行脚草。我們不必陷進(jìn)務(wù)必事事完成的想法中赫悄，不要認(rèn)為完成任務(wù)清單上的事項(xiàng)就是關(guān)于成功的一切×罂『核查完畢』任務(wù)清單的把戲從未有人贏(yíng)過(guò)埂淮，我們不必陷入其中。真相在于事物并非同等關(guān)鍵写隶，成功在于做好最為要緊之事倔撞。

-5. Multitasking ------多重任務(wù)的迷局

1. Distraction is natural. Don't feel bad when you get distracted. Everyone gets distracted.

分心是正常現(xiàn)象慕趴。如果你分心了痪蝇，別感覺(jué)太糟。每個(gè)人都會(huì)分心的冕房。

2. Multitasking takes a toll. At home or at work, distractions lead to poor choices, painful mistakes, and unnecessary stress.

同時(shí)進(jìn)行多項(xiàng)任務(wù)是有代價(jià)的躏啰。無(wú)論是在家還是在工作中，分心都會(huì)導(dǎo)致糟糕的選擇耙册、令人痛苦的失誤给僵，以及不必要的壓力。

3. Distraction undermines results. When you try to do too much at once, you can end up doing nothing well. Figure out what matters most in the moment and give it your undivided attention.

分心會(huì)破壞成果详拙。當(dāng)你試圖一次做好太多事時(shí)帝际，你最終會(huì)一事無(wú)成。找出當(dāng)前最為關(guān)鍵之事溪厘，全心全意地去做它胡本。

-6. A Disciplined Life --人生并非靠紀(jì)律

1. Don't be a disciplined person. Be a person of powerful habits and use selected discipline to develop them.

別成為有紀(jì)律的人。成為有強(qiáng)大習(xí)慣的人畸悬，有選擇地利用紀(jì)律來(lái)發(fā)展習(xí)慣侧甫。

2. Build one habit at a time. Success is sequential, not simultaneous. No one actually has the discipline to acquire more than one powerful new habit at a time. Super-successful people aren't superhuman at all; they've just used selected discipline to develop a few significant habits. One at a time. Over time.

每次建立一個(gè)習(xí)慣珊佣。成功是有序的，而非同時(shí)的披粟。事實(shí)上沒(méi)人能靠紀(jì)律來(lái)一次實(shí)現(xiàn)多過(guò)一個(gè)的強(qiáng)大新習(xí)慣咒锻。特別成功之人并非什么超人，他們僅是有選擇地利用紀(jì)律守屉，來(lái)發(fā)展少數(shù)重要的習(xí)慣惑艇。每次一個(gè)。慢慢積累拇泛。

3. Give each habit enough time. Stick with the discipline long enough for it to become routine. Habits, on average, take 66 days to form. Once a habit is solidly established, you can either build on that habit or, if appropriate, build another one.

給每個(gè)習(xí)慣留出足夠的時(shí)間滨巴。堅(jiān)持守紀(jì)律足夠長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間，直到它成為慣性俺叭。平均而論恭取，形成一個(gè)習(xí)慣需要66天。一旦牢固地建立了一個(gè)習(xí)慣熄守，你就既可以加強(qiáng)它蜈垮，或是如果合適，再建立另外的習(xí)慣裕照。

- 7. Willpower Is Always on Will-Call ------意志力并非隨叫隨到

1. Don't spread your willpower too thin. On any given day, you have a limited supply of willpower, so decide what matters and reserve your willpower for it.

別過(guò)于分散你的意志力攒发。在任何一天里，你能發(fā)揮的意志力都是有限的晋南，因而要決定關(guān)鍵之事惠猿，為其保留你的意志力。

2. Monitor your fuel gauge. Full-strength willpower requires a full tank. Never let what matters most be compromised simply because your brain was under-fueled. Eat right and regularly.

注意你的精力儲(chǔ)備搬俊。徹底發(fā)揮意志力需要充分的儲(chǔ)備紊扬。永遠(yuǎn)不要出現(xiàn)僅因?yàn)槟泐^腦精力不足，而影響到最關(guān)鍵事務(wù)的情況唉擂。飲食要規(guī)律且適當(dāng)。

3. Time your task. Do what matters most first each day when your willpower is strongest. Maximum strength willpower means maximum success.

