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Why You Should be Planning for 2018, Not?2017.
Before writing the first chapter of Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling planned for seven years at Hogwarts. Harry Potter is one of the most read books of all-time.
Before creating the first Stars Wars movie in the 1970’s, George Lucas planned for at least six films and started atepisode/'?p?sod/four, rather than episode one. Almost 40 years later, the entire world continues to be excited with the release of a new Star Wars film.This would not be possible if Lucas hadn’t thoughtfully and largely plannedahead.
The principle is simple:Don’t just plant a tree, plant an?orchard.
How different might Harry Potter have been if Rowling started the book without any intentions or plans beyond the first book? It may have just been a book about a boy who went to school and killed a bad guy. Perhaps, at the conclusion of that story, Rowling might or might not have decided to write asequel/'sikw?l/.
sequel/'sikw?l/.
n. 續(xù)集；結(jié)局；繼續(xù)；后果
Yet, by “beginning with the end in mind,” Rowling was able todirect and positionthe first book much differently. The first book, although amazing in itself, was a means to an end, clearly leading the reader to the next book.
Not only that, but by having along-term'l??t?m/objective/?b'd??kt?v/, Rowling was able to create a much bigger story. She was able toforeshadow/f?r'??do/to things the reader wouldn’t learn about for sometimes several years!
long-term'l??t?m/objective/?b’d??kt?v/長期目標
foreshadow/f?r’??do/
vt. 預示；成為…的前兆
learn about
了解；學習
But she planted those seeds early and thoughtfully, and as a result, each book was a continuation of the next, rather than several disconnected and random stories.
Similarly, consider how different Star Wars would have been had Lucas created one film, without planning what would come next,or before!Vadermay have just been “the bad guy,” not Luke’s father.
Rowling從開始寫哈利波特第一本書的時候，就已經(jīng)考慮到7年后的魔法學院，Lucas拍星球大戰(zhàn)的時候，一開始就按6部電影，每季4集來做，而不是只計劃一集，拍一集。
提出自己的觀點： 一開始時候，設(shè)定計劃時候，應(yīng)更長遠。
闡述哈利波特，星球大戰(zhàn)成功的原因，并提出方面假設(shè)，如果他們一開始不從更大的時間尺度，去考慮，會是一個很普通的結(jié)果。
Very Few People Live like?This
You are the writer of your ownnarrative/'n?r?t?v/. Yet, how often do you plan each year based on what you intend to do during the next year, or the one after that?
narrative/'n?r?t?v/.
n. 敘述；故事；講述
What if, like Rowling, you were livingthis yearbased on what you intend to do in 1, 3, and 5 years from now?
It’s all in the set up.
Goals are means, not ends.
Everything you do is positioning. Are you positioning yourself to do AMAZING things in 1, 3, or 5 years from now?
I can already hear your mental wheels spinning.
But you can’t plan for the future! The real world isn’tHogwarts!
Hogwarts
n. 霍格華茲（小說哈利波特里的一家魔法學校名）
Obviously, the world is changing fast. You can’t plan for everything.Hence, Tony Robbins has said,“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
And that’sthedifference. Most people don’t makecommitteddecisions, which is whyonly 8% of people go on to accomplish their New YearsResolutions.
In aninterview between John Assaraf and Lewis Howes,Assaraf shared what his firstmentortaught him about goal setting.
After setting his goals in several areas of his life (e.g., health,spirituality?sp?r?t?u'?l?ti/,finances, relationships, service, etc.), and for 1, 3, 5, and 25 years out, Assaraf’s mentor asked him,“Are you interested in achieving these goals, or are you committed?”to which Assaraf responded, “What’s the difference?”
spirituality?sp?r?t?u’?l?ti/
n. 靈性；精神性
His mentor responded:
“If you’re interested, you come up with stories, excuses, reasons, and circumstances about why you can’t or why you won’t. If you’re committed, those go out the window. You just do whatever it takes.”
