My 5-Step Process to Getting What You Want Out of Life

實現夢想的五大步驟

The you I am referring to here is the strategic you – the one who is deciding on what you want and how best to get it, previously referred to as you (1).

這里的你（1號）是指制定戰(zhàn)略的你，所做的主要是決定目標和最佳獲得方式。

There are five things that you have to do to get what you want out of life. First, you have tochoose your goals, which will determine your direction. Then you have todesign a planto achieve your goals. On the way to your goals, you willencounter problemsAs I mentioned, these problems typically cause pain. The most common source of pain is in exploring your mistakes and weaknesses. You will either react badly to the pain or react like a master problem solver. That is your choice. To figure out how to get around these problems you must be calm and analytical to accuratelydiagnose your problems. Only after you have an accurate diagnosis of them can youdesign a plan that will get you around your problems. Then you have to do thetasksspecified in the plan. Through this process of encountering problems and figuring out how to get around them, you will become progressively more capable and achieve your goals more easily. Then you will set bigger, more challenging goals, in the same way that someone who works with weights naturally increases the poundage. This is the process of personal evolution, which I call my 5-Step Process.

要實現夢想填帽，得做五件事蛛淋，首先，選擇你的目標盲赊，這會為你指明方向铣鹏。然后你需要設計一個方案來實現你的目標。這個過程中哀蘑，你會遇到問題诚卸，正如我說過的，這些問題一般都會帶來痛苦绘迁。痛苦最普遍的是來源于自己犯的錯和缺點合溺。面對問題，你將要么對著痛苦怨聲載道缀台，要么像大師級的問題解決能手一樣從容應對棠赛，這是你自己的選擇。要解決這些問題膛腐，必須冷靜睛约，精準分析，診斷問題哲身。只有精準診斷問題后辩涝，才能設計解決問題的方案。接下來勘天，你要完成方案里設置的具體任務怔揩。通過遇到問題，尋找解決方案脯丝，你會變得更積極商膊，更有能力，更易實現夢想宠进，進而就能設置更宏偉牵啦，更具挑戰(zhàn)性的目標了洛口，就像練啞鈴的人也會不斷增加啞鈴的重量一樣蓖墅。這就是個人成長過程玩裙，我稱之為五大步驟精偿。

In other words, “The Process” consists of five distinct steps:

也即柱蟀，該方法包括五大具體步驟：

Have cleargoal.

目標清晰尚粘。

Identify and don’t tolerate theproblemsthat stand in the way of achieving your goals.

發(fā)現問題卿拴，對阻礙目標實現的問題零容忍赤惊。

Accuratelydiagnosethese problems.

精準診斷這些問題吼旧。

Designplans that explicitly lay out tasks that will get you around your problems and on to your goals.

設計方案，清晰列出待解決的問題未舟，實現目標的各項具體任務圈暗。

mplementthese plans—i.e.,dothese tasks.

落實方案掂为，也就是完成具體任務。

You need to do all of these steps well in order to be successful.

這些步驟完成好了才會走向成功员串。

Before discussing these individual steps in more detail, I want to make a few general points about the process.

開始分述每個步驟前勇哗，我想先簡單談談整個過程。

1.You must approach these as distinct steps rather than blur them together.For example,when setting goals, just set goals (don’t think how you will achieve them or the other steps); when diagnosing problems, just diagnose problems (don’t think about how you will solve them or the other steps). Blurring the steps leads to suboptimal outcomes because it creates confusion and short-changes the individual steps. Doing each step thoroughly will provide information that will help you do the other steps well,since the process is iterative.

每個步驟要界限分明寸齐，獨立操作欲诺，不可交叉重疊，混為一談渺鹦。例如扰法，設置目標時就只想著設置目標，不要想你怎么實現或想別的步驟毅厚；診斷問題時就僅僅診斷問題塞颁，不要想怎么解決或想別的步驟。目標間相互混雜會導致不盡人意的結果吸耿，因為這樣會令人產生困惑祠锣，給每個步驟帶來臨時的變數。完整地完成每個步驟咽安，有助于更好地完成其他步驟伴网，因為整個過程可以循環(huán)往復。

2.Each of these five steps requires different talents and disciplines.Most probably, you havelots of some of these and inadequate amounts of others. If you are missing any of the required talents and disciplines, that is not an insurmountable problem because you can acquire them, supplement them, or compensate for not having them, if you recognize your weaknesses anddesign around them. So you must be honestly self-reflective.

每個步驟都需要具備不同的能力板乙，了解不同學科的知識是偷。很可能你這方面懂很多，那方面懂一點募逞，有些方面則沒什么了解蛋铆，如果你在完成步驟所需的資質或學科知識上不夠完備，也不是什么不可逾越的大問題放接，因為不會的可以學刺啦，可以補充，不知道的地方也有抵消的辦法纠脾，只要你認識到自己的缺點玛瘸，并設計出解決方案，這就不是難事兒苟蹈。所以請做一名誠實的自省者糊渊。

3.It is essential to approach this process in a very clear-headed, rational way rather than emotionally.Figure out what techniques work best for you; e.g., if emotions are getting the betterof you, take time out until you can reflect unemotionally, seek the guidance of calm, thoughtful others, etc.

