理想和现实之间:不是丰满与骨干,而是做与不做

 　　Stop making big decisions and focus on closing the gap with where you want to be.

　　不再做不切实际的决定，而是把精力集中于如何缩小梦想与现实的差距。

　　A successful life is not made of easy, clean cut choices.

　　成功的生活不是简单利落的做几个选择就能获得。

　　Have you ever seen a guy desperately¹ enamoured with a girl, but he can't bear to talk to her? Or someone who wants to get fit, but they won't step in a gym? How about someone who wants better career options but stays exactly where they are?

　　你有见过男孩深深迷恋着女孩，却不敢跟她说话吗？或者有些人想减肥，却没有进过健身房？那有没有见过一些人希望有更好的职业选择，却停在当下、固步自封吗？

　　Start take lots of continuous small steps. Take something you love doing - or if you're not sure what that is, something you'd like to try. And move towards it now.

　　开始通过小步骤不断积累。着手做一些你喜欢的事——如果你不确定是什么，做你想尝试的事。从现在开始向目标前进。

　　You don't have to choose between a well-paid job you don't like and the unknown. You have countless² other options:

　　你不必在不了解的事和高薪工作之间做选择。你还有很多其他选择：

　　1. Start up a small business in your evenings

　　1. 利用晚上时间开展新业务

　　2. Ask your boss what you could do for them to get promoted

　　2. 询问老板要做什么可以获得晋升

　　3. Teach yourself a new skill that interests you

　　3. 自学你感兴趣的技能

　　4. Write a blog or a book

　　4. 写博客或书

　　Some steps will lead to greater things. But as long as you sit feeling paralysed, I can assure you nothing will change at all.

　　不积跬步无以成千里。但只要你觉得自己做不好，我可以向你保证任何事都不会发生变化。

　　Do not, and I shall repeat for emphasis, do not defer³ this until a "better time". If you make a habit of that, you'll wake up one idle Monday and wonder how you let your whole life fly away.

　　千万不要，我要重复强调下，千万不要拖延以等待“更好的时机”。如果你把拖延变成习惯，你将在某个周一慵懒的醒来，然后想你如何让一生都飞速流逝。

1 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

3 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。