生活中，總是會有人給我們一些建議或忠告。一些建議堪稱金玉良言，但是因為不太實用，所以我們很快就忘掉了;還有一些建議確實能幫助我們解決某些問題，但也僅限于那些問題了。下面我將為您提供7條實用的小建議，不論是什么問題，它們都能幫助你順利解決。你想讓自己的人生變得不一樣嗎?那就聽聽這些建議吧。
1. Start somewhere, start anywhere.
從某處開始，隨時隨地開始。
I used to think you always had to start at the beginning. A lot of people say, “I don’t know where to start.” When I’m faced with a task that seems daunting, I simply divide it into as many actions as I can. Start with those. Even if it’s not the beginning.
我過去常常會想你總是要從頭開始的。許多人說，“我不知道從哪里開始。”當我面臨一項似乎令人生畏的任務的時候，我就會盡可能地把它分割成自己可以掌控的多個活動。然后從這些活動開始。即使那并不是開端。
2. It’s OK to do things twice. In fact, plan on it.
把事情做兩遍也是可以的。其實就是有所規劃。
The added benefit to this strategy is that you are constantly giving yourself a second chance. That’s a very relaxing way to live. So plan to do everything twice, as if it’s part of the process. But if by chance you do get it right the first time — bingo! You’ve won the time lottery for the day.
這項策略的額外收益就是你可以時常給自己一個重新開始的機會。這是一種很放松的生活方式。所以每件事都計劃著做兩遍，就好像這就是過程的一部分一樣。然而，如果你碰巧一次就做好了，嘿!你中了當天的時間彩票。
3. Seek to connect, not to impress.
試著去聯系，而不是去給人以深刻印象。
“Seek to connect” is good advice whether you are dating, job hunting, out with friends, spending time with your children. It doesn’t mean that it has to be all about them, either. That isn’t connection. It’s about the back and forth, and the mutual understanding. I guarantee, it’s better than impressive.
無論你是在約會、找工作、和朋友一起出去玩還是和孩子呆在一起，“試著與他們聯系起來”都是不錯的建議。這并不意味著一切都得圍著他們轉，這也不是聯系。聯系是有來有往、互相理解。我保證，這比引人矚目更好。
4. Don’t be the person looking for a job. Be the person doing something interesting.
不要做一個尋找工作的人，去做一個做事有趣的人。
The best way to get a job is to get a referral from someone who has no vested interest in you getting the job, but has simply seen you doing amazing things. What are you accomplishing? What are you creating? What are you doing that no other applicant is doing? Spend part of your day doing those things, and opportunities will start to find you.
要獲得一份工作最好的方法就是得到某個人的推薦，而這個人在你得到這份工作后并不會有什么既得利益，只是因為他/她覺得你能做出令人驚訝的成果。你有什么作為?你在創作什么?你做了哪些其他申請人沒有做的事情?花上部分時間去做這些事情，機遇就會去找你。
5. Anxiety is when the voices in your head are worried about the future. Depression is when the voices inside your heart are worried about the past. Peace of mind is when those two voices stop talking to each other.
當你腦海中的聲音在為未來擔憂的時候，你焦慮不安;而當你內心深處的聲音在擔憂過去的時候，你意志消沉;當這兩種聲音都不再相互交談的時候，你心如止水。
Be happy with what you have, or change what you want to change. Peace of mind actually becomes a way to shape your future.
對你所擁有的事物感到滿意，或是為你想要改變的事情去做出改變。心如止水實際上成為了一種引領未來的方法。
6. If you want self-esteem, go out and do something esteemable.
如果你想要自尊，那就走出去，做一些讓別人欽佩的事。
Go out and do something esteemable. It can be anything. Don’t know where to start? See #1 above.
走出去，做一些讓別人欽佩的事，它可以是任何事。不知道從哪里開始?去看看上面的第一條建議吧。
7. This is life.
這就是生活。
Life is the reality of you, living in a world you are not really the center of. And as part of the life, you have a choice, every minute of every day — about what to do and how to think. More specifically, you have a choice about what to think about. What to notice. What to give your attention to.
生活中的現實就是你生活在一個世界上，而你卻算不上那里的中心。生活的一部分就是你每一天時時刻刻都可以選擇該做什么，要如何思考。再具體一點就是，你可以選擇要考慮些什么，要注意些什么，要關注些什么。
