为什么你需要为2018做计划，而不是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.
在写出哈利波特第一章之前，JK罗琳已经为霍格沃兹准备了七年时间。哈利波特是有史以来最畅销的一本书。
Before creating the first Stars Wars movie in the 1970’s, George Lucas planned for at least six films and started at episode 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 planned ahead.
在1970年第一次创作出星球大战之前，乔治卢卡斯至少准备了六部电影并且以四种情节开始，而不是一段。差不多40年后，整个世界继续为新出的星战电影而疯狂。如果不是卢卡斯之前全面而又宏大的设想，这根本就不可能发生。
The principle is simple: Don’t just plant a tree, plant an orchard.
原则非常简单：不要只计划一棵树，要计划一个果园。
How different might Harry Potter have been if Rowing 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, Rolling might or might not have decided to write a sequel.
如果罗琳在开始第一本书的写作中没有任何的意图和计划，那么哈利波特有可能会变成什么样子？这本书有可能变成关于一个男孩去学校并杀死了一个坏人的故事。有可能，在那个故事的结尾，罗琳也许才决定写一个续集或者没有决定继续。
Yet, by “beginning with the end in mind,” Rowling was able to direct and position the 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.
然而，通过“在思想中从结束开始思考，”罗琳能够导演并以不同的方式定位第一本书。虽然第一本书的惊艳意味着可以写到头，但是她还是清晰的引领读者去向往下一本书。
Not only that, but by having along-term objective, Rowling was able to create a much bigger story. She was able to foreshadow to things the reader wouldn’t learn about for sometimes several years!
不仅如此，而且通过一个长期的目标，罗琳可以创造出一个更宏大的故事。她所能够创造的内容是读者短期内无法通过学习来获得的。
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! Vader may have just been” the bad guy,” not Luke’s father.
但是她早期全面的准备了这些种子，结果，每一本书都是下一本续集，而不是一些毫无联系并且随意的故事。同样，卢卡斯如归仅仅创作了一部星球大战的电影又会发生怎样的变化，如果没有计划接下来或之前都发生了什么事情！威德也许就是一个坏人，而不是卢克的父亲。
Very Few People Live Like This
很少有人像这样生活
You are the writer of your own narrative. Yet, how often do you plan each year based on what you intend to do during the next year, or the one after that?
你是自己人生的设计者。但是，你每年多久计划自己来年将要做的事情，或者更远的打算？
What if, like Rowling, you were living this year based on what you intend to do in 1, 3, and 5 years from now?
假设，就像罗琳，你基于当下的时候会怎样计划你未来1,3,5年要做的事情？
It’s all in the set up.
这都需要建立。
Goals are means, not ends.
目标意味着没有终点。
Everything you do is positioning. Are you positioning yourself to do AMAZING things in 1, 3, or 5 years from now?
你做的每一件事情都需要定位。从现在开始你在未来1,3或者5年时间给自己定位了一件惊艳的事情了吗？
I can already hear your mental wheels spinning.
我都已经能听到你的大脑旋转了。
But you can’t plan for the future! The real world isn’t Hogwarts!
但是你无法计划未来！真实的世界不是霍格沃茨！
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.”
显而易见，这个世界变化太快。你无法为所有的事情做好准备。因而，托尼罗宾斯说，“执着于你的决定，但是行动上要灵活。”
And that’s the difference. Most people don’t make committed decisions, which is why only 8% of people go on to accomplish their New Years Resolutions.
这也有所区别。大多数人不会做坚定的决策，这也是为什么只有8%的人会继续去完成他们的新年决定计划。
In an interview between John Assaraf and Lewis Howes, Assaraf shared what his first mentor taught him about goal setting.
在一次约翰.阿萨卡夫和路易斯.豪斯的采访中，阿萨卡夫分享他的第一位人生导师教会他的就是关于如何设立目标。
After setting his goals in several areas of his life(e.g., health, spirituality, 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?
