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Why Setting Goals is Essential for Success in Any Area!
When I started working in my chosen profession, I couldn't understand why there were those individuals who seemed to succeed in anything they tried, and then there were others who just couldn't manage to achieve anything.
当我在我选择的专业开始工作时，我不明白为什么有些人不管尝试什么都能成功，还有一些人却无法实现任何目标。
After a while, I became amazed at the precise connections that starting showing up, and the biggest difference lay in setting and reviewing goals regularly.
过了一段时间，我对浮现的精确联系感到吃惊，最大的不同就在于制定并且定期评估目标。
Then I saw an academic study done by Dr. David Kohl on goals — did you know that:
然后我看到了一篇David Kohl博士关于目标的学术研究——你知道这个研究吗：
* 80% of Americans claim that they don't have goals
*80%的美国人声称他们没有目标
* 16% of them have goals, but they don't write them down
*他们中的16%有目标，但是没有写下来
* Only 3% actually have written goals, but they don't review them regularly
*只有3%确实写下了目标，但是没有定期回顾
* Only 1% has written goals and they review them regularly, and these are among the highest achievers in the US
*只有1%写下目标并且定期回顾，这些人在美国取得最高成就的人中
You need to set goals, in dependent of whether you want to achieve more or less.
你需要制定目标，不管你能实现多少。
Goals are not only about achieving more or wanting to take on more in life; a goal starts with a simple desire.
目标不仅仅是要更成功或者想在生活中获得更多； 一个目标是从一个简单的愿望开始的。
If you have a desire for less in life — for example, less work or less responsibility — these are also goals.
如果你对生活的某些方面渴望更少一些——例如，更少工作或者承担更少责任——这些都是目标。
What do you do with your desires and wants in life?
你渴望什么，想要什么样的生活？
You could both ignore them and leave them to fade away in your mind, or listen to yourself and start taking action to get what you want in life.
你可以忽略它们，让它们在你的思想中慢慢消失，或者听你自己的声音，开始为你想要的生活付出行动。
Excuses, Excuses.
借口，借口。
Do you use any of these excuses for not setting goals?
你会使用这些借口来不制定目标吗？
* You don't see the importance in setting them
* 你没有发现制定目标的重要性
* You want instant gratification, and goals seem so far off
* 你想满足于当下，目标看起来太长远了
* You don't know where to start or what steps to take
* 你不知道从哪里开始或者怎样去做
* You don't believe that you can actually achieve what you really want in life
* 你不相信你能得到生活中你想要的
Whatever the reason, I am sure your excuse is limiting you.
不管理由是什么，我很确信你的借口把你限制住了。
What happens when you don't set goals?
你不制定目标会发生什么？
If you're vague and unclear about what you want, you might end up at a certain age with things that you didn't want, or perhaps nowhere even close to having them at all.
如果你对你想要东西的含糊不清，不明确，你可能会拥有一些你不想要的东西然后在某个年龄死掉，或者也许根本就没有这些东西。
If you don't set goals, how do you know what you need to do to get where you want?
如果你不制定目标，你怎么知道你需要做什么才能到达你想要去的地方？
Or imagine, you get somewhere, and it's not where you want to be.
或者想象一下，你到达某地，但这里并不是你想要去的地方。
It's like going to an estate agent (your mind) and saying (thinking) – I want to end up in a beautiful place by the beach one day.
这就像你去见一位房地产经纪人（你的思想），然后说（想）——我想有一天在海滩的一个美丽的地方死去。
That day arrives and you end up in Somalia.
那天到来了，然后你死在了索马里（非洲）。
I am sure it is a beautiful place and you could be really happy, but is probably isn't what you really wanted, why? because you weren't clear.
我相信这是一个美丽的地方，你可能真的很开心，但这可能不是你真的想要的，为什么？因为你目标不明确。
Learn about the different ways you can make it easier to start setting and achieving your goals.
学习一些不同的方法使你能更容易地制定并实现你的目标。
The Benefits of Setting Goals.
制定目标的好处。
Setting goals not only increase your chances of succeeding, but…
制定目标不仅能提高你成功的几率，还能……
1.When you set goals, your actions are more focused and you start putting into action the whole process of turning your vision into your reality.
1．当你制定目标了，你的行动就会更专注，你开始付诸行动来把你的梦想变成现实。
2. Goals also keep you motivated and inspired when you're “just not feeling good”; they give you the impetus you need to keep going.
2．目标也会使你保持激情，当你“感觉不好”的时候鼓励你；它们给你需要继续坚持的动力。
3. Setting goals and reviewing them regularly is like holding up your vision in front of you on a regular basis, giving you targeted direction and keeping you moving closer to what you want.
3.制定目标并且定期评估就像是抓住你前方梦想的基本规则，指引你目标的方向，让你离你想要的越来越近。
4. You will accomplish more in months than many people do in years, and you will see better results faster than you could have ever imagined.
4.你会在几个月里比很多人一年完成的都多，你会看到更好的结局来的比你想象中的更快。
If you have a really strong desire for something, you have two choices: wishful thinking, or taking action.
如果你对一些事情真的有很强的渴望，你有两个选择：痴心妄想或者行动。
You can wish for a miracle, try to put the least amount of effort in, hoping to get the most out, and do nothing.
你能祈祷奇迹，尝试付出最少的努力，希望得到最多，然后什么也不做。
On the other hand, you can get clear on the steps you need to take and take them, slowly, one by one until you reach success in that area and you will live with new amazing results in your life.
另一方面，你能明确你需要做的步骤然后去做，缓慢地，一步一步地，直到你在那个领域获得成功，你也将在你的生活中以新的惊人的结局生活。
Setting goals is the essential ingredient to achieving success in any area.
在任何领域里制定目标都是至关重要的。
It begins with a desire, and then a written goal, followed by the right attitude and action, and that is your formula for success.
以一个渴望开始，然后写下目标，遵循正确的态度与行动，那就是你成功的法则。
Keep reviewing your goals and watch how your vision miraculously turns into your reality.
坚持评估目标，看你的梦想是如何奇迹般地变成现实的。
To your success!
祝你成功！