為你的任務(wù)規(guī)劃時(shí)間檀葛。每天首先做你最要緊的事玩祟，當(dāng)你的意志力最強(qiáng)大的時(shí)候。最強(qiáng)大的意志力意味著最徹底的成功屿聋。

--8. A Balanced Life ------生活不可能各方面等同

1. Think about two balancing buckets. Separate your work life and personal life into two distinct buckets—not to compartmentalize them, just for counterbalancing. Each has its own counterbalancing goals and approaches.

設(shè)想兩個(gè)需要平衡的秤盤(pán)空扎。將你的工作時(shí)段與個(gè)人生活分到兩個(gè)不同的秤盤(pán)中——不是要它們徹底分離，而是要平衡互補(bǔ)润讥。其各自都有著平衡互補(bǔ)的目標(biāo)與方法转锈。

2. Counterbalance your work bucket. View work as involving a skill or knowledge that must be mastered. This will cause you to give disproportionate time to your ONE Thing and will throw the rest of your work day, week, month, and year continually out of balance. Your work life is divided into two distinct areas—what matters most and everything else. You will have to take what matters to the extremes and be okay with what happens to the rest. Professional success requires it.

讓你的工作平衡互補(bǔ)。將工作視為發(fā)展某種必須掌握的技能或知識(shí)楚殿。這會(huì)使你將大量時(shí)間投入你的關(guān)鍵之事撮慨，放棄其他工作，經(jīng)年累月如此，而非各方面等同砌溺。你的工作時(shí)段被分為兩個(gè)區(qū)域——最為關(guān)鍵之事影涉，與其他各種瑣事。你必須將關(guān)鍵之事做到極致规伐，讓其他一切順其自然蟹倾。專(zhuān)業(yè)上的成功就需要如此。

3. Counterbalance your personal life bucket. Acknowledge that your life actually has multiple areas and that each requires a minimum of attention for you to feel that you "have a life." Drop any one and you will feel the effects. This requires constant awareness. You must never go too long or too far without counterbalancing them so that they are all active areas of your life. Your personal life requires it.

讓你的個(gè)人生活平衡互補(bǔ)猖闪。了解你的生活事實(shí)上有著許多方面鲜棠，各自均需要你至少投入一定注意力，才會(huì)讓你覺(jué)得你是『在生活』培慌。放棄任何一項(xiàng)豁陆，你都會(huì)嘗到后果。這就需要不斷保持覺(jué)知检柬。因?yàn)檫@些領(lǐng)域全都是你生活中的重要方面献联，你不能失去平衡互補(bǔ)，不能總是做得太過(guò)頭何址。你的個(gè)人生活需要如此里逆。

9. Big Is Bad ------偉大并沒(méi)什么不好

1. Think big. Avoid incremental thinking that simply asks, "What do I do next?" This is at best the slow lane to success and, at worst, the off ramp. Ask bigger questions. A good rule of thumb is to double down everywhere in your life. If your goal is ten, ask the question: "How can I reach 20?" Set a goal so far above what you want that you'll be building a plan that practically guarantees your original goal.

設(shè)想遠(yuǎn)大。別只是順著當(dāng)前繼續(xù)去問(wèn)：『我接下來(lái)該做什么了用爪？』這么問(wèn)原押，最好結(jié)果也是推遲成功，最糟糕的結(jié)果則是偎血，會(huì)使你脫軌诸衔。詢(xún)問(wèn)更重大的問(wèn)題。一條有用的經(jīng)驗(yàn)法則是颇玷，將你生活的各方面都加倍笨农。如果你的目標(biāo)算作是十，那么就問(wèn)：『我要怎樣做才能獲得20帖渠？』設(shè)定比原先預(yù)期加倍的目標(biāo)谒亦，這樣你制訂的計(jì)劃才能實(shí)際上確保原定目標(biāo)實(shí)現(xiàn)。

2. Don't order from the menu. Apple's celebrated 1997 "Think Different" ad campaign featured icons like Ali, Dylan, Einstein, Hitchcock, Picasso, Gandhi, and others who "saw things differently" and who went on to transform the world we know. The point was that they didn't choose from the available options; they imagined outcomes that no one else had. They ignored the menu and ordered their own creations. As the ad reminds us, "People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the only ones who do."