操作這個過程，需要頭腦清醒理智慧脱，而非感情用事渺绒。指出哪些技巧最適合你，若個人情感在左右你的選擇，就先跳出來冷靜下直到可以理性反思宗兼，向處事冷靜且考慮周全之人尋求指導躏鱼。

To help you do these things well—and stay centered and effective rather than stressed and thrown off by your emotions—try this technique for reducing the pressure:treat your life like a gameor a martial art. Your mission is to figure out how to get around your challenges to get to your goals. In the process of playing the game or practicing this martial art, you will become more skilled. As you get better, you will progress to ever- higher levels of the game that will require—and teach you—greater skills. I will explain what these skills are in the next section. However,the big and really great news is that you don’t needto have all of these skills to succeed!You just have to 1) know they are needed; 2) know you don’thave some of them; and 3) figure out how to get them (i.e., either learn them or work with others who have them).

為了幫你擺脫壓力和情緒化的影響，進而聚精會神殷绍、高效順利地完成這些步驟染苛，試試這個減壓技巧：把你的生活當作一場游戲或武術。你的使命是找出應對挑戰(zhàn)的辦法主到，實現目標茶行。在玩游戲或練武術的過程中，技藝日益嫻熟镰烧，變得強大拢军，升級到需要新技能的關卡，新的關卡也會教會你新的技能怔鳖。我會在下一部分詳述這些技能是指什么茉唉。不過，最鼓舞人心的消息是结执，你實現成功并不需要具備所有的這些技能度陆！你只需要：1）知道你需要這些技能；2）知道你沒必要掌握全部技能献幔；3）指出如何獲得這些技能懂傀，通過學習或跟已掌握這些技能的人一起工作。

This particular game—i.e., your life—will challenge you in ways that will be uncomfortable at times. But if you work through this discomfort and reflect on it in order to learn, you will significantly improve your chances of getting what you want out of life.By and large, life will give you what you deserve and itdoesn’t give a damn what you “l(fā)ike.” So it is up to you to take full responsibility to connect what you want with what you need to do to get it, and then to do those things—which often are difficult but produce good results—so that you’ll then deserve to get what you want.

這個特別的游戲蜡感，也就是你的人生蹬蚁，會時而出現令你不悅的挑戰(zhàn)。但如果你克服了這種不悅郑兴，反思學習犀斋，就能大幅度提升實現夢想的幾率。總體來說情连，生活會給你應得的回報叽粹，生活不會譴責你的喜好，所以你要自己負起責任來却舀，搭建起“自己想要什么”和“要得到想要的該如何做”之間的橋梁虫几，然后腳踏實地干起來，做起來雖然不那么容易挽拔，但能收獲滿意的結果辆脸，實現你的夢想。

That’s just the way it is, so you might as well accept it. Once you accept that playing the game will be uncomfortable, and you do it for a while, it will become much easier (like it does when getting fit) . When you excel at it, you will find your ability to get what you want thrilling. You’ll see that excuses like “That’s not easy” are of no value and that it pays to “push through it” at a pace you can handle. Like getting physically fit, the most important thing is that you keep moving forward at whatever pace you choose, recognizing the consequences of your actions. When you think that it’s too hard, remember that in the long run, doing the things that will make you successful is a lot easier than being unsuccessful. The first-order consequences of escaping life’s challenges may seem pleasurable in the moment, but the second-and third-order consequences of this approach are your life and, over time, will be painful. With practice, you will eventually play this game like a ninja, with skill and a calm centeredness in the face of adversity that will let you handle most of your numerous challenges well.

游戲就是這么玩的螃诅，你最好還是接受這樣的設定每强。一旦你也確實覺得玩這場游戲會遭受一些不適始腾，請堅持一段時間州刽，一切會變得越來越容易空执，就像健身一樣。當你實現了超越穗椅，會為實現了夢想而興奮不已辨绊，像“這可不容易”之類的借口就會變得毫無價值，按自己能掌控的節(jié)奏“突破自己”就會帶來回報匹表。跟健身一樣门坷，最重要的是，無論你選擇了什么速度袍镀，都要堅持前行默蚌，才能認識到這樣做的結果。當你覺得這太困難時苇羡，請記住绸吸，從長遠來看，做能讓自己成功的事设江，比失敗容易得多锦茁。逃避人生中挑戰(zhàn)的一級效應在那一刻看起來是令人愉悅的，但其帶來的二叉存、三級效應码俩，隨時間積淀，才真的會帶來痛苦的人生歼捏。通過不斷練習稿存，最終你能跟忍者一樣技藝嫻熟，面對逆境能做到冷靜專注瞳秽，從容應對各種挑戰(zhàn)瓣履。

However, you will never handle them all well: mistakes are inevitable, and it’s important to recognize and accept this fact of life. The good news, as I have mentioned, is that most learning comes through making mistakes—so there is no end to learning how to play the game better. You will have an enormous number of decisions to make, so no matter how many mistakes you make, there will be plenty of opportunities to build a track record of success.