Clearly, Assaraf’s life probably isn’texactlyhow he planned it to be when he set those goals in 1982 at the age of 19. However, I’m confident those goalspropelled/pr?'p?l/him to where he is today.
propelled/pr?'p?l/
vt. 推進；驅(qū)使；激勵；驅(qū)策
He was playingand planninga much bigger game than most people and writing a much different story.
把角度拉回到我們自己的生活，如果我們是自己生活的作者，我們改如何書寫自己的人生了？
僅有8%的人能完成新年設(shè)下的目標，為什么了？ 因為我們很多人在設(shè)定目標時候，是基于興趣的，而不是對自己的承若?；谂d趣的很容易因為外在的環(huán)境而放棄，找各種理由推脫，而承若，意味是不管外面世界如何變化，你都要兌現(xiàn)。
The Science Doesn’t?Lie
If psychological science has found anything in the past 30 years, it’s that people with highself-efficacy/'?f?k?si/and an internallocusof controlradically/'r?d?kli/outperform/?a?tp?'f?rm/others.
Self-efficacy = your belief in your own ability to achieve your goals. Think “confidence.”
Internal locus of control = a belief that you,not external circumstances, determine theoutcomesof your life.
External locus of control = a belief that factorsoutside of youdetermine the outcomes of your life.
Themajority of the populationhavelow self-efficacyand anexternal locus of control.According to several research studies, people with these twotraits:
Don’t take on leadership roles
Experience learned helplessness
Have a higher chance of depression and anxiety
Have apessimisticview of the future
Have low job satisfaction and low job performance
Have low engagement in both work and life
The list goes on. You get the point.
Reverse everything onthat list for people with high self-efficacy and an internal locus of control.
30年來心理學最大的發(fā)現(xiàn)是，那些自己相信自己有能力完成自己目標的，相信自己才是自己未來主宰的人獲得更自信，更成功。但是大部分的人是相信自己的不成功來自未在的因素。
The Greatest LiePostulated'pɑst??let/Today
Postulated'pɑst??let/
vt. 假定；要求；視…為理所當然
n. 基本條件；假定
Is the world changing fast? Yes.
Are factors outside of your control unpredictable? Yes.
Do you have little control over the outcomes of your own life? No! I don’t care who the President of the United States is. You canprosper/'pɑst??let/orperish/'p?r??/in either case, and it’s the not the President who decides that.
prosper/‘pɑst??let/
vi. 繁榮，昌盛；成功
vt. 使……成功；使……昌盛；使……繁榮
n. (Prosper)人名；(英、德、羅、法)普羅斯珀
perish/‘p?r??/
vt. 使麻木；毀壞
vi. 死亡；毀滅；腐爛；枯萎
Butherein/?h?r'?n/lies the greatest lie being pushed today: That you are not in control of what happensin your own life!
adv. 此中，于此；焉；在這方面
n. （捷）赫賴因（人名
Billionaire Peter Thiel has said:
“Indefinite/?n'd?f?n?t/attitudes to the future explain what’s mostdysfunctional功能失調(diào)性in our world today. Process trumpssubstance/'s?bst?ns/: when people lack concrete plans to carry out, they use formal rules to assemble aportfolio/p?rt'fol?o/of various options. This describes Americans today. In middle school, we’re encouraged to starthoarding/'h?rd??/“extracurricular??kstr?k?'r?kj?l?/activities.” In high school, ambitious studentscompeteeven harder to appearomnicompetent/?mn?'k?mp?t(?)nt/. By the time a student gets to college, he’s spent a decadecurating/'kj?r?t/abewilderingly/bi'wild?ri?li/diverse/da?'v?s/résumé to prepare for a completely unknowable future. Come what may, he’s ready?—?for nothing in particular.”