別只是因循守舊空郊。蘋(píng)果公司在1997年的『另類(lèi)思考』廣告中份招，選擇的標(biāo)志人物是阿里、迪倫狞甚、愛(ài)因斯坦锁摔、希區(qū)柯克、畢加索哼审、甘地谐腰，以及其他『以不同方式看待事物』并且改變我們所知世界之人孕豹。要點(diǎn)在于他們并非只從已知可能中選擇，他們?cè)O(shè)想的是沒(méi)人想過(guò)的成果怔蚌。他們無(wú)視舊例巩步，而是訂制自己的創(chuàng)造。正如廣告提醒我們的：『僅有那些足夠瘋狂桦踊，認(rèn)為他們能夠改變世界之人椅野，才是真正做到這點(diǎn)的人〖瑁』

3. Act bold. Big thoughts go nowhere without bold action. Once you've asked a big question, pause to imagine what life looks like with the answer. If you still can't imagine it, go study people who have already achieved it. What are the models, systems, habits, and relationships of other people who have found the answer? As much as we'd like to believe we're all different, what consistently works for others will almost always work for us.

勇往直前竟闪。如果沒(méi)有大膽行動(dòng)，那么遠(yuǎn)大的設(shè)想不會(huì)帶來(lái)任何結(jié)果杖狼。一旦你提出了重大問(wèn)題炼蛤，就停下來(lái)想象，當(dāng)答案出現(xiàn)時(shí)蝶涩，生活會(huì)是什么樣的理朋。如果你還無(wú)法想象，就去研究那些已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)它的人绿聘。其他那些已經(jīng)找到答案之人嗽上，他們的模式、系統(tǒng)熄攘、習(xí)慣與關(guān)聯(lián)是什么兽愤？我們總以為人各有異，實(shí)際在其他人身上有效的方法對(duì)我們也會(huì)有效挪圾。

4. Don't fear failure. It's as much a part of your journey to extraordinary results as success. Adopt a growth mindset, and don't be afraid of where it can take you. Extraordinary results aren't built solely on extraordinary results. They're built on failure too. In fact, it would be accurate to say that we fail our way to success. When we fail, we stop, ask what we need to do to succeed, learn from our mistakes, and grow. Don't be afraid to fail. See it as part of your learning process and keep striving for your true potential.

別害怕失敗浅萧。這也是你成功獲得非凡成果的旅程中的一部分。選擇接受成長(zhǎng)的思維模式哲思，別害怕它可能帶給你的事物洼畅。非凡成果的獲得并不僅是依靠之前的非凡成果。它們也建立在失敗的基礎(chǔ)上棚赔。事實(shí)上土思，確切說(shuō)來(lái)我們?cè)诔晒β飞隙紩?huì)失敗。當(dāng)我們失敗忆嗜，我們就暫停，詢(xún)問(wèn)我們要做什么才能成功崎岂，從失誤中吸取教訓(xùn)捆毫，進(jìn)而成長(zhǎng)。別害怕失敗冲甘。將它看成你學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程的一部分绩卤，不斷為你的真實(shí)潛能努力途样。

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PART 2

THE TRUTH

THE SIMPLE PATH TO PRODUCTIVITY

第二部分

真相——高效率的簡(jiǎn)捷途徑

------ 10. The Focusing Question ------

——焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題——

1. Great questions are the path to great answers. The Focusing Question is a great question designed to find a great answer. It will help you find the first domino for your job, your business, or any other area in which you want to achieve extraordinary results.

重大問(wèn)題會(huì)導(dǎo)向重大的答案。焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題就是使人找到重大答案的重大問(wèn)題濒憋。它會(huì)協(xié)助你找到多米諾骨牌效應(yīng)中的第一塊骨牌何暇，無(wú)論是在你的職業(yè)、你的事業(yè)凛驮，或是任何你想達(dá)成非凡成果的領(lǐng)域中裆站。

2. The Focusing Question is a double-duty question. It comes in two forms: big picture and small focus. One is about finding the right direction in life and the other is about finding the right action.

焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題是個(gè)雙重問(wèn)題。它有兩種形式：宏大圖景與微距焦點(diǎn)黔夭。前者關(guān)系到生活中的正確方向宏胯，后者關(guān)系到正確的行動(dòng)。

3. The Big-Picture Question: "What's my ONE Thing?" Use it to develop a vision for your life and the direction for your career or company; it is your strategic compass. It also works when considering what you want to master, what you want to give to others and your community, and how you want to be remembered. It keeps your relationships with friends, family, and colleagues in perspective and your daily actions on track.