在他设定的关于生活的几个区域目标（比如说，健康，灵性，财务，人际关系，服务等等），而且计划了1,3,5甚至25年，阿萨卡夫的导师问他，“你是更有兴趣去实现这些目标，还是承诺要完成这些目标？”阿萨卡夫面对这个问题回答道，“这有什么区别吗?”
His mentor responded:
他的导师回答：
“If you’re interested, you come up with stories, excuse, 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.”
“如果你只是有兴趣，你会找出一些故事，借口，理由及环境因素来解释为什么你做不到，或没有做到。但如果你是承诺，这些都会被抛到脑后，你只需要去想方设法实现它。”
Clearly, Assaraf’s life probably isn’t exactly how he planned it to be when he set those goals in 1982 at the age of 19. However, I’m confident those goals propelled him to where he is today.
显而易见，阿萨卡夫的人生可能不会精准的如他1982年19岁的时候提出的目标般实现，但是，我相信这些目标会引领他走到今天的地位。
He was playing and planning a much bigger game than most people and writing a much different story.
他比大多数人娱乐并计划了一个更大的游戏，而且还书写了一个更加不同的故事。
The Science Doesn’t Lie
科学不会说谎
If psychological science has found anything in the past 30 years, it’s that people with high self-efficacy and an internal locus of control radically outperform others.
如果说心理学科学在过去30年里发现了什么的话，那就是人们可以通过高的自我效能和内控点彻底的超越其他人。
Self-efficacy=your belief in your own ability to achieve your goals. Think “confidence.”
自我效能=你相信自己有能力去实现自己目标的能力。也可以说“自信”
Internal locus of control= a belief that you, not external circumstances, determine the outcomes of your life.
内控点=拥有一个信念，不仅是表面上的信念，而是相信自己可以掌控自己的人生走向。
External locus of control= a belief that factors outside of you determine the outcomes of your life.
外控点=一个信念就是外部因素可以掌控你人生的走向。
The majority of the population have low self-efficacy and an external locus of control. According to several research studies, people with these two traits:
大多数人的自我效能都是比较低的，而且还被外控点掌控。根据大量研究表明，这类人群有以下两种特点：
Don’t set challenging goals
不设定具有挑战的目标。
Don’t take on leadership roles
不承担领导角色。
Experience learned helplessness.
经验学习无助感
Have a higher chance of depression and anxiety.
有更多机率沮丧和焦虑
Lack motivation
缺乏动机
Have a pessimistic view of the future.
对未来的愿景悲观
Have low job satisfaction and low job performance
对工作满意度低，工作绩效低
Have low life satisfaction
对生活满意度低
Have low engagement in both work and life
对生活和工作都提不起精神参与
Have greater health problems
有比较多的健康问题
Experience more stress
有过重的压力
The list goes on. You get the point.
清单继续，自己对照。
Reverse everything on that list for people with high self-efficacy and an internal locus of control.
与那份清单相反的的就是高自我效能和高内控点的人。
The Greatest Lie Postulated Today
假设今天最大的谎言
Is the world changing fast?Yes.
世界变化快吗？当然。
Are factors outside of your control unpredictable? Yes.
你能控制的外在因素是不可预知的吗？当然。
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 can prosper or Perish in either case, and it’s the not the President who decides that.
你会对你的人生走向有哪怕一点掌控吗？不，我根本不在乎谁是美国总统。你可以在任何情况下成就或者毁灭这些，总统也不是谁都能决定的了
But herein lies the greatest lie being pushed today: That you are not in control of what happens in your own life!
