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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back.

没有人可以回到过去，然后重新开始。但是每个人都可以从今天开始，改变自己的生活。在你重新打造自己的人生之前，你需要先停下那些拖后腿的事。

1.Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they‘ll make room for you.You shouldn‘t have to fight for a spot. 1.不要把时间浪费在错的人身上。人生苦短，你没有时间去浪费在那些阻碍你获得幸福的人身上。如果对方需要你，那么他们自然会为你腾出空间来。你不必为了在对方的生命里占有一席之地而苦苦挣扎。

2.Stop putting your own needs on the back burner.– The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.

2.不要把自己的需求置之脑后。最痛苦的事莫过于爱一个人的时候失去了自我，忘记了自己也是如此特别的存在。如果你从没有追随自己的热情去做一件对你来说重要的事，那么你还在等什么呢。

3.Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons.–Relationships must be chosen wisely. It‘s better to be alone than to be in bad company. There‘s no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you‘re ready, not when you‘re lonely.

3.不要为了恋爱而恋爱。恋爱一定要慎重，宁缺毋滥。感情的事急不得。如果命中注定，在对的时间就会遇到对的人，有着最合适的理由。当你准备好了才去发展一段感情，不要因为寂寞去恋爱。

4.Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work.–In life you‘ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet.Some will

test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.

4.不要因为过去的感情失败而拒绝开始一段新关系。每个人出现在你的生活中都是有原因的。有些人考验你，有些人利用你，有些人教导你。最重要的是，所有这些人将锻造出一个最好的你。

5.Stop trying to buy happiness.– Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free –love, laughter and working on our passions.

5.不要用钱去买幸福。我们想买的很多东西都价格不菲。但事实是，真正能让我们快乐幸福的东西却是完全免费的，比如爱、欢笑和工作的激情。

6.Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness.–If you‘re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won‘t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.

6.不要专从他人身上获取幸福。如果你对自己都不能感到满意的话，长远来讲，无论和谁相处你都不会感到快乐。所以在你开始与他人分享你的人生之前，你要做的就是要让自己变得更平和。

7.Stop trying to be someone you’re not. – One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that‘s trying to make you like everyone

else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don‘t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you. 7.不要尝试去做别人。人生最大的挑战之一就是，在一个丧失自我的世界中保持自我。总有人会比你漂亮，比你聪明，比你年轻，但他们永远也不是你。不要为了别人而改变自己。做你自己，那个对的人会喜欢那个真正的你。

8.Stop trying to compete against everyone else. –Don‘t worry about what others are doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.

8.不要拿自己去和其他人比。不要担心别人会做得比你好。你只需要每天都做得比前一天好就可以了。成功是一场和自己的比赛。

9.Stop being jealous of others. – Jealousy is the art of counting someone else‘s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: ―What‘s something I have that everyone wants?‖

9.不要嫉妒别人。嫉妒就是只看别人的幸福，而忽视自己的快乐。扪心自问―我有什么是别人都羡慕的呢？‖

10.Stop trying to hold onto the past.–You can‘t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.

10.不要抓住过去不放。如果你一直停留在过去的一页，又怎么能翻开人生的新篇章呢。

1.Stop running from your problems. – Face them head on. No, it won‘t be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren‘t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That‘s not how we‘re made.In fact, we‘re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that‘s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time.

1.不要逃避问题。昂首阔步去面对。没错，这不容易做到，但世界上谁都无法做到事事顺利。我们并不能遇到问题就可以马上解决，这不是我们的天性。相反，我们天生要面对难过、伤心、困顿和失败，而去面对问题、去学习、去适应、去解决，这才是生活的全部意义。

2.Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.

2.不要害怕犯错。去做然后犯错，比起什么都不做要强十倍。每一个成功的背后都有一连串的失败，而每一个失败会引导你走向成功。最终，你会后悔的是那些你没有去做的事，而不是你去做了的事。

3.Stop berating yourself for old mistakes.–We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.

3.不要为过去的错误责备自己。我们都会犯错，会挣扎，会后悔。但你本身不是错误、不是挣扎，你现在要做的就是重塑你的生活和未来。生活中发生的每件事都是在为你的未来做准备。

4.Stop being idle. –Don‘t think too much or you‘ll create a problem that wasn‘t even there in the first place.Evaluate situations and take decis ive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

4.不要虚度。别想得太多或者自找麻烦。评估要正确，行动要果断。如果你不愿意面对，你就无法改变现状。

5.Stop thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won‘t feel totally comfortable at first.

5.不要再认为自己没有准备好。当机会来临的时候，没有人可以说是百分百地准备好了。大多数好机会都会逼着我们走出自己的舒适区，即使我们一开始感觉不太适应。

6.Stop letting others bring you down to their level. – Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.

6.不要再让别人降低自己的标准。不要为了迎合那些不愿意进步的人而去降低自己的标准。

7.Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments.– Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.

7.不要忽视小事之美。欣赏那些小事情，因为有一天当你回首往事的时候，你会发现这些小事情才是真正的大事。你人生做最美好的部分就是和你在意的人微笑着度过那些微不足道、不值一提的时光。

8.Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others.–Your friends don‘t need it and your enemies won‘t believe it anyway.Just do what you know in your heart is right.