宏大圖景的問(wèn)題：『什么是我的關(guān)鍵之事本姥？』利用它來(lái)建設(shè)你的生活愿景肩袍，以及引導(dǎo)你的職業(yè)或團(tuán)隊(duì)，這是你的戰(zhàn)略方向婚惫。這也適用于你想掌握何種事務(wù)氛赐，你想將什么給予他人與你所在社區(qū)，以及你想以怎樣的方式被人們銘記先舷。這使你與友鄰艰管、家人以及同事的關(guān)系納入愿景，并使你的日趁芑耄活動(dòng)步入正軌蛙婴。

4. The Small-Focus Question: "What's my ONE Thing right now?" Use this when you first wake up and throughout the day. It keeps you focused on your most important work and, whenever you need it, helps you find the "levered action" or first domino in any activity. The small-focus question prepares you for the most productive workweek possible. It's effective in your personal life too, keeping you attentive to your most important immediate needs, as well as those of the most important people in your life.

微距焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題：『什么是我當(dāng)前的關(guān)鍵之事？』當(dāng)你開(kāi)始醒來(lái)時(shí)尔破，以及在你的全天活動(dòng)中街图，使用這個(gè)問(wèn)題。這使你專(zhuān)注于最重要的工作上懒构，并且在任何你需要的時(shí)候餐济，協(xié)助你在任何活動(dòng)中找到『杠桿支點(diǎn)行動(dòng)』或者說(shuō)第一塊多米諾骨牌。微距焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題使你能實(shí)現(xiàn)最為高效的工作周胆剧。它也使你的個(gè)人生活富有效率絮姆，使你不斷注意到你最要緊的需求，以及那些你生活中最為重要之人秩霍。

------ 11. The Success Habit ------

——成功的習(xí)慣——

So how do you make The ONE Thing part of your daily routine? How do you make it strong enough to get extraordinary results at work and in the other areas of your life? Here's a starter list drawn from our experience and our work with others.

因而篙悯，你該如何使得『僅專(zhuān)注一件事』成為你日常活動(dòng)的一部分铃绒？你該如何建立這強(qiáng)大的習(xí)慣鸽照，來(lái)在工作與你生活的其他領(lǐng)域中取得非凡成果？以下的起始清單颠悬，來(lái)自于我們自身經(jīng)驗(yàn)以及我們與其他人的合作矮燎。

1. Understand and believe it. The first step is to understand the concept of the ONE Thing, then to believe that it can make a difference in your life. If you don't understand and believe, you won't take action.

理解并且確信它定血。首先得理解『僅專(zhuān)注一件事』的概念，繼而確信它能夠使你的生活不同诞外。如果你并沒(méi)理解與確信澜沟，你就不會(huì)付諸行動(dòng)。

2. Use it. Ask yourself the Focusing Question. Start each day by asking, "What's the ONE Thing I can do today for [whatever you want] such that by doing it everything else will be easier or even unnecessary?" When you do this, your direction will become clear. Your work will be more productive and your personal life more rewarding.

應(yīng)用它峡谊。向你自己提出焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題茫虽。在每天開(kāi)始時(shí)提問(wèn)：『我今天能夠（為我想要的事物）做哪一件事，使得其他所有事變得更容易甚至不再必要靖苇？』當(dāng)你這么做時(shí)席噩，你的方向就會(huì)變得清晰。你的工作會(huì)更為高效贤壁，而你的個(gè)人生活則變得更為豐富悼枢。

3. Make it a habit. When you make asking the Focusing Question a habit, you fully engage its power to get the extraordinary results you want. It's a difference maker. Research says this will take about 66 days. Whether it takes you a few weeks or a few months, stick with it until it becomes your routine. If you're not serious about learning the Success Habit, you're not serious about getting extraordinary results.