誠然，你沒有辦法做得面面俱到：犯錯難以避免寂诱，重要的是認識并接受這個人生事實拂苹。但利好的一面我也提到過，大多數的學習都是通過犯錯得來的痰洒，所以人生這場游戲怎么玩得更好瓢棒，其中的學問是無止境的。你得做大量決定丘喻，所以無論犯多少錯誤脯宿，都會有大量機會構建成功。

That’s basically the whole concept.

上述是整體概念泉粉。

Let’s pause and reflect on this before moving on.

我們暫且停頓一下连霉，繼續(xù)展開前先反思一下榴芳。

Does what I am saying make sense to you?

我所說的你都理解了么？

Do you agree that it is true?

你認為我所說的是對的嗎

If not, why not?

如果你不同意跺撼，為什么窟感？

If you can’t work through your doubts alone, speak to me or to others about it, but PLEASE do not proceed until you agree with the basic logic behind the 5-Step Process. Either you will get comfortable with it and internalize it or you will point out something that is wrong and the process will get better.

若心存質疑，自己沒法解答歉井，可以告訴我或跟別人說說柿祈，但在認同五大步驟背后的基本邏輯前，請勿進行下一步哩至。要么你會適應并消化這套基本邏輯躏嚎，要么你也可以指出哪里有問題，幫助我們把這個過程做得更好菩貌。

What follows now is a closer examination of each of the five steps.

下面是對這五個步驟更進一步的探討卢佣。

The 5 Steps Close-U

五大步驟的特寫詳述

1) Setting Goals

1）設定目標

You can have virtually anything you want, but you can’t have everything you want.

事實上，你想要什么都行箭阶，但你無法擁有一切虚茶。

The first, most important, and typically most difficult step in the 5-Step Process is setting goals, because it forces you to decide what you really want and therefore what you can possibly get out of life. This is the step where you face the fundamental limit: life is like a giant smorgasbord of more delicious alternatives than you can ever hope to taste. So you have to reject having some things you want in order to get other things you want more.

五大步驟中，通常最重要又最困難的就是設定目標了尾膊，因為這是在逼你決定什么是你真正想要的以及可能獲得的現實結果媳危。這一步會面臨最根本的局限：生活如同一盤大雜燴，美味佳肴種類繁多冈敛、應接不暇待笑。所以你得學會舍棄一些想要的東西，才能獲得你更想要的東西抓谴。

Some people fail at this point, afraid to reject a good alternative for fear that the loss will deprive them of some essential ingredient to their personal happiness. As a result, they pursue too many goals at the same time, achieving few or none of them.

有人會在這點上失敗暮蹂，不敢舍棄看起來不錯的選擇，害怕一旦失去癌压，個人幸福感中某些重要組成元素就被剝奪了仰泻。所以這些人同時設置很多目標，但鮮有真正實現的滩届。

So it’s important to remember: it doesn’t really matter if some things are unavailable to you, because the selection of what IS available is so great. (That is why many people who had major losses—e.g., who lost their ability to walk, to see, etc.—and who didn’t narrow-mindedly obsess about their loss but rather open-mindedly accepted and enjoyed what remained, had equally happy lives as those who didn’t ever have these losses.)

所以得記住集侯，無法擁有某些東西并不要緊，因為在可以擁有的東西中進行挑選是很棒的事情帜消。有人先天殘疾棠枉，比如無法行走，看不見東西泡挺，但能和身體健全的人一樣幸福辈讶，因為他們不狹隘地沉浸在失去的情緒中，而是大方接受并享受自己依然擁有的東西娄猫。

In other words, you can have an enormous amount: much, much more than what you need to have for a happy life. So don’t get discouraged by not being able to have everything you want, and for God’s sake, don’t be paralyzed by the choices. That’s nonsensical and unproductive. Get on with making your choices.

換句話說贱除，你可以擁有很多東西生闲，遠多于你生活幸福所需，所以無法擁有一切也不要沮喪月幌，也千萬別被各種選擇打垮碍讯，這樣既沒意義又無效，要習慣做選擇飞醉。

Put another way,to achieve your goals you have to prioritize, and that includes rejecting good alternatives(so that you have the time and resources to pursue even better ones—time being probablyyour greatest limiting factor, though, through leverage, you can substantially reduce time’s constraints).

換個說法冲茸，要實現目標就要有優(yōu)先次序，包括舍棄看起來還不錯的選項缅帘。這樣你就有時間和資源追尋更好的選項，時間可能是限制你最多的因素难衰，最大程度利用好時間钦无，就能極大減少時間帶來的約束。

It is important not to confuse “goals” and “desires.”