但是今天这里有一个最大的谎言将会揭示：你无法控制你整个人生将会发生什么！
Billionaire Peter Thiel has said:
亿万富翁彼特.泰尔曾说过：
“Indefinite attitudes to the future explain what’s most dysfunctional in our world today. Process trumps substance: when people lack concrete plans to carry out, they use formal rules to assemble a portfolio of various options. This describes Americans today. In middle school, we’re encouraged to start hoarding” extracurricular activities.”In high school, ambitious students compete even harder to appear omnicompetent. By the time a student gets to college, he’s spent a decade curating a bewilderingly diverse resume to prepare for a completely unknowable future.Come what may, he’s ready-for nothing in particular.”
对未来不确定的态度说明了今天在我们的世界里什么是最不正常的。对王牌处理的方法的实质：当人们缺乏具体计划去实现，他们使用正式的规则去集合各种各样选项的文件夹。这就可以描述今天的美国。在中学，我们被鼓励去开始储藏“课外活动”。在高中，有想法的学生更加激烈的竞争去出现在权利榜。等到学生开始上大学的时候，他已经花了十多年的时间在各种各样令人困惑的经历中成长，而这一切都是为了一个彻底未知的未来。也需可能迎来的，是他根本没有为自己的特性做好准备。
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 expect crooked walls that don’t line up. You don’t expect to have the bathroom where you intended the kitchen.
当你建造一所房子，你必须有所计划。你遵循计划，并且你也遵循原理，就像数学法则原理。因而，你不会因为结果而感到吃惊。换句话说，你不会期望墙是歪的而不是整齐的。你不会期望在厨房的位置是浴室。
Dr. Stephen R. Covey has taught, “Mental creation always precedes physical creation.”
史蒂芬R.科维教过，“脑力的创造常常要优先于身体的行动。”
Very Few People Desire the Responsibility
很少有人渴望责任
It’s easy to believe the idea that you are not responsible for what happens to you.
我们很容易就会相信发生在你身上的事情你并没有责任这种想法。
It’s much harder to own up to the fact that you are making choices every instant that determine your future.
每个瞬间都会做出的选择会决定你的未来，这个一事实让很多人很难接受。
Even this very moment, you’rereading this article.
即使在这一瞬间，你正在读这篇文章。
Who is responsible for that?
谁在为此而负责？
Did you not click on the link that led you to this article?
难道不是你点击了链接从而看到这篇文章？
Did you have no control over the matter?
在整个事件中难道你没有在控制？
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)
你确信你已尽到生活当中的每一方面的责任的时刻就是你感到彻底自由的准确时刻!(借鉴这部电影：命运规划局)
If someone or something outside of you is responsible for your health, you won’t do everything in your power to be health.
假设除你之外的某人或某事需要为你的健康负责，你就不需要花力气为你的健康做任何事情。
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.
如果除了你之外的某人或某些事为你和你的家人尽责，你就不会想要为你的家人提供任何帮助。
If someone or something outside of you is responsible for your future, then like most people, you will be the product of external circumstances.
假设除了你之外的任何人和任何事可以为你的未来承担责任，那么就像大多数人一样，你将会成为外部环境的产品而已。
Jim Rohn has said, “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.”
吉姆罗恩说过，“就让其他人过小日子吧，但是你不要去。就让其他人为小事争论吧，但是你不要去。就让其他人去为了一点点伤害而哭泣吧，但是你不要去。就让其他人的未来掌握在别人手里把，但是你不要去。”
The 3 R’s of Choice
3个关于R的选择
“When I look into the future,it’s so bright it burns my eyes.”- Oprah Winfrey.
“当我看向未来时，光明照耀着我的眼睛。”—奥普拉.温芙瑞
There are three components to having the power to make choices:
支持你做出抉择的三个成分：
1.The right to choice.
正确的决定
2.The responsibility to choose.
负有责任的决定
3.The results of choice
有结果的决定
If you don’t believe you have the ability to make choices, you have been deceived. You make choices every single day. You’re making a choice right now.
假设你不相信自己有能力做出决定，那么你被欺骗了。你每天都在做出决定。你此刻正在做出决定。
When you take responsibility for your choices, you realize there is no neutral ground. Every decision you make has inherent meaning and consequence. Every decision you make also reflects what you truly 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.
