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「Ilovemyself.」Thatsoundsabitsilly(andIdoubtanyonewouldeversayitoutloud),butself-loveisn『treservedfortheegomaniacsoftheworld.Findingtheconfidencetosucceed(oreventhecouragetostart)isverydifficultifyoudon’tloveyourself.Ifyou『rereadytoswoonyourhotself,keeponreading.
「我愛自己。」——聽上去真滑稽,估計很少有人會大聲喊出來吧?不過,自愛並不一定就是自大狂。如果不愛自己,又怎能有勇氣邁開第一步或有信心贏得成功呢?倘若你已決定好好愛自己,那就繼續往下讀吧。
1.StopBeatingYourselfUp 停止苦逼
Wouldyousaythethingsyouthinkaboutyourselftoanotherperson?Ifnot,youoweyourselfanapology.Howcouldyouloveapersonwhobelievessuchnastythingsaboutyou?Evenifyoudidmessup,getoverit.Biggoofthat『smostlyirrelevant?Laughatit.Seriousmistakethathadrepercussions?Learnfromit.Theimportantthingistodropyourbaggageandmoveon.
你會不會把內心對自己的那些看法用來評價另外一個人?如果不會,那你還欠自己一個道歉。你怎會愛上聽信有關你的壞話的人呢?就算你確實搞砸過,那也是過去了。難得犯了糊塗?一笑而過吧。犯了後果嚴重的錯誤?那就吸取教訓。重要的是拋開包袱,繼續前行。
2.ThinkPositive 積極思考
Focusonyourstrengths(insteadofyourweaknesses)。Leapoutofbed(don『tcrawloutofit)。Lookateverydayasanewopportunity(notthesameoldstory)。
不要老盯著缺點,而應多想想優點。要一躍而起,不可拖拉磨嘰。不要認為日無新事,其實每天都是新機遇。
3.BeThankful 充滿感恩
Beawareofallthethingsyoushouldbethankfulfor.Makenoteofthepeople,places,thingsandactivitiesthatbringyouthemostjoy.Ifyouslowdown,you『llrealizeyouhaveanawfullottobethankfulfor.
用心留意所有值得感恩的事情。記下那些給自己帶來快樂的人和事。只要放慢腳步,你一定會發現值得感恩的事情太多太多。
4.LearnandGrow 學習並成長
Developingyourknowledgeandskillswillhelpyoudevelopahealthyswaggerandconfidencethatyoucandoanything.
擴充知識及磨練技能可讓你健全而充滿自信,要相信自己可以做好任何事情。
5.AcceptYourFlaws/Quirks/Weirdness 接受缺點、怪癖和古怪
Mypenmanshipsucks,Ican『trideabike,Iamonlygoodatcookingthreethings(spaghetti/omelets
ndwiches andIhaveanirrationalfearofbees(whichissobadthatIoncedrovemycarintoastopsignafteroneflewintoanopenwindowonasummerday)。Andyouknowwhat?Iwouldn’tchangeanyofthat.Beconfidentinyourself,nomatterhow「weird」(interestingandunique)youmaybe.
我寫字很難看,不會騎自行車,做飯只會三樣東西(義大利麵、煎蛋卷、三明治),而且我特別害怕蜜蜂:某個夏天,一隻蜜蜂從開著的窗戶飛進車裡,結果我一頭撞上了路標牌。儘管如此,我還是沒改掉這些。不管有多古怪、搞笑或與眾不同,都要自信滿滿地做好自己!
6.UseYourStrengths 發揮優點
Thinkaboutthetopthreeaccomplishmentsinyourlife.Idon『tcarehowbigorlittletheyare.Itcouldbegraduatingcollege,landingasweetjob,gettingyourfirstbusinessclient,winninganaward,losingweight,orwhatever.Nowwritedownthestrengthsyouusedtoaccomplishthosethreethings.Seeanycommonthreadsthatledtoachievement?Ifso,thepathtomoresuccessisrightinfrontofyou.Usethestrengthsthathavebeenproventoworkifyouwanttoboostbeliefinyourselfmakeyourweaknessesirrelevant.
請想一下這輩子完成的三大成就,不論大小,可以是大學畢業、找到好工作、爭取第一位生意客戶、獲獎或減肥;然後寫下幫你實現以上目標的優點。有沒有發現取得成功的相似線索?若有,那麼那條途徑也能引領你獲得更大成功。若想提高自信、淡化弱點,那就常常發揮行之有效的優點吧。
7.NoMoreComparisons 停止攀比
Forgetaboutthecelebritiesyoucompareyourbodyto,therelationshipsyoucontrastyourswith,andthepeopleyouaresoobsessedwithpleasing.Lifeisnotacompetition.Youronlygoalistobecomeabetterversionofyourself.