不要混淆“目標”和“欲望”盖袭，這很重要失暂。

Goals are the things that you really want to achieve, while desires are things you want that can prevent you from reaching your goals—as I previously explained, desires are typically first-order consequences. For example, a goal might be physical fitness, while a desire is the urge to eat good-tasting, unhealthy food (i.e., a first-order consequence) that could undermine you obtaining your fitness goal. So, in terms of the consequences they produce, goals are good and desires are bad.

目標是你真的想實現的東西，而欲望是你想要但會阻礙你實現目標的東西鳄虱。我之前解釋過弟塞，欲望一般是一級效應。例如拙已，假設目標是身體健康决记，欲望就是吃可口但不健康的食物，這個是一級效應倍踪。這種結果不利于你實現健康這一目標系宫。所以單從結果來看，目標是好的建车，欲望是不好的扩借。

Some societies define evil to be the desires that can take you away from your goals, which I think is a good way of seeing the difference between goals and desires. That doesn’t mean I think that there isn’t room for a little “bad”, but I do think that desires that fundamentally divert you from your goals should be avoided at all cost.

有社會學家把導致自己遠離目標的欲望稱為邪惡，我認為這是用來區(qū)分目標與欲望很好的思路缤至。這并不是說我不允許大家“不以惡小而為之”潮罪，但我真的認為，要想讓自己遠離目標的欲望應不惜一切代價將其鏟除干凈领斥。

Don’t get me wrong; I believe you can choose to pursue any goal you want as long as you consider the consequences. So, staying with this example, I think it is perfectly OK for you to make your goal to enjoy eating good-tasting, unhealthy food if that choice will bring you what you really want. As I said earlier, if you want to be a couch potato, that’s fine with me—seriously. But if that’s not what you want, you better not open that bag of chips. In other words, failing to make the distinction between goals and desires will lead you in the wrong direction, because you will be inclined to pursue things you want that will undermine your ability to get things you want more. In short, you can pursue anything you desire—just make sure that you know the consequences of what you are doing.

別誤解了我的意思嫉到，只要考慮了后果，我認為你完全可以去追尋任何你想要的目標戒突。還是拿健身舉例屯碴，如果你要把盡享可口不健康的食物作為目標，這是完全沒問題的膊存，只要能帶來你想要的結果就行导而。我說過忱叭，你想做成天宅在家里看電視吃薯片無所事事的人，這對于我來說真的完全沒問題今艺。但如果這不是你想要的生活韵丑，最好就別撕開薯片包裝袋了，換句話說虚缎，不能清晰辨別目標與欲望撵彻，將于事無補。因為你會傾向于追求你渴望的事情实牡，而這件事情會影響你收獲更多的能力陌僵。簡而言之，你想追求什么都行创坞，只要你確信自己知道這樣做的后果就行碗短。

Another common reason people fail at this stage is that they lose sight of their goals, getting caught up in day-to-day tasks.

導致你在這個階段失敗的另一個普遍原因是你忽視了自己的目標，陷入到一復一日的工作任務中去了题涨。

Avoid setting goals based on what you think you can achieve.

避免基于自己主觀意愿設定目標偎谁。

As I said before, do each step separately and distinctly without regard to the others. In this case, that means don’t rule out a goal due to a superficial assessment of its attainability. Once you commit to a goal, it might take lots of thinking and many revisions to your plan over a considerable time period in order to finalize the design and do the tasks to achieve it. So you need to set goals without yet assessing whether or not you can achieve them.

我提到過，每一步都要單獨操作纲堵，絕不相互影響巡雨。這種情況下，也就是說目標不能僅根據表面上的可實現度而進行設定席函。一旦開始投身到實現目標的過程中铐望，會需要大量的思考、反思向挖，耗費大量的時間來最終確定實現目標的方案和具體任務蝌以。所以設定目標時，不要一開始就下結論說能不能實現何之。

This requires some faith that you really can achieve virtually anything, even if you don’t know how you will do it at that moment. Initially you have to have faith that this is true, but after following this process and succeeding at achieving your goals, you will gain confidence. If you like, you can start with more modest goals and, when you build up the track record to give you faith, increase your aspirations.

這需要你堅信沒什么是辦不到的跟畅。即使當下不知道怎么操作也不要緊。只要剛開始堅定這個信念溶推，按這個過程依次推進徊件，實現目標后，就會獲得真正的信心蒜危。如果你愿意虱痕，剛開始可以設定一些簡單普通的目標，小有成就后就能增強信念辐赞，個人志向也開始日趨宏大起來部翘。

This might sound inconsistent with the previous point that you can’t have everything. It’s not. I am saying that, at this stage of goal-setting, don’t set your goals based on what you think you can achieve. In the process of doing the other four steps (especially designing) you will thoroughly think through what is possible. Then you will circle back and enter the goal-setting mode again. As I mentioned, this five-step process is iterative, but it must be pursued one step at a time in order to do each step excellently.