Indefinite/?n’d?f?n?t/
adj. 不確定的；無限的；模糊的
substance/‘s?bst?ns/
n. 物質(zhì)；實質(zhì)；資產(chǎn)；主旨
portfolio/p?rt'fol?o/
n. 公文包；文件夾；證券投資組合；部長職務(wù)
hoarding/‘h?rd??/
n. [貿(mào)易] 囤積；貯藏；臨時圍墻
v. 貯藏（hoard的ing形式）
extracurricular??kstr?k?'r?kj?l?/
adj. 課外的；業(yè)余的；婚外的
omnicompetent/?mn?'k?mp?t(?)nt/
adj. 有全權(quán)的
curating/'kj?r?t/
n. 助理牧師；副牧師
vt. 當(博物館、美術(shù)館、圖書館)館長
bewilderingly/bi'wild?ri?li/
adv. 令人困惑地；使人迷亂地
diverse/da?’v?s/
adj. 不同的；多種多樣的；變化多的
What would happen if you hired a construction manager to build your house and they said,“Don’t bother giving us a blueprint of the design you want. After all, you can’t really plan for anything. So I’m not exactly sure how your house will turn out.”
When you build a house, you have a plan. You follow the plan and you follow principles, such as mathematical laws. Thus, you’re not surprised by the outcome. In other words, you don’t expectcrooked/'kr?k?d/walls that don’t line up. You don’t expect to have the bathroom where you intended the kitchen.
crooked/'kr?k?d/
adj. 彎曲的；歪的；不正當?shù)?/p>
Dr. Stephen R. Covey has taught,“Mental/'m?ntl/creation alwaysprecedes/pri:'si:d/physical creation.”
Mental/'m?ntl/
adj. 精神的；腦力的；瘋的
n. 精神病患者
precedes/pri:'si:d/
v. 領(lǐng)先（precede的三單形式）；在…之先；優(yōu)于
Very Few PeopleDesirethe Responsibility
It’s easy to believe the idea thatyou are not responsible for what happens to you.
It’s much harder toown up to the factthat you are making choices every instant that determine your future.
own up
v. 坦白；爽快承認
Eventhis very moment, you’re reading this article.
Who is responsible for that?
Did you not click on the link that led you to this article?
Did you have no control over the matter?
The moment you realize you have complete responsibility for every aspect of your life is the exact moment you are completely FREE! (see the movie:The Adjustment Bureau)
If someone or something outside of you is responsible for your health, you won’t do everything in your power to be healthy.
If someone of something outside of you is responsible for you and yours, you won’t do everything in your power to provide for your family.
If someone or something outside of you is responsible for your future, then like most people, you will be the product of external circumstances.
Jim Rohn has said,“Let othersleadsmall lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.”
The 3 R’s of?Choice
“When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.”?—Oprah Winfrey
There arethree componentsto havingthe powerto make choices:
Therightto choice
Theresponsibilityto choose
Theresultsof choice
If you don’t believe you have the ability to make choices, you have beendeceived/d?'siv/. You make choices every single day. You’re making a choice right now.
deceived/d?’siv/
adj. 被欺騙的
v. 欺騙；背叛（deceive的過去式）
When you take responsibility for your choices, you realize there is noneutral/'n?tr?l/ground.Every decision you make has inherent meaning andconsequence/'kɑns?kw?ns/.Every decision you make also reflects what youtruly believe, far louder than any words you speak.Thus, what you do with your time actually does matter. Who you spend your time with does matter. Everything you do matters when you take responsibility.
neutral/'n?tr?l/ground
adj. 中立的，中性的；中立國的；非彩色的
n. 中立國；中立者；非彩色；齒輪的空檔
consequence/'kɑns?kw?ns/
n. 結(jié)果；重要性；推論
Lastly, results. Every decision has a consequence.Said Dr. Stephen R. Covey,“We control our actions, but the consequences thatflow fromthose actions are controlled by principles.”
Every decision (andindecision/'?nd?'s???n/!) has a consequence. Withholding/w?θ?hold??/the words, “I love you,” to a child orspouse/spa?s/could be moredetrimental/?d?tr?'m?ntl/than you imagine.Conversely/'kɑnv?sli/, doing small and simple things, like making someone feel special or smiling at a stranger could change their whole day, and whole life!
indecision/'?nd?'s???n/
n. 優(yōu)柔寡斷；猶豫不決
Withholding/w?θ?hold??/
n. 扣繳稅款
v. 克制；阻擋（withhold的ing形式）
spouse/spa?s/
n. 配偶
vt. 和…結(jié)婚
n. (Spouse)人名；(英)斯波斯
detrimental/?d?tr?'m?ntl/
adj. 不利的；有害的
n. 有害的人（或物）；不受歡迎的求婚者
Conversely/'kɑnv?sli/,
adv. 相反地
To quote one of my favorite songs:“Have I done any good in the world today? Have I helped anyone in need? Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad? If not, I have failed indeed. There are chances for work all around just now, Opportunities right in our way. Do not let them pass by, saying, “Sometime I’ll try,” But go and do something today.”