当你决定为你的决定负责，你要相信这里没有中立地带。你做的每一个决定都有其内在意义和结果。每一个你做出的决定也都反映出你的真实信念，比任何一个你说出的话都有力量。因此，你真正花时间做了些什么事情。你和谁一起做了这些事情。当你承担责任时做过的所有事情。
Lastly, results. Every decision has a consequence. Said Dr. Stephen R. Covey,” We control our actions, but the consequences that flow from those actions are controlled by principles.”
最后，结果。史蒂芬R科维教授说，“我们控制我们的行为，但是行为背后的后果却根据其原理控制着我们。”
Every decision (and in decision!) has a consequence. Withholding the words, “I love you,” to a child or spouse could be more detrimental than you imagine. Conversely, doing small and simple things, like making someone feel special or smiling at a stranger could change their whole day, and whole life!
每一个决定（和犹豫不决！）都会导致一个结果。克制自己不说“我爱你”对伴侣和孩子的伤害远超你的想象。相反的，做一些细小而简单的事情，比如说让某人感到特别或者对陌生人微笑都能够改变他们的一整天，甚至整个生活！
To quote one of my favorite songs:”Have I done any good in the world today? 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.”
引用我最爱的歌词：“今天我曾为这个世界付出了美好吗？我曾为悲伤而欢呼并让一些人感到过快乐吗？假如没有，我确实太糟糕了。在我们周围此刻有许多的工作机会，在我们的道路上此刻充满了机遇。不要错过他们，告诉自己，‘总有一天我要去尝试，’但是今天让我们出发去做一些事情吧。”
Every choice has a ripple effect.
每一个决定都会产生连锁反应。
Living a Consciously Designed Life
活出自我意识设计的人生
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Abraham Licoln
“预测你未来的最好方法就是去创造它。”亚伯拉罕.林肯
Pulling it all together, here’show it works:
把所有的内容整合在一起，就是它如何工作的：
1.You must believe YOU ARE IN CONTROL of what happens to you (i.e, internal locus of control)
你必须相信发生在你身上的事情都是你可以控制的（比如，内控点）
2.You must believe in YOUR OWN ABILITY to make things happen(i.e., self-efficacy/confidence)
你必须相信你有能力让一些事情发生（也就是，自我效能/自信）
3.You must believe you, and only you, are RESPONSIBLE for the choices you make.
你必须相信你，仅相信你自己，相信你要为你做出的选择负责。
4.You must have HOPE that what you seek will come about.
你所追求的事情一定会到来，你必须对此抱有希望。
According to psychology’s Hope Theory, hope reflects your perceptions regarding your capacity to:
根据心理学的希望理论，希望反映了你关于能力的认知：
Clearly conceptualize goals
具有清晰概念的目标
Develop the specific strategies to reach those goals (i.e., pathways thinking)
发展出精准的战略去达到这些目标（也就是，路径思考）
Initiate and sustain the motivation for using those strategies(i. e., agency thinking).
开始并维持动力去执行这些战略（也就是，动力思维）
From a spiritual perspective,hope is far more than wishful thinking. It’s a sense of confidence, even assurance, that what you seek is a foregone conclusion-what Tony Robbins calls,“Resolve.”
从精神上的愿景来说，希望比充满渴望的想法更夸张。这是自信的一种感觉，甚至是一种保障，这是你在寻找的过去的结论—唐尼.罗兵称它为：“决绝”
“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 universe conspires to make it happen.”
“决绝就意味着要去完成，”罗宾说。“他会在你的内心中完成，从而在真实的世界中完成。”因此，拉尔夫.瓦尔多.爱默生说，“一旦你做出一个决定，整个宇宙都会帮你实现它。”
Few people make committed decisions. Instead, they state preferences such as, “I’d like to be healthier and happier.”