這里似乎和我之前提到的“你不能擁有一切”的觀點有點矛盾，其實不是响委。在目標設置階段新思，不要根據主觀認為能實現什么而設定目標窖梁。在進行另外四個步驟，特別是方案設計時夹囚，你將會仔細思考可能的解決方案纵刘。那時又會返回到目標設定模式。我提過荸哟，這五大步驟是循環(huán)往復的假哎，但每次必須認真完成一個步驟，才能為下一步順利完成打好基礎鞍历。

Every time I set goals, I don’t yet have any idea how I am going to achieve them because I haven’t yet gone through the process of thinking through them. But I have learned that I can achieve them if I think creatively and work hard.

每次我設定目標時都還不知道怎么去實現舵抹，因為這還沒進入到仔細思考的步驟，但我認為只要思維富有創(chuàng)造性堰燎，勤奮努力掏父，就能實現我的目標。

The more creative I am, the less hard I have to work.

我的創(chuàng)造力越強秆剪，我的工作就越輕松。

I also know that I can “cheat.” Unlike in school, in life you don’t have to come up with all the right answers. You can ask the people around you for help—or even ask them to do the things you don’t do well.

我還知道可以“作弊”爵政。學校里事事都得有正確答案仅讽，而現實生活中，遇到問題你可以問身邊的人钾挟，甚至讓他們做你不擅長的事情洁灵。

In other words, there is almost no reason not to succeed if you take the attitude of 1) total flexibility—good answers can come from anyone or anywhere (and in fact, as I have mentioned, there are far more good answers “out there” than there are in you) and 2) total accountability: regardless of where the good answers come from, it’s your job to find them.

換句話說，采取以下的態(tài)度掺出，沒有理由不成功徽千。1）完全的靈活性-任何人在任何地方都能提供令人滿意的答案，事實上如我所說汤锨，我們自身能提供的答案是有限的双抽，外在的人和環(huán)境能提供多得多的答案；2）要完全負責闲礼。不管合適的答案來自何處牍汹，找到它們是你的職責所在。

This no-excuses approach helps me do whatever it takes to get whatever I want most. Not all goals are achievable, of course. There are some impossibilities or near-impossibilities, such as living forever, or flying with just the power of your arms. But it’s been my experience that if I commit to bringing creativity, flexibility, and determination to the pursuit of my goals, I will figure out some way to get them, i.e., almost all goals are attainable. And as I don’t limit my goals to what seems attainable at the moment I set them, the goals I set tend to be higher than they would otherwise be. Since trying to achieve high goals makes me stronger, I become increasingly capable of achieving more. Great expectations create great capabilities, in other words. And if I fail to achieve my goal, it just tells me that I have not been creative or flexible or determined enough to do what it takes, and I circle back and figure out what I need to do about this situation.

這種不找借口的方法柬泽，助我盡全力實現最想達成的目標慎菲。當然，不是所有的目標都有可能實現锨并。有些目標是不可能或幾乎不可能實現的露该，例如長生不死，張開雙臂飛翔等等第煮。但根據我的經驗解幼，只要在追尋目標時抑党，投入創(chuàng)造力，靈活性和決心书幕，總能找到辦法實現的新荤。這么看來，幾乎所有的目標都是可以實現的台汇。我設置目標時苛骨，也不只是看它當下是否可能實現，我設的目標都是立足長遠的苟呐。努力實現高難度目標痒芝，助我變得強大，能夠實現更多的新目標牵素。對期望值設定越高严衬，能力也會變得越強。如果沒能實現目標笆呆，我會對自己說请琳，肯定我不夠創(chuàng)新，不夠靈活赠幕，毅力不夠俄精，然后回過頭思考應該怎么解決。

Achieving your goals isn’t just about moving forward.

實現目標不僅僅只是前進

Inevitably, you must deal with setbacks. So goals aren’t just those things that you want and don’t have. They might also be keeping what you do have, minimizing your rate of loss, or dealing with irrevocable loss. Life will throw you challenges, some of which will seem devastating at the time. Your goal is always to make the best possible choices, knowing that you will be rewarded if you do. It’s like playing golf: sometimes you will be in the fairway and sometimes you will be in the rough, so you have to know how to play it as it lies.

挫折無法避免榕堰。目標是你想要但還沒實現的東西竖慧，目標也能讓你保留已有的東西，讓失去的機率最小化逆屡，應對不可挽回的損失圾旨。生活會向你拋來挑戰(zhàn)，有時是災難性的魏蔗。你的目標基本上都是在尋找最優(yōu)解砍的，并明白實現就能獲得回報。跟打高爾夫球一樣沫勿，有時球在光滑的球道上挨约，有時在粗糙的地面上，要根據具體情況才能知道怎么去玩产雹。

Generally speaking, goal-setting is best done by those who are good at big-picture conceptual thinking, synthesizing, visualizing, and prioritizing. But whatever your strengths and weaknesses are, don’t forget the big and really great news here: it is not essential that you have all of these qualities yourself, because you can supplement them with the help of others.