讓它成為習(xí)慣。當(dāng)提出焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題成為你的習(xí)慣脾拆，你就是在徹底利用它的權(quán)能來(lái)獲得你想要的非凡成果馒索。它會(huì)創(chuàng)造變革。研究調(diào)查表明名船，培育習(xí)慣平均需要66天绰上。無(wú)論這到底是花費(fèi)了你幾周時(shí)間或是幾個(gè)月，堅(jiān)持它直到它成為你的日常習(xí)慣渠驼。如果你不肯認(rèn)真對(duì)待成功習(xí)慣的培養(yǎng)蜈块，你也不可能真正獲得非凡成果。

4. Leverage reminders. Set up ways to remind yourself to use the Focusing Question. One of the best ways to do this is to put up a sign at work that says, "Until my ONE Thing is done—everything else is a distraction." We designed the back cover of this book to be a trigger —set it on the corner of your desk so that it's the first thing you see when you get to work. Use notes, screen savers, and calendar cues to keep making the connection between the Success Habit and the results you seek. Put up reminders like, "The ONE Thing = Extraordinary Results" or "The Success Habit Will Get Me to My Goal."

使用提醒手段迷扇。設(shè)置方法來(lái)提醒自己運(yùn)用焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題百揭。最佳方式之一就是在工作地點(diǎn)放置一條標(biāo)語(yǔ)：『直到我的關(guān)鍵之事完成——其他一切皆是擾亂◎严』我們?cè)跁?shū)的封底設(shè)置了這條提醒語(yǔ)——將它放在你辦公桌的一角器一，這樣當(dāng)你工作時(shí)就會(huì)首先看到它。利用記事貼厨内、計(jì)算機(jī)屏幕保護(hù)祈秕，以及行事歷標(biāo)注，來(lái)在成功習(xí)慣與你尋求的結(jié)果之間建立聯(lián)系雏胃。設(shè)置像這樣的提醒：『僅專(zhuān)注一件事——意味著——非凡成果』或是『成功的習(xí)慣將使我達(dá)成目標(biāo)』请毛。

5. Recruit support. Research shows that those around you can influence you tremendously. Starting a success support group with some of your work colleagues can help inspire all of you to practice the Success Habit every day. Get your family involved. Share your ONE Thing. Get them on board. Use the Focusing Question around them to show them how the Success Habit can make a difference in their school work, their personal achievements, or any other part of their lives.

建立支持。研究調(diào)查表明瞭亮，你周?chē)娜藭?huì)嚴(yán)重影響你获印。著手與你的工作同事建立成功支持團(tuán)隊(duì)，這有助于鼓舞你們?nèi)w堅(jiān)持每天實(shí)踐成功的習(xí)慣。讓你的家人也加入兼丰。分享你專(zhuān)注的一件事。讓他們也參與進(jìn)來(lái)唆缴。在他們之中運(yùn)用焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題鳍征，向他們展示成功的習(xí)慣會(huì)如何改變他們的學(xué)校生活、個(gè)人成就面徽，或是他們生活中的其他任何部分艳丛。

------ 12. The Path to Great Answers ------

——通往重大答案之路——

1. Think big and specific. Setting a goal you intend to achieve is like asking a question. It's a simple step from "I'd like to do that" to "How do I achieve that?" The best question—and by default, the best goal—is big and specific: big, because you're after extraordinary results; specific, to give you something to aim at and to leave no wiggle room about whether you hit the mark. A big and specific question, especially in the form of the Focusing Question, helps you zero in on the best possible answer.

進(jìn)行重大且特定的設(shè)想。設(shè)定你想要達(dá)到的目標(biāo)就像是提出問(wèn)題趟紊。從『我想做這個(gè)』到『我該如何實(shí)現(xiàn)它氮双？』之間僅差一步。最佳問(wèn)題——默認(rèn)地霎匈，也就是最佳答案——在于重大且特定：重大戴差，因?yàn)槟銓で蟮氖欠欠渤晒惶囟踔觯@使你專(zhuān)注目標(biāo)暖释，不在判斷是否中標(biāo)上留下余地。重大且特定的問(wèn)題墨吓，尤其是以焦點(diǎn)問(wèn)題的形式提出球匕，協(xié)助你鎖定最佳可能答案。

2. Think possibilities. Setting a doable goal is almost like creating a task to check off your list. A stretch goal is more challenging. It aims you at the edge of your current abilities; you have to stretch to reach it. The best goal explores what's possible. When you see people and businesses that have undergone transformations, this is where they live.

