Power is your ability to consciously and deliberately create the world around you.
能力是你有意识地创造周围世界的才能。
No matter your history, the burden of responsibility for your life now rests squarely on your shoulders. Blame can only make you powerless.
不论你的历史如何，生活责任的重担现在不偏不倚地落在了你的肩头。责备只会让你无力。
No one is coming to rescue you.
没人救得了你。
If you don’t proactively solve your own problems, they’ll never be solved.
如果你不积极解决自己的问题，那么问题永远也解决不了。
If you want different results, you must go out and create them yourself.
如果你想要不同的结果，你必须亲自出动，亲自创造。
Desire is the fuel of power. Enjoy the progressive fulfillment of your desires through the exercise of your power.
欲望是能力的燃料。享受通过实施能力一步步实现你的愿望。
What do you want?
你想要什么？
What do you fantasize about?
你的梦想是什么？
What do you long for so badly that you can’t stop thinking about it, even if you consider it impossible?
什么东西你如此渴望，难以放弃不想，即使你觉得毫无可能？
Never deny that you want what you want. When you deny your desires, you fall out of alignment.
千万别否认你想要自己想要的。当你否认自己的愿望时，你就无法校准。
You’re completely free to decide what you want.
你完全有自由决定自己想要什么。
You don’t need anyone’s permission or approval.
你不需要任何人的许可或同意。
Your choices are yours to make and can never be dictated by others.
你的选择由你自己做，别人绝不能左右你。
You never need to justify what you want.
你想要什么，绝不需要理由。
You want what you want, and that is enough.
你想要自己想要的，仅此而已。
Life is constantly asking, “What do you want?”
生活就是不断地问，“你想要什么？”
Answer that question however you wish.
按照你的愿望来回答。
True power only exists in the present.
真正的能力只存于当下。
There is no power in the past. It’s done.
过去没有能力。都结束了。
There is no power in the future. It’s only in your imagination.
未来也没有能力，它只存在于你的想象中。
You have no power to act yesterday or tomorrow.
你对昨天或明天毫无影响。
Whenever you project beyond the present, you make yourself powerless because you’re succumbing to an illusion.
当你超越现在时，你就让自己变得毫无能力，因为你在对幻觉屈服。
The purpose of goal-setting isn’t to control the future.
设定目标的目的不是控制未来。
The point of goal-setting is to improve the quality of the present.
设定目标的目的是改善当下的质量。
Ask, “How does setting this goal improve my present reality?”
问，“设定这个目标如何改善我当前的现实状况？”
If it doesn’t, then the goal is pointless.
如果没有，那么目标就没有意义。
But if it brings greater clarity, focus, and motivation to your life when you think about it, it’s a keeper.
但如果当你思考时，这个目标可以给你的生活带来更多确定性、焦点、动力，那么它就值得追求。
Set goals that make you feel powerful, motivated, and driven when you focus on them, long before the final outcome is actually achieved. Avoid setting goals that make you feel powerless, stressed, or weak.
设定那些远在你真正获得最终结果之前就让你感到充满力量、充满动力、驱使你向前的目标。避免设定让你感到无力、压力重重或软弱的目标。
When you set a goal that improves your present reality, what does it matter how long it takes to achieve the final outcome? Whether it takes one week or five years is irrelevant. The whole path is fun and enjoyable.
当你设定一个改善你当前现实的目标时，需要多久才能实现又有什么关系？不论是要1周还是5年，都不相干。这个过程有趣而值得享受。
Whenever I focus on an inspiring goal, I feel extremely driven and motivated.
任何时候，只要我聚焦于鼓舞人心的目标时，我就感到极其有动力。
Material goals always de-motivate me.
物质目标总让我失去动力。
If you find yourself unmotivated, you’ve set the wrong goals. You need to set goals that are so inspiring to you that you can’t wait to take action.
如果你发现自己动机不明，那么你定错了目标。你需要设定鼓舞你迫不及待想要行动的目标才对。
Self-discipline is the willingness to do what it takes to achieve the results you want regardless of your mood.
自律是不论自己的情绪如何，都愿意做为了获得目标而需要做的事情。
When you’re feeling unmotivated, apathetic, bored or lazy, self-discipline provides your second wind and keeps you moving.
当你觉得缺乏动力、消极、无聊或懒惰，自律带给你新鲜空气，让你继续前进。
Motivation is highest at the beginning of a project. Self-discipline can prevent you from quitting. Motivation starts the race, but self-discipline crosses the finish line.
在项目开始之初，动力最强。自律可以防止你放弃。动力让你开始比赛，但自律让你冲过终点。
Self-discipline remains one of the most significant aspects of personal development.
自律仍然是个人发展最重要的一部分。
Progressive training requires that once you succeed, you must increase the challenge. If you keep working at the same level, you won’t get much stronger.
渐进训练要求你一旦成功，就增加挑战。如果你不断在同一水平练习，你无法变得更强大。
The first hour is the rudder of the day. Adopt a disciplined routine for the first waking hour, and you’ll enjoy a highly productive day.
最开始的阶段确定了日后的方向。在清醒的第一时间，有纪律地例行公事，那么一天效率都很高。