Every choice has a ripple effect.
Living aConsciously/'kɑn??sli/Designed/di'zaind/Life
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”?—Abraham Lincoln
Consciously/'kɑn??sli/
adv. 自覺地；有意識地
Designed/di'zaind/
adj. 有計劃的，原意的；故意的
v. 設(shè)計；計劃（design的過去分詞）
Pulling it all together, here’s how it works:
You must believe YOU ARE IN CONTROL of what happens to you (i.e., internal locus of control)
You must believe in YOUR OWN ABILITY to make things happen (i.e., self-efficacy/confidence)
You must believe you, and only you, are RESPONSIBLE for the choices you make
You must have HOPE that what you seek willcome about.
come about
v. 發(fā)生；產(chǎn)生；改變方向
According to psychology’sHope Theory, hope reflects yourperceptions/p?'s?p??n/regarding yourcapacity/k?'p?s?ti/to:
perceptions/p?’s?p??n/
n. 知覺；[生理] 感覺；看法；洞察力；獲取
capacity/k?’p?s?ti/
n. 能力；容量；資格，地位；生產(chǎn)力
clearlyconceptualize/k?n's?pt?u?la?z/goals
develop the specific strategies to reach those goals (i.e., pathways thinking)
initiate and sustain the motivation for using those strategies (i.e., agency thinking).
conceptualize/k?n’s?pt?u?la?z/
vt. 使概念化
vi. 概念化
From aspiritual/'sp?r?t???l/perspective/p?'sp?kt?v/,hope is far more than wishful thinking.It’s a sense ofconfidence/'kɑnf?d?ns/, evenassurance?'??r?ns/, that what you seek is aforegone/'f?rɡ?n/conclusion?—what Tony Robbins calls, “Resolve.”
spiritual/'sp?r?t???l/
n. 圣歌（尤指美國南部黑人的）
adj. 精神的，心靈的
perspective/p?'sp?kt?v/
n. 觀點；遠景；透視圖
adj. 透視的
foregone/'f?rɡ?n/
adj. 過去的；先前的；預知的；預先決定的
v. 發(fā)生在…之前（forego的過去分詞）
confidence/'kɑnf?d?ns/,
n. 信心；信任；秘密
adj. （美）詐騙的；騙得信任的
assurance?'??r?ns/
n. 保證，擔保；（人壽）保險；確信；斷言；厚臉皮，無恥
Resolve
vt. 決定；溶解；使…分解；決心要做…
vi. 解決；決心；分解
n. 堅決；決定要做的事
“Resolve means it’s done,”said Robbins.“It’s done inside your heart, therefore it’s done in the real world.”Hence, Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said,“Once you make a decision, the universeconspires/k?n'spa??/to make it happen.”
conspires/k?n'spa??/to
vi. 共謀；協(xié)力
vt. [法] 密謀策劃
Few people make committed decisions. Instead, they state preferences such as, “I’d like to be healthier and happier.”
To quote Assaraf’s mentor,“Are you interested or committed?
5. You are MOTIVATED, even when life is difficult.
According to one of the core theoriesof motivation, motivation involves three components:
thevalueyou place on your goal
your belief thatspecific behaviorswill actuallyfacilitate/f?'s?l?'tet/the outcomes you desire
your belief inyour own abilityto successfully execute the behaviorsrequisiteto achieving your goals
facilitate/f?'s?l?'tet/
vt. 促進；幫助；使容易
adj. 必備的，必不可少的；需要的
n. 必需品
If you don’t truly value the goal, you won’t be motivated. If you don’t believe you have effective means of achieving your goal, you won’t be motivated. If you don’t expect yourself to do what it takes, you won’t be motivated.