設(shè)想可能性帖烘。設(shè)定加倍的目標(biāo)還只是像核對(duì)完成任務(wù)清單亮曹。突破性目標(biāo)則更具挑戰(zhàn)。它專(zhuān)注于發(fā)揮你當(dāng)前能力的極限秘症，你必須有所突破才能達(dá)到它照卦。最佳目標(biāo)是對(duì)可能性的探索。當(dāng)你看到在經(jīng)歷重大轉(zhuǎn)變的人群與事業(yè)历极，他們正在居于其中窄瘟。

3. Benchmark and trend for the best answer. No one has a crystal ball, but with practice you can become surprisingly good at anticipating where things are heading. The people and businesses who get there first often enjoy the lion's share of the rewards with few, if any, competitors. Benchmark and trend to find the extraordinary answer you need for extraordinary results.

對(duì)準(zhǔn)并且朝向最佳答案。沒(méi)人擁有算命的水晶球趟卸，但隨著練習(xí)蹄葱，你會(huì)令人驚異地善于預(yù)測(cè)事情發(fā)展的方向。搶占先機(jī)的人群與企業(yè)通常會(huì)獲得最大份額锄列，這很少（如果不是完全不可能）被其他競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者分享图云。對(duì)準(zhǔn)并且朝向你的非凡成果所需要的非凡答案。

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PART 3

EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS

UNLOCKING THE POSSIBILITIES WITHIN YOU

第三部分

非凡成果——釋放你的內(nèi)在潛能

------ 13. Live with Purpose ------

——有目標(biāo)的生活——

1. Happiness happens on the way to fulfillment. We all want to be happy, but seeking it isn't the best way to find it. The surest path to achieving lasting happiness happens when you make your life about something bigger, when you bring meaning and purpose to your everyday actions.

快樂(lè)發(fā)生在實(shí)現(xiàn)它的過(guò)程中邻邮。我們都想快樂(lè)竣况，但尋求它卻并非找到它的最佳方式。實(shí)現(xiàn)持續(xù)快樂(lè)的最確定方式在于讓你的生活更為宏大筒严，讓你的日常行動(dòng)充滿(mǎn)意義與目標(biāo)丹泉。

2. Discover your Big Why. Discover your purpose by asking yourself what drives you. What's the thing that gets you up in the morning and keeps you going when you're tired and worn down? I sometimes refer to this as your "Big Why." It's why you're excited with your life. It's why you're doing what you're doing.

找到你的根本目的情萤。詢(xún)問(wèn)你自己，是什么在驅(qū)使著你摹恨，從而發(fā)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)筋岛。是什么驅(qū)使你每天早上起床，并且驅(qū)使著你在疲憊勞累之時(shí)仍繼續(xù)向前晒哄？我有時(shí)稱(chēng)這為你的『根本目的』睁宰。它是生活為何令你振奮的原因。它是使你從事你正從事之事的原因寝凌。

3. Absent an answer, pick a direction. "Purpose" may sound heavy but it doesn't have to be. Think of it as simply the ONE Thing you want your life to be about more than any other. Try writing down something you'd like to accomplish and then describe how you'd do it.

不在于答案柒傻，在于確立方向〗夏荆『目標(biāo)』或許聽(tīng)起來(lái)過(guò)于沉重红符，但不見(jiàn)得如此拢蛋。只管把它當(dāng)成你生命中最想實(shí)現(xiàn)之事瞪浸，遠(yuǎn)勝過(guò)其他一切鲫忍。試著寫(xiě)下你想實(shí)現(xiàn)的事物播揪，然后描述你想要怎么做丹允。

------ 14. Live by Priority ------

——有關(guān)鍵的生活——

1. There can only be ONE. Your most important priority is the ONE Thing you can do right now that will help you achieve what matters most to you. You may have many "priorities," but dig deep and you'll discover there is always one that matters most, your top priority—your ONE Thing.

一件事就是一件事裳仆。你最為重要的關(guān)鍵事項(xiàng)妇菱，就是你現(xiàn)在能夠做的一件事务荆，它能有助于你實(shí)現(xiàn)對(duì)你最關(guān)鍵的事祖今。你或許有許多『關(guān)鍵事項(xiàng)』校坑，但當(dāng)你深入下去，則會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)始終僅有一件是最重要的千诬，你的最關(guān)鍵事項(xiàng)——你的惟一事務(wù)耍目。

2. Goal Set to the Now. Knowing your future goal is how you begin. Identifying the steps you need to accomplish along the way keeps your thinking clear while you uncover the right priority you need to accomplish right now.