8.不要再浪费时间向别人解释自己。即使不向朋友解释，他们也会理解；即使向敌人解释，他们也不会相信你。如果你内心认为是对的事，那就去做。

9.Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break.–The time to take a deep breath is when you don‘t have time for it.If you keep

doing wh at you‘re doing, you‘ll keep getting what you‘re getting.Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.

9.不要一味埋头做事而忘记休息。当你忙得抽不出时间来了，那就是你该休息的时候了。如果你还是做你一直在做的事，你也只能得到你早已得到的东西。有时候，你需要退一步海阔天空。

10.Stop trying to make things perfect.–The real world doesn‘t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.

10.不要追求事事完美。真实的世界不会奖励那些完美主义者，而是回报那些能把事情做完的人。

1.If you can make a reasonable living doing what you love, DO WHAT YOU LOVE. You may not get rich, but you‘ll get to do what you love, and that‘s priceless. 如果你能以你喜欢做的事为职业，尽情投身其中吧。你可能不会赚很多钱，但做你想做的事是无价的。

2.Don‘t merely exist… LIVE. Do not become overly comfor table with TV and YouTube as your primary sources of entertainment. Go places. Try new things. Follow your curiosities and passions. Take chances. Don‘t let fear and complacency stop you from a truly rewarding life.

不要只是生存在这个世界上——要努力生活。别把电视和YouTube当成主要的娱乐项目。去旅游、尝试新事物、追随你的好奇心和激情、冒险。别让惧怕和自满阻碍了你本该精彩无限的人生。

3.The biggest disappointments in life are the result of misplaced expectations. Tempering unrealistic expectations of how something ?should be‘ will greatly reduce unnecessary frustration.

人生最大的失望是抱有不该有的期待。减少理所当然的期望会大大减少不必要的沮丧。

4.Life is significantly easier when you‘re honest with yourself and others. This doesn‘t mean you should be rude and inconsiderate, but it‘s better to b e upfront when you have to rather than concealing things and letting them fester.

当你诚恳对己对人时，生活会更简单。这并不表示你要表现粗鲁、考虑不周，但当不得不面对时，把事情烂在心里还不如坦诚相待。

5.Buy fewer things. When you feel the need to splurge, buy knowledge and EXPERIENCES instead.

少买东西。当你想挥霍时，那就‖买―知识和经验吧。

6.Set up a safety fund. Yes, I know the savings account interest rates are insanely low right now, but having at least six months of expenses in readily accessible cash can save you a lot of hassle on a rainy day.

建一个安全金账户。我知道现在储蓄利率非常低，但是至少六个月可随时取出开销的现金可以帮你在急用时省去很多麻烦。

7.Loan money to friends and family judiciously.

借钱给朋友和家人时要慎重。

8.Everything in moderation. Don‘t be a slave to any substance, especially food.无论何事都要把握‖度‖。不要变成任何事的奴隶，尤其是食物。

9.Avoid fatty, sugary foods. Eat your vegetables. Stick to a healthy balanced diet.

少吃油腻、糖分高的食物，多吃蔬菜。保持健康的饮食习惯。

10.Staying in shape is simpler than most people make it. Body fat is dictated by what you eat and your activity. In most cases, if you‘re overweight you‘re eating too much and/or not exercising enough.

保持身形其实很容易。脂肪来自你的饮食和活动习惯。在很多情况下，发胖是因为你吃太多和/或锻炼不够。

11.Drama is never worth putting up with. If someone over age eighteen can‘t be

a reasonable, reliable adult on a regular bas is, avoid this person.

戏剧化不值得推崇。如果某些超过18岁的人不是通情达理、可以信赖的成年人，那还是离他远些吧。

12.Always do what you feel in your heart is right.

事随心动。

13.Read more. And not just blogs.

多阅读。不只是看博客。

14.Invest time and energy in yourself every day. When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time you will change the trajectory of your life. You

are simply the product of what you know. The more time and energy you spend acquiring pertinent knowledge, the more control you have over your life.

花时间和精力打造自己。投资自己永远不会有损失，而且经年累月你的人生轨迹就会改变。你是自己所知所想的产物。你花更多的时间学习相关知识，就更能掌控自己人生。

15.Learn some basic, modern survivability skills – how to change a tire, jumpstart a car, safely bust a car window if you‘re stuck, render first aid, etc. 学习基本的、现实的求生技能——怎么换轮胎、怎么发动汽车、当被困车内时怎么破窗以及急救方法等等。

16.Help your fellow neighbor. The whole ―what goes around comes around‖ concept is the truth. You may be on top of the world right now – feeling untouchable. You may have all the tools at your disposal to do and say whatever you want. But life is a circle that eventually comes back around. So be polite, be courteous, and at least dream that civilization can be civil.

帮助你周围的人。―十年风水轮流转‖这句话是很有道理的。你可能正高处不胜寒般站在世界之巅，做一切想做的事，毫无顾忌的发表言论。但是生活是个圈，你总会有落到低谷的时候。所以礼貌些、谦恭些，至少相信社会是文明的。

17.You actually die twice in this world. Once when you stop breathing, and a second time several years later when somebody says your name for the last time. So do things that matter; leave a legacy. Time is running out.

你实际上会―死亡‖两次。一次是心跳停止时，另一次是若干年后你的名字被最后一次提起时。所以做有意义的事吧，留下宝贵的遗产，时间已经不多。