不要再和明星比身材,不要拿自己的感情和別人的相比較,不要再一味討好他人。生活不是競賽,你只要做更好的自己就行了。
8.BeComfortableinYourSkin 喜歡自己的外貌
Yes,buildabodythatmakesyoufeelstrongandconfident,butforgetaboutanypreconceivednotionsaboutwhatyou「shouldlooklike.」Theonlypersonwhogetstodecidewhat「hot」and「sexy」meansisyou.
的確,健身使人感到強壯自信,但不要先入為主地認為自己看上去必須如何如何。性不性感,自己覺得就好。
9.ChillOut 保持鎮定
Whyareyoualwaysinsuchahurry?Itisokay(andinfactnecessary)torelax.Ourbrainscanonlyhandlesomuch.Quietyourinner-chatter,shutoffalldistractions,prepareabubblebath,andgetinwithagoodbook.Youearnedit.
幹嘛總這麼急急躁躁?放鬆一下無可厚非,甚至還很有必要。大腦承受能力有限,所以停止在心裡喋喋不休,屏蔽所有幹擾,享受一次泡泡澡,讀一本好書吧。你值得享受這些。
10.PatYourselfontheBack 表揚自己
Wearequicktojudgeourselvesforourmistakesyetweneverseemtocelebrateourselvesforoursuccesses.Successdoesn『tcomeintheformofalife-alteringBigVictory;instead,thepathtosuccesstypicallyincludesawholelotofsmallvictories.Behappywitheveryvictory,nomatterhowsmallyoumightthinkitis,becausethiswillhelpyoufeelconfidentandkeepmovingforward.
我們太急於為錯誤而自責,卻很少因成功而獎勵自己。成功並不是一蹴而就的,相反,它由無數小勝利組成。不論勝利多麼微不足道,也都值得開心,因為這能增強信心,使你繼續前進。
11.TakeCareofYourBody 照顧好身體
Everythingyoueathasaninfluenceonyourmoodandenergylevels.Ifyou『refeelingdepressedandexhausted,takeanhonestlookatwhatyouareeating.Everyonereactsdifferentlytodifferentfoods,butwithexperimentationyoucandiscoverthefuelthatresultsinthebestperformance.
飲食會影響情緒和精力。當你感到疲憊沮喪時,請如實反省自己吃了什麼。食物及療效因人而異。多加嘗試,你會找到能提高效率的食物。
12.Dance 跳舞
Dancepartiesarealwaysgoodideas.Whosaysyouneedapartner?Crankupsome80′sjamsorshow-tunesandgetmoving.Youmightfeelsilly—youmightevenlaughatyourself—butitwillbefun(andyouknowit)。
舞會向來受歡迎。誰說一定要有舞伴?換上便裝、奏起音樂,就能翩然起舞。或許你覺得傻乎乎的,甚至忍不住嘲笑自己,但不管怎樣,這確實很有意思!
13.HaveFun 開心玩樂
Lifeisnotmeanttobeanever-endingto-dolist.Whatmakesyoufeelhappyandexcited?Domoreofthat.Andbeforeyouclaimyou「don『thavethetime,」pleaserealizethatthereisnosuchthingas「enoughtimeintheday.」Thereis,however,athingcalledprioritiesandmakingthetimeforfunisapriorityifyouwanttobehappy.
生活並不總是充滿永無休止的工作任務。什麼讓你快樂開心?那就去做唄。先別說「沒時間」,世上原本就沒有所謂的「足夠時間」;不過,你確實可以安排優先次序——當你渴望快樂時,就優先騰出玩樂時間吧。
14.PayAttention 用心觀察
Whenisthelasttimeyoureallylookedatthefullmoonandshiningstarsinthepitchblacksky?Whataboutthetreesinyourbackyardthatarethesizeofprehistoricdinosaurs?Haveyoupickedaflowerattheparklately(forthepurposeofnasaldelightorhairdecoration)?Youaresurroundedbybeautifulthings.
上次仰望夜空中滿月繁星,是什麼時候?後院那棵像史前恐龍般壯碩的老樹呢?最近有沒有在公園摘朵花,只因花兒太香或忍不住想插髮髻上?其實身邊到處都是美好的事物呵!
15.Smile 微笑
Smilebecauseyouareworthyofloveandhappinessandfreetohaveasmuchasyourheartdesires(andalsoyou『regoingtohaveahardtimestayingsadwiththatcutegrinplasteredonyourface)。
微笑吧!因為你值得擁有愛和幸福,以及各種內心渴望。當然你也會遇到困難,可就算難過,也別忘了微笑!