將目標(biāo)設(shè)立于當(dāng)下。要知道你的未來(lái)目標(biāo)取決于你的開(kāi)始徐绑。找出你需要在途中完成的步驟邪驮，這使你能清楚地正確找出你在當(dāng)前需要完成的關(guān)鍵事務(wù)。

3. Put pen to paper. Write your goals down and keep them close.

記在紙面上傲茄。寫(xiě)下你的目標(biāo)毅访，并將它們放在近前。

------ 15. Live for Productivity ------

——有效率的生活——

1. Connect the dots. Extraordinary results become possible when where you want to go is completely aligned with what you do today. Tap into your purpose and allow that clarity to dictate your priorities. With your priorities clear, the only logical course is to go to work.

找出關(guān)聯(lián)盘榨。非凡成果的實(shí)現(xiàn)喻粹，在于你的最終目標(biāo)與你當(dāng)前所做完全一致。深入你的目標(biāo)草巡，讓它明確地引導(dǎo)你的優(yōu)先事務(wù)守呜。當(dāng)你的關(guān)鍵事務(wù)清楚了，其必然的邏輯關(guān)系也就清楚了。

2. Time block your ONE Thing. The best way to make your ONE Thing happen is to make regular appointments with yourself. Block time early in the day, and block big chunks of it—no less than four hours! Think of it this way: If your time blocking were on trial, would your calendar contain enough evidence to convict you?

為你的惟一事務(wù)規(guī)劃時(shí)間查乒。使你的惟一事務(wù)能實(shí)現(xiàn)的最佳方式弥喉，就是安排好與你自己的日常預(yù)約。留出每天較早的時(shí)段侣颂，劃出大塊的時(shí)間——不少于四小時(shí)档桃！請(qǐng)這樣想一下：如果你是在試驗(yàn)時(shí)間規(guī)劃，那么你的行事歷中留下足夠說(shuō)服自己的證據(jù)了嗎憔晒？

3. Protect your time block at all costs. Time blocking works only when your mantra is "Nothing and no one has permission to distract me from my ONE Thing." Unfortunately, your resolve won't keep the world from trying, so be creative when you can be and firm when you must. Your time block is the most important meeting of your day, so whatever it takes to protect it is what you have to do.

竭盡全力守衛(wèi)你的時(shí)間規(guī)劃。僅有你以『不允許任何人任何事使我遠(yuǎn)離我的惟一事務(wù)』為自己的座右銘時(shí)蔑舞，時(shí)間規(guī)劃才會(huì)管用拒担。不幸的是，你的決心并不能阻止世界試圖改變它攻询，因而當(dāng)你需要?jiǎng)?chuàng)新變通時(shí)就去創(chuàng)新變通从撼，但當(dāng)你必須堅(jiān)決時(shí)，則請(qǐng)堅(jiān)決钧栖。你的時(shí)間規(guī)劃是你每天最重要的安排低零，所以無(wú)論需要做什么來(lái)保衛(wèi)它，你都必須去做拯杠。

------ 16. The Three Commitments ------

——做出三項(xiàng)承諾——

1. Commit to be your best. Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work. This is, in essence, the path to mastery—and because mastery takes time, it takes a commitment to achieve it.

承諾做到最好掏婶。僅在你付出你能付出的最好一切，在你最重要的領(lǐng)域成為你能成為的最佳實(shí)踐者時(shí)潭陪，非凡成果才會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)雄妥。根本而言，這也就是依溯，掌控之道——成為掌控者需要付出時(shí)間老厌，需要承諾來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)它。

2. Be purposeful about your ONE Thing. Move from "E" to "P." Go on a quest for the models and systems that can take you the farthest. Don't just settle for what comes naturally—be open to new thinking, new skills, and new relationships. If the path of mastery is a commitment to be your best, being purposeful is a commitment to adopt the best possible approach.

讓你的惟一事務(wù)成為目標(biāo)導(dǎo)向黎炉。從『實(shí)際導(dǎo)向["E" (Entrepreneurial)]』到『目標(biāo)導(dǎo)向["P" (Purposeful)]』枝秤。尋求能使你走到最遠(yuǎn)的模式與系統(tǒng)。別只是接受自然而來(lái)之事——開(kāi)明地接納新思想慷嗜、新技藝淀弹，與新的關(guān)系。如果掌控之道就是要承諾做到最佳洪添，目標(biāo)導(dǎo)向則是承諾采取可能的最佳途徑垦页。

3. Take ownership of your outcomes. If extraordinary results are what you want, being a victim won't work. Change occurs only when you're accountable. So stay out of the passenger seat and always choose the driver's side.