總的來說诫惭，目標設置最好能夠由擅于在把握大局情況下進行概念思維、合成蔓挖、形象化和優(yōu)先排序的人來操作夕土。不管你有什么優(yōu)缺點，都別忘了最令人興奮的好消息，就是你不必具備所有的能力素質怨绣，因為你可以通過別人的幫助來進行補充角溃。

In summary, in order to get what you want, the first step is to really know what you want, without confusing goals with desires, and without limiting yourself because of some imagined impediments that you haven’t thoroughly analyzed.

總的來說，要實現夢想篮撑，第一步是真的知道自己要什么减细，不混淆目標與欲望，不因缺乏全面分析的假想障礙而把自己限制住了赢笨。

How well do you know what you want most out of life?

你有多了解自己想要什么未蝌？

What are your most important goals?

你最重要的目標是什么？

Are you good at setting your goals?

你擅于設定目標嗎?

How confident are you that your assessment of your ability to set goals is right?

對自己設定目標的能力進行評估茧妒，你有幾分自信萧吠？

If you are confident of your self-assessment, why should you be confident (e.g. because you have a demonstrated track-record, because many believable people have told you, etc)?

如果你對自我評估很有信心，請論述自信的原因桐筏。是因為有過往業(yè)績嗎纸型，還是值得信賴之人告訴過你？

2) Identifying and Not Tolerating Problems

2）發(fā)現問題梅忌，對問題零容忍

After you set your goals, you must come up with a plan or a design to achieve them and then you must execute that plan by doing the tasks. On the way to achieving your goals and executing your design, you will encounter problems that have to be diagnosed, so that the design can be modified to get around these obstacles. That’s why you need to identify and not tolerate problems.

設定目標后狰腌，你得設計出一套方案來實現目標，并且要實施方案里布置的各項任務牧氮。在實現目標癌别、實施方案的過程中，你會碰到問題蹋笼、診斷問題，進而完善設計方案以避免這些阻礙躁垛，所以要發(fā)現問題剖毯，并對問題零容忍。

Most problems are potential improvements screaming at you.

大多數問題都是蘊含著改善良機的教馆。

Whenever a problem surfaces, you have in front of you an opportunity to improve.The more painful theproblem, the louder it is screaming. In order to be successful, you have to 1) perceive problems and 2) not tolerate them.

一旦有問題出現逊谋，擺在你面前的就是一個提升改善的良機。問題越棘手土铺，帶來的反應越大胶滋，要想成功，你得 1）發(fā)現問題悲敷；2）對問題零容忍究恤。

Though I’ve said it before, it’s worth saying again: I understand that recognizing harsh realities can be extremely painful. But I’ve learned that if you can stare hard at your problems, they almost always shrink or disappear, because you almost always find a better way of dealing with them than if you don’t face them head on. The more difficult the problem, the more important it is that you stare at it and deal with it. After seeing how effectively facing reality – especially your problems, mistakes and weaknesses – works, you will become comfortable with it and won’t want to operate any other way. I also believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who share your interest in finding the truth rather than being proven right.

雖然說過，但有必要再強調下：我明白后德，認識到殘酷的現實非常痛苦部宿，但我也發(fā)現，只要緊盯你的問題，這些問題基本都會減少或消失理张，因為比起躲避這些問題赫蛇，你經常就已經找到了更好的解決辦法了。問題越困難雾叭，越是需要對其緊抓不放悟耘。在面對現實情況時看到這種辦法的有效性，尤其是面對自己的問題织狐，錯誤和缺點暂幼，終會從容應對，到時候都不會想用其他方法解決了赚瘦。我也相信粟誓，獲得真相的最佳途徑是同他人一起反思，尤其是當對方與你的觀點相對立時起意，或與你一樣樂于自己去尋找真相而不是樂于坐等事實被別人證明鹰服。

If you don’t identify your problems, you won’t solve them, so you won’t move forward toward achieving your goals. As a result, it is essential to bring problems to the surface.

若不能發(fā)現問題，你就無法解決問題揽咕，也就不能前行實現目標悲酷。所以，讓問題顯現出來十分關鍵亲善。

Most people don’t like to do this. But most successful people know that they have to do this.

大多數人不愛這么做设易，但大多數成功人士知道他們必須這樣做。

The most common reasons people don’t successfully identify their problems are generally rooted either in a lack of will or in a lack of talent or skill:

人們不能很好地發(fā)現自身問題蛹头，主要是源于缺少意愿顿肺、天賦或技能。

They can be “harsh realities” that are unpleasant to look at, so people often subconsciously put them “out of sight” so they will be “out of mind.”

直面“殘酷的現實”令人不悅渣蜗，人們會下意識忽略屠尊，不去想。

Thinking about problems that are difficult to solve can produce anxiety that stands in the way of progress.

思考棘手的問題，可能產生焦慮，阻礙進步腕巡。

People often worry more about appearing to not have problems than about achieving their desired results, and therefore avoid recognizing that their own mistakes and/or weaknesses are causing the problems. This aversion to seeing one’s own mistakes and weaknesses typically occurs because they’re viewed as deficiencies you’re stuck with rather than as essential parts of the personal evolution process.