少有人会做出负责任的决定。相反，他们会声明一些偏好，比如说，“我想要变得更健康和更快乐。”
To quote Assaraf’s mentor, “Are you interested or committed?
引用阿萨卡夫的指导者的话，“你是有兴趣还是想承担责任？”
5.You are MOTIVATED, even when life is difficult.
你需要有强大的动机，即使当生活变得困难。
According to one of the core theories of motivation, motivation involves three components:
根据其中一条核心的动机理论，动机包括3个组成部分：
The value you place on your goal
你目标的价值所在
Your belief that specific behaviors will actually facilitate the outcomes you desire
你拥有一个信念：具体的行为将会在现实中促进你渴望的结局
Your belief in your own ability to successfully execute the behaviors requisite to achieving your goals
你的信念在你拥有成功的能力中执行的行为是实现你目标的必备手段。
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.
假如你不能真实的评估你的目标，你就不会有动力。假如你没有实现目标的有效手段，你就不会有动力。假如你没有期待你自己去做应该做的事情，你就不会有动力。
This theory is known as “Expectancy Theory,” and it highlights that what you expect to happen often does. Hence the term,” self-fulfilling prophecy.”
这个理论被称之为“期望理论，”其中的灵殿就在于你期待的经常就会发生。今后的术语就是“自我应验的预言。”
Interestingly, there is a related concept known as “ The Pygmalion Effect.” Which shows that what other people expect of you in large measure determines how well you do.
有趣的是，这和一个著名的观点联系在一起，就是“皮格马利翁效应。”就是说其他人对你的期望很大程度上决定了你能够做多好。
The principles are simple:Expect amazing things to happen and they generally will. Surround yourself with people who have high expectations for you and you’ll generally live up to those expectations.
原理很简单：“期待神奇的事情发生那么他们通常也会期待。在你周围的人们对你有高的期望那么你通常不会辜负这些期待。”
Conclusion: Humility and Awe
结局：谦逊和敬畏
“My dreams are my dress rehearsals for my future.” David Copperfield.
“我的梦想就是我为我的未来带妆表演。”大卫科波菲尔。
Does everything in life go exactly how you plan it? Of course not.
人生所有的事情都会完全按计划进行？当然不是。
Here’s the principle: Expect great things to happen, be happy even when they don’t.
原理是：期待更好的事情发生，即使没有也要开心。
However, just because things don’t go exactly according to plan doesn't mean you aren’t control. It is your decisions, not your conditions, which determine your destiny.
但是，因为事情没有按照你计划进行并不是意味着你无法掌控。这是你的决定，不是你的限制，这就是你的定数。
When you take up the responsibility to live your life according to design rather than default, you will constantly be humbled and in 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.
当你根据你的人生规划去履行诺言而不是毁约，你将会时常变得谦虚和敬畏。你将会如你在头脑中看到的那样的人生般发展而去—就像你的外在世界会随你的想法而展开。
You absolutely can live your life how Rowling wrote Harry Potter and how Lucas wrote Star Wars.
你绝对能够按照你的想法来度过人生，就像罗琳写出哈利波特和卢卡斯写出星球大战。
You can dream and live BIG.
你可以有梦想并活的更好。
You can live by design.
你可以设计你的生活。
Your world can continue to expand.
你的世界能够继续扩展。
But you must think further ahead. 2017 shouldn’t be viewed in isolation. It’s an obvious continuation of 2016.
但是一定要将未来想在面前。2017不会孤立的展开，它显然是2016的延续。
So what will your life be likein 2018? Click RESPOND and let me know!
因此你的生活在2018会是什么样子？点击回答，告诉我！
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Are you proactive? If so, checkout my 7-page checklist of the most effective morning activities. Life awards the doers.
你是否积极主动？如果真是这样，检查我7页最有效清晨活动的清单。美好的生活是授予行动者的。