為你的結(jié)果負(fù)責(zé)。如果你想要的是非凡成果干奢，陷入受害者心態(tài)就是行不通的痊焊。僅在你負(fù)責(zé)之時(shí)，才會(huì)發(fā)生改變。因而請(qǐng)脫離乘客位置薄啥，始終選擇司機(jī)的立場(chǎng)辕羽。

4. Find a coach. You'll be hard-pressed to find anyone who achieves extraordinary results without one.

找到教練。你很難找到?jīng)]有教練指導(dǎo)就實(shí)現(xiàn)非凡成果之人垄惧。

------ 17. The Four Thieves ------

——提防四個(gè)竊賊——

1. Start saying "no." Always remember that when you say yes to something, you're saying no to everything else. It's the essence of keeping a commitment. Start turning down other requests outright or saying, "No, for now" to distractions so that nothing detracts you from getting to your top priority. Learning to say no can and will liberate you. It's how you'll find the time for your ONE Thing.

開(kāi)始去說(shuō)『不』刁愿。始終記得當(dāng)你對(duì)某事說(shuō)『是』時(shí)，你就是在對(duì)其他一切說(shuō)『不』到逊。這是保持承諾的本質(zhì)铣口。開(kāi)始去立刻拒絕其他請(qǐng)求，或是對(duì)擾亂說(shuō)『不觉壶，現(xiàn)在不行』脑题，這就不讓任何事務(wù)使你從你的最關(guān)鍵事項(xiàng)上分心。學(xué)著去說(shuō)『不』铜靶，這會(huì)使你解放叔遂。這使你能為進(jìn)行你的惟一事務(wù)找出時(shí)間。

2. Accept chaos. Recognize that pursuing your ONE Thing moves other things to the back burner. Loose ends can feel like snares, creating tangles in your path. This kind of chaos is unavoidable. Make peace with it. Learn to deal with it. The success you have accomplishing your ONE Thing will continually prove you made the right decision.

接受混亂争剿。要承認(rèn)已艰，努力實(shí)現(xiàn)你的惟一事務(wù)，必然會(huì)使其他事居于次要〔衔瑣碎事項(xiàng)就像是陷阱哩掺，在你的道路上制造混亂。這種混亂是不可避免的捆蜀。坦然接受它疮丛。學(xué)著面對(duì)它。當(dāng)你成功完成你的惟一事務(wù)時(shí)辆它，自然會(huì)證明你的決定是正確的誊薄。

3. Manage your energy. Don't sacrifice your health by trying to take on too much. Your body is an amazing machine, but it doesn't come with a warranty, you can't trade it in, and repairs can be costly. It's important to manage your energy so you can do what you must do, achieve what you want to achieve, and live the life you want to live.

管理你的能量。別因?yàn)樵噲D做太多事而犧牲你的健康锰茉。你的身體有著奇妙的構(gòu)造呢蔫，卻并非某種可抵押品，你不能拿它來(lái)做交易飒筑，要修復(fù)彌補(bǔ)是要付出代價(jià)的片吊。管理你的能量極其重要，這樣你才能去做你必做之事协屡，實(shí)現(xiàn)你想實(shí)現(xiàn)之事俏脊，活出你想要的生活。

4. Take ownership of your environment. Make sure that the people around you and your physical surroundings support your goals. The right people in your life and the right physical environment on your daily path will support your efforts to get to your ONE Thing. When both are in alignment with your ONE Thing, they will supply the optimism and physical lift you need to make your ONE Thing happen.

對(duì)你的環(huán)境負(fù)責(zé)肤晓。確保你周?chē)娜伺c你的周?chē)F(xiàn)實(shí)支持你的目標(biāo)爷贫。讓正確的人與正確的現(xiàn)實(shí)環(huán)境出現(xiàn)在你的日常道路上认然，會(huì)支持你實(shí)現(xiàn)惟一事務(wù)的努力。當(dāng)兩者均與你的惟一事務(wù)一致漫萄，這些就會(huì)支持你的積極心態(tài)并且提供實(shí)際支援卷员，使你的惟一事務(wù)實(shí)現(xiàn)。