人們常常更擔心表面上是否看起來有問題，而不擔心能否實現預期目標浸赫，因此就回避自身可能產生問題的錯誤或弱點。這種對自身錯誤的反感非常普遍赃绊，因為人們認為犯錯是一種缺陷既峡，而沒有把犯錯當做個人進化過程中的重要一環(huán)。

Sometimes people are simply not perceptive enough to see the problems.

有時人們僅僅是對問題缺乏洞察力罷了凭戴。

Some people are unable to distinguish big problems from small ones. Since nothing is perfect, it is possible to identify an infinite number of problems everywhere. If you are unable to distinguish the big problems from the little ones, you can’t “successfully” (i.e., in a practical way) identify problems.

有人不會區(qū)分大問題和小問題涧狮。世上沒有完美的事情，所以每個地方都可能發(fā)現數不完的問題，要不能從這一堆問題中分辨出大問題者冤，實際上是不能順利發(fā)現問題的肤视。

Remember, you don’t have to be good at any of the five steps (in this case, identifying problems) to be successful if you get help from others. So push through the pain of facing your problems, knowingyou will end up in a much better place.

記住，五大步驟你不必樣樣精通（這里就是說發(fā)現問題的能力）涉枫，因為能夠從別人那里獲得幫助邢滑。所以直面問題，經受住痛苦愿汰，相信自己的結果會比現在好很多困后。

When identifying problems, it is important to remain centered and logical.

發(fā)現問題時，保持聚精會神和邏輯思維衬廷。

While it can be tempting to react emotionally to problems and seek sympathy or blame others, this accomplishes nothing.Whatever the reasons, you have to get over the impediments to succeed. Remember that the pains you are feeling are “growing pains” that will test your character and reward you if you push through them. Try to look at your problems as a detached observer would. Remember thatidentifying problems is like finding gems embedded in puzzles; if you solve the puzzles you will get the gems that will make your life much better. Doing this continuously will lead to your rapidevolution. So, if you’re logical, you really should get excited about finding problems because identifying them will bring you closer to your goals.

面對問題時采取情緒化的做法摇予，比如尋求同情或斥責他人，是毫無用處的吗跋。無論是什么原因侧戴，要想成功就要越過障礙。記住跌宛，你所體驗的痛苦是“成長的痛苦”酗宋，會鍛煉你的性格，經受住了考驗就能獲得回報疆拘。嘗試以一個置身事外的觀察者身份看待自己的問題蜕猫。記住，發(fā)現問題就像是搜尋謎陣里鑲嵌的寶石哎迄，解開了謎陣回右，就能獲得寶石，讓人生變得更好漱挚。持續(xù)這樣做楣黍，會加速你的進化過程。如果你的邏輯思維很好棱烂，那你應該很樂于尋找問題，因為發(fā)現問題會讓你更接近目標阶女。

This is typically because they let their emotions control their behavior and/or they haven’t learned how to deal with their problems e.g., the amygdala is “hijacking” decision-making away from the pre-frontal cortex.

一般這樣是因為個人情緒控制了他們的行為颊糜，他們還沒學會如何解決問題，比如：大腦的杏仁體把決策行為從前額葉皮層那搶了過去

How good are you at perceiving problems?

你擅于察覺問題嗎秃踩？

How confident are you that your assessment of your ability to perceive problems is right?

你對上述問題的自我評估有信心嗎衬鱼？

If you are confident of your self-assessment, why should you be confident (e.g. because you have a demonstrated track-record, because many believable people have told you, etc)?

如果你對自我評估很有信心，請論述自信的原因憔杨。（例如過去有過輝煌的記錄鸟赫，或值得信賴之人告訴過你等等）？

Be very precise in specifying your problems.

問題要精準且具體化。

It is essential to identify your problems with precision, for different problems have different solutions. For example, if your impediments are due largely to issues of will—to your unwillingness to confront what is really happening—you have to strengthen your will, for example by starting small and building up your confidence.

要精準地發(fā)現問題抛蚤，這很關鍵台谢，因為不同的問題有不同的解決辦法。例如岁经，如果你的障礙主要是由于個人意愿朋沮，不愿意直面現實。那你需要增強意愿缀壤，從小事做起建立信心樊拓。

If your problems are related to lack of skill or innate talent, the most powerful antidote is to have others point things out to you and objectively consider whether what they identify is true. Problems due to inadequate skill might then be solved with training, whereas those arising from innate weaknesses might be overcome with assistance or role changes. It doesn’t matter which is the case; it only matters that the true cause is identified and appropriately addressed.

如果你的問題是缺少技能或天賦，克服問題的良方就是讓別人當你的面指出來塘慕，客觀思考他們說的是不是正確的筋夏。能力不足就加強訓練，天生的缺點可能需要幫助或角色改變才能克服图呢。無論是什么情況条篷，找到真正的原因并恰當化解才是最重要的。

There are also other antidotes that we will delve into in the next book.

對此還有別的良方岳瞭，下一本書里我再做探討拥娄。

The more precise you are, the easier it will be to come up with accurate diagnoses and successful solutions. For example, rather than saying something like “People don’t like me,” it is better to specify which people don’t like you and under what circumstances.

