英语美文点亮智慧人生14：Seven Secrets to a Great Life 美丽人生的七大秘诀（MP3+双语字幕）

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[00:00.00]A great life doesn't happen by accident.	美丽人生不会从天而降。
[00:11.75]A great life is the result of allocating your time,	你要懂得分配好自己的时间、精力、心思，
[00:15.13]energy, thoughts,	向着自己的生活目标努力迈进，
[00:17.20]and hard work towards 	才可以成就美丽的人生。
[00:18.71]what you want your life to be.	别让自己再活在忧虑和失败中，
[00:20.46]Stop setting yourself up 	开始装备自己，
[00:22.42]for stress and failure,	迎接成功和抒怀。
[00:24.20]and start setting up your life to support success and ease.	实现美丽人生，
[00:27.89]A great life is the result of using the 24/7 	你要周到而有创意地用好一周七天
[00:32.80]you get in a creative and thoughtful way,	每天24小时的时间，
[00:34.70]instead of just what comes next.	而不仅仅是做一天和尚敲一天钟。
[00:37.21]Customize these "secrets" to 	根据自己的需要和作风
[00:39.68]fit your own needs and style,	进一步调整这些“秘诀”，
[00:41.89]and start creating your own great life today!	今天就开始为自己打造美丽的人生吧！
[00:44.96]S--Simplify.	化繁为简。
[00:49.12]A great life is the result of simplifying your life.	美丽人生源于对生活的简化。
[00:53.28]People often misinterpret what simplify means.	人们往往会误解简化生活的意思，
[00:57.50]It's not a way to remove work from your life.	这不是要你放弃生活中所有的工作。
[01:00.95]When you focus on simplifying your life,	当你集中精力简化生活时，
[01:04.30]you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy 	你就能把精力和时间释放出来，
[01:07.88]and the purpose for which you are here.	从事你喜欢的工作，为目标奋斗。
[01:10.10]In order to create a great life,	要创造美好的人生，
[01:13.24]you will have to make room for it in yours first.	你得首先为自己腾点空间出来。
[01:16.60]E--Effort.	尽心努力。
[01:19.87]A great life is the result of your best effort.	美丽人生源于你的最大努力。
[01:23.89]Creating a great life 	创造美丽人生，
[01:25.93]requires that you make some adjustments.	你需要做出一些调整，
[01:28.40]It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time,	这意味着重新分配时间，
[01:31.56]or choosing to spend your money in a different way.	或者用不同的方式花钱，
[01:35.28]It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy 	也许意味着寻找新的方式把精力
[01:39.74]that coincide with your particular definition of a great life.	投放到能引领美丽人生的地方去。
[01:44.52]Life will reward your best effort.	生活会给你的努力以奖赏。
[01:47.56]C--Create Priorities.	理清主次。
[01:51.99]A great life is the result of creating priorities.	美丽人生源于懂得优先考虑重要的问题。
[01:56.56]It's easy to spend your days 	只是去回应接下来吸引你注意的事情很简单：
[01:59.29]just responding to the next thing that gets your attention,	不用心考虑最重要的事情，
[02:02.19]instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money 	你就是在浪费时间、精力和金钱。
[02:06.18]you have in a way that's important to you.	集中注意力扫除障碍，
[02:08.45]Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.	确保你能够去做最重要的事情。
[02:16.00]R--Reserves.	有备无患。
[02:20.44]A great Life is the result of having reserves	美丽人生源于懂得为自己作些预留
[02:23.97]--reserves of things, time, space, energy, money.	――预留物品、时间、空间、精力和金钱。
[02:30.76]With reserves,	有了储备，
[02:32.64]you acquire far more than you need ― not 6 months living expenses,	你可以得到更多――不是六个月的生活费，
[02:37.76]but 5 years worth; not 15 minutes of free time,	而是五年的；不是15分钟的闲暇，
[02:42.19]but 1 day.	而是一整天。
[02:44.40]Reserves are important 	储备是很重要的，
[02:46.60]because they reduce the fear of consequences,	因为它能减少你对行动后果的顾虑，
[02:48.78]and that allows you to make decisions based on what you really want 	让你按照自己真正想要的作决定，
[02:52.61]instead of what the fear decides for you.	不让担忧左右抉择。
[02:55.95]E--Eliminate distractions.	专心行事。
[03:01.36]A great life is the result of eliminating distractions. 	美丽人生源于心无旁骛。
[03:05.48]Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that are draining and distracting you.	耗力分心的事会浪费掉你75%的精力。
[03:13.50]Eliminating distractions can be a difficult concept 	对很多人来说，
[03:17.10]to many people,	清除杂念是个难以接受的概念，
[03:18.32]since they haven't really considered that 	因为他们从来没有想过生活
[03:20.44]there is another way to live.	原来还可以有另外一种方式。
[03:22.40]Look around at someone's life you admire.	看看身边令你羡慕的生活。
[03:24.98]What do they do that you would like to incorporate into your own life? 	他们的哪些做法是你想学习的呢？
[03:30.29]Ask them how they did it.	请教他们是怎样做到的。
[03:33.20]Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you.	想办法把心思转移到你认为重要的事情上。
[03:38.26]T--Thoughts.	坚持信念。
[03:42.72]A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts 	美丽人生源于
[03:47.33]so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you! 	坚信凡事皆有可能。
[03:52.62]Your belief in the outcome will directly dictate how successful you are.	这种信念会直接决定你的胜算。
[03:57.65]Motivated people have specific goals 	积极的人有明确的目标，
[04:01.61]and look for ways to achieve them.	想方设法达成目标。
[04:04.13]Believing there is a solution to the same old problems 	要活得满意称心，有一点至关重要，
[04:08.15]you encounter year after year is vitally important 	就是要相信自己年复一年
[04:11.74]to creating a life that you love.	面对的老问题总有方法可以解决。
[04:14.19]S--Start.	立刻行动！
[04:18.54]A great life is the result of starting.	美丽人生源于坐言起行。
[04:20.90]There's the old saying everyone's familiar with 	“千里之行始于足下”
[04:24.10]a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.	这句古谚大家再熟悉不过了。
[04:28.13]In order to even move from the couch to the refrigerator,	小事诸如从沙发走到冰箱前，
[04:31.67]you have to start.	还是得先动起来。
[04:33.56]There's no better time to start than today.	要行动，就得从今天开始。
[04:36.71]Don't wait for a raise,	不要再等加薪了，
[04:38.94]or until the kids get older,	等孩子长大点了，
[04:41.10]or the weather is better.	或者等天气好一点。
[04:42.50]Today, 	今天，
[04:43.40]right now, is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart's desires.	此刻就是起步迈向心头目标的最好时机。
[04:49.17]It's what you do TODAY that 	今天你所做的会为你明日的生活
[04:51.76]will make a difference in your life tomorrow.	带来精彩的变化。

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英语美文点亮智慧人生14：Seven Secrets to a Great Life 美丽人生的七大秘诀（MP3+双语字幕）