This theory is known as “Expectancy/?k'sp?kt?nsi/Theory,” and it highlights that what you expect to happen often does. Hence the term, “self-fulfillingprophecy/'prɑf?si/.”
n. 期望，期待
prophecy/'prɑf?si/.
n. 預言；預言書；預言能力
Interestingly, there is a related concept known as“The Pygmalion Effect,”which shows that whatother peopleexpect of you in large measure determines how well you do.
The principles are simple: Expect amazing things to happen and they generally will.Surround yourself with people who have high expectations for youand you’ll generallylive upto thoseexpectations.
Conclusion:Humility/hju'm?l?ti/andAwe/?/
“My dreams are my dressrehearsalsfor my future.”?—David Copperfield
Humility/hju’m?l?ti/
n. 謙卑，謙遜
Awe/?/
vt. 使敬畏；使畏怯
n. 敬畏
n. (Awe)人名；(德)阿韋
Does everything in life go exactly how you plan it? Of course not.
Here’s the principle:Expect great things to happen, be happy even when they don’t.
However, just because things don’t go exactly according to plan doesn’t mean you aren’t in control. It is your decisions, not your conditions, which determine yourdestiny/'d?st?ni/.
destiny/'d?st?ni/.
n. 命運，定數(shù)，天命
When you take up the responsibility to live your life according to design rather than default, you will constantly behumbled/?h?mb?l/andin awe. You’ll be blown away as you watch life unfold as you saw it in your head?—?as your physical world conforms itself to your thoughts.
humbled/?h?mb?l/
adj. 謙遜的；簡陋的；（級別或地位）低下的；不大的
vt. 使謙恭；輕松打?。ㄓ戎笍姶蟮膶κ郑坏吐曄職?/p>
blown away輕輕吹走
You absolutely can live your life how Rowling wrote Harry Potter and how Lucas wrote Star Wars.
You can dream and live BIG.
You can live by design.
Your world can continue to expand.
But you must thinkfurther ahead.2017 shouldn’t be viewed in isolation. It’s an obvious continuation of 2016.
So what will your life be like in 2018? Click RESPOND and let me know!
Call To?Action
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Click here to get the checklist right now.(Good luck with the cold showers!)
proactive/?pro’?kt?v/
adj. 前攝的（前一活動中的因素對后一活動造成影響的）；有前瞻性的，先行一步的；積極主動的
Time: 6:05-6:45 ?40m
大意：先通過Rowling寫哈利波特書，跟Lucas寫星球大戰(zhàn)事情，來引出自己的觀點： 未來是連續(xù)的，我們應(yīng)從更長遠的時間尺度去規(guī)劃自己的生活，讓后通過引用一些理論來進一步闡述這樣做的原因，好處。然后告訴大家如何來做。
好句子
The principle is simple:Don’t just plant a tree, plant an?orchard.
But she planted those seeds early and thoughtfully,
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
But you can’t plan for the future! The real world isn’t Hogwarts!
Obviously, the world is changing fast. You can’t plan for everything.
Are you interested in achieving these goals, or are you committed?
If you’re interested, you come up with stories, excuses, reasons, and circumstances about why you can’t
or why you won’t. If you’re committed, those go out the window. You just do whatever it takes.
Is the world changing fast? Yes.
Are factors outside of your control unpredictable? Yes.
It’s easy to believe the idea that you are not responsible for what happens to you.
If someone or something outside of you is responsible for your health, you won’t do everything in your power to be healthy.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.
When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.
When you take responsibility for your choices, you realize there is no neutral /'n?tr?l/ground.
We control our actions, but the consequences that flow from those actions are controlled by principles
To quote one of my favorite songs: “Have I done any good in the world today? Have I helped anyone in need? Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad? If not, I have failed indeed. There are chances for work all around just now, Opportunities right in our way. Do not let them pass by, saying, “Sometime I’ll try,” But go and do something today.”
Surround yourself with people who have high expectations for you and you’ll generally live up to those expectations
Expect great things to happen, be happy even when they don’t.