問題發(fā)現的越準確，越容易對問題進行診斷和提供有效的解決方案瞳筏。例如稚瘾，與其說“大家不喜歡我”，不如具體一點姚炕，說說誰不喜歡你摊欠，在什么情況下不喜歡你。

Don’t confuse problems with causes.

不要混淆問題和原因柱宦。

“I can’t get enough sleep” is not a problem; it is a cause of some problem. What exactly is that problem? To avoid confusing the problem with its causes, try to identify the suboptimal outcome, e.g., “I am performing badly in my job because I am tired.”

“我睡眠不足”不是一個問題些椒，這個是一些問題的原因。問題實際上是什么掸刊？要避免混淆問題與原因免糕，嘗試看一下不滿意的結果，比如說：我工作表現不好是因為我太累了忧侧。

Once you identify your problems, you must not tolerate them.

一旦發(fā)現了自身的問題石窑，必須采取零容忍的態(tài)度。

Tolerating problems has the same result as not identifying them (i.e., both stand in the way of getting past the problem), but the root causes are different. Tolerating problems might be due to not thinking that they can be solved, or not caring enough about solving them.People who tolerate problems are the worse off because, without the motivation to move on, they cannot succeed. In other words, if you are motivated, you can succeed even if you don’t have the abilities (i.e., talents and skills) because you can get the help from others. But if you’re not motivated to succeed, if you don’t have the will to succeed, the situation is hopeless.

容忍問題帶來的后果蚓炬，和不發(fā)現它們一樣松逊，都會阻礙問題的解決。但兩者的根本原因是不一樣的肯夏，容忍問題可能是認為這些問題無法解決经宏，或者不在乎能否解決犀暑。容忍問題的存在更為糟糕，因為這是缺乏前進動力的表現烁兰，是不會成功的耐亏。換句話說，只要你有成功的積極性缚柏，就算沒有能力苹熏、天資、技能币喧，你也能成功轨域，因為你可以從別人那獲得幫助。但你要連想成功的積極性都沒有杀餐，就沒有成功的意愿干发，毫無成功希望。

Not caring to solve problems often occurs when the expected reward is less than the expected cost. For example, when someone is working toward someone else’s goals without being appropriately supervised, rewarded or punished.

如果解決問題的回報低于解決成本史翘，那么人們就可能不在乎是否能解決問題枉长。例如，一個人為實現另一個人的目標而工作琼讽，但不受其監(jiān)管獎懲必峰。

* How much do you tolerate problems?

你容忍問題的程度怎樣？

How confident are you that your assessment of how much you tolerate problems is right?

你對上述問題的自我評估有幾分信心钻蹬？

If you are confident of your self-assessment, why should you be confident (e.g. because you have a demonstrated track-record, because many believable people have told you, etc)?

如果你對自我評估很有信心吼蚁，請論述自信的原因。是因為你有過往業(yè)績问欠，或值得信賴之人這樣評價過你肝匆？

People who are good at this step—identifying and not tolerating problems—tend to have strong abilities to perceive and synthesize a clear and accurate picture, as well as demonstrate a fierce intolerance of badness (regardless of the severity).

擅于發(fā)現問題并對問題零容忍的人，對問題的洞察力和綜合能力很強顺献，擅于構思清晰準確的方案旗国，也說明他們不能忍受任何不良情況（不管多嚴重)。

Remember that you need to do each step independently from the other steps before moving on.

記住注整，每一步都要單獨完成后再進入其他步驟能曾。

Can you comfortably identify your problems without thinking about how to solve them? It is a good exercise to just make a list of them, without possible solutions. Only after you have created a clear picture of your problems should you go to the next step.

你能在不思考怎么解決的情況下輕松地發(fā)現你的問題嗎？列個清單肿轨，不寫解決方案借浊，這是個不錯的練習方式。當你對自己的問題有了清晰的認識后萝招，再進入到下一個步驟。

For a more detailed explanation of identifying and not tolerating problems, please read My Management Principles.

想要了解更多關于發(fā)現問題與對問題零容忍的內容存捺，可以閱讀第三章槐沼，我的管理原則曙蒸。

3) Diagnosing the Problems

3）診斷問題

You will be much more effective if you focus on diagnosis and design rather than jumping to solutions.

比起直接跳到解決方案，關注問題的診斷與解決方案的設計會有效得多岗钩。

It is a very common mistake for people to move directly from identifying a tough problem to a proposed solution in a nanosecond without spending the hours required to properly diagnose and design a solution. This typically yields bad decisions that don’t alleviate the problem. Diagnosing and designing are what spark strategic thinking.

人們常犯的一個錯誤就是纽窟，發(fā)現了難題就不假思索跳到解決方案了，而沒有多花點時間對問題進行適當的診斷并設計解決方案兼吓。這樣通常會產生不明智的決策臂港，解決不了問題。診斷問題與方案設計才是具有戰(zhàn)略性思維的源泉视搏。