Each moment, each situation, each turn of events presents you with an opportunity to build the self you are capable of being. It’s just a matter of accepting opportunities, implementing ideas, taking action, and actively expressing the purpose that is uniquely YOU.
每個(gè)瞬間，每個(gè)場(chǎng)合，每個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)所帶來(lái)的都是讓你成長(zhǎng)的機(jī)會(huì)。這時(shí)候你要做的就是抓住機(jī)會(huì)，開拓想法，采取行動(dòng)，積極朝著目標(biāo)前進(jìn)，變成獨(dú)一無(wú)二的你。

You are stronger than any barrier standing in your way, because you have a purpose that cannot be denied. You can be adaptable, innovative, hard working and tenacious. You can imagine the possibilities and then work to make them real.
只要胸懷不可抵擋的目標(biāo)，那么你就比沿途的一切障礙都要強(qiáng)大。你可以適當(dāng)改變，創(chuàng)新努力和頑強(qiáng)。你可以想象所有的可能性，再努力使其成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。

Here are five life skills that will help you do just that – the real fundamentals of being an empowered, self-directed human being:
下面的五項(xiàng)人生技能可以幫你做到這些——這些也是幫你變得強(qiáng)大自主的基礎(chǔ)。

1. Curiosity
好奇心

Joy comes easy to us in our youth because we haven’t become set too firmly in our ways. Our willingness to curiously assess new things and varying perspectives allows us to experience flashes of insight and beauty wherever we go. Those of us who fight the draw of our comfort zones as we age, who sustain our curiosity into our later years, learn a lot more and see far more beauty throughout our lifetime.
年輕的時(shí)候，快樂(lè)似乎如此簡(jiǎn)單，因?yàn)槲覀儾挥锰淌刈约旱姆绞?。無(wú)論走到哪，好奇心都會(huì)給我們帶來(lái)新的視野體驗(yàn)和美的享受。那些隨著年紀(jì)增長(zhǎng)仍然保持一顆好奇之心的人們，會(huì)在人生道路中學(xué)到更多，領(lǐng)略到更多的美。

Curiosity, after all, is the foundation of lifelong growth. It allows us to retain a beginner’s mind even as our wisdom expands. In this way, an enduring curiosity permits our hearts and minds to grow younger, not older every day.
好奇心是畢生成長(zhǎng)的基礎(chǔ)。即使智慧不斷增長(zhǎng)，我們還是保持初學(xué)者的頭腦。這樣，恒久的好奇心會(huì)讓心境和思想更加年輕，而不是日益衰老。

Always remain curious and teachable. Keep an open mind and do not stop questioning and learning. Look forward, open new doors and experience new things. Do so because you’re curious, and because you know that today’s journey is always just beginning.
永遠(yuǎn)保持好奇心和求教心吧，開拓思想，不要停止懷疑和學(xué)習(xí)。朝前看，打開一扇新門來(lái)體驗(yàn)新事物。因?yàn)檫@份好奇，每天的旅程都是個(gè)新的開始。

2. Creativity
創(chuàng)造力

When it comes to human growth, if curiosity is the engine, creativity is the steering wheel. Creativity is the most powerful instrument of progress – a mindset that endows resources with a new capacity to create possibility and growth.
在人生成長(zhǎng)過(guò)程中，如果好奇是發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，創(chuàng)造力就是方向盤。創(chuàng)造力是最有力的進(jìn)步工具——賦予我們創(chuàng)造無(wú)限可能和成長(zhǎng)的新能力。

The world is moving so fast these days that those who say something can’t be done are often interrupted by those who are doing it. This is precisely why it’s important to exercise your creative mind on a regular basis. Ultimately, the creative learners inherit the world while the doubters and complacent minds find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.
世界日新月異，那些只會(huì)說(shuō)什么做不了的人會(huì)被那些一直在實(shí)干的人取代。所以時(shí)不時(shí)地訓(xùn)練你的創(chuàng)造力非常必要。最終，具有創(chuàng)造力的學(xué)習(xí)者占領(lǐng)了世界，而那些老頑固也會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)他們不再屬于這個(gè)世界。

3. Resilience
包容

Except for your own thoughts, there’s nothing that’s absolutely in your power. Knowing and accepting this gives you the ability to cope proficiently with life’s constant little inconveniences – a vital life skill we called resilience.
除了自己的思想，沒(méi)有什么是完全在你的掌控之中的。意識(shí)并接受這點(diǎn)就能讓你輕松應(yīng)對(duì)生活中時(shí)不時(shí)出現(xiàn)的小不愉快——這個(gè)重要的人生技能我們稱之為包容。

Resilience is accepting reality, even if it’s less than the fantasy you had in your mind or the reality that was once yours. You can fight it, you can do nothing but complain about what you’re missing, or you can accept what you have and try to put it together to create something good.
包容就是接受現(xiàn)實(shí)，即使現(xiàn)實(shí)沒(méi)有達(dá)到你的預(yù)期，或是你不幸錯(cuò)過(guò)。你可以抗?fàn)帲丝梢员г瑰e(cuò)過(guò)的你別無(wú)他選。抑或你接受目前擁有的，利用這些去創(chuàng)造更好的東西。

As you progress, life will inevitably challenge you on a regular basis. No matter how much falls on you, keep your head up and plow ahead. That’s the only way to keep the road to your dreams clear. It won’t get any more forgiving, but it will get easier and easier to deal with, because over time you will grow stronger and more resilient.
成長(zhǎng)過(guò)程中，生活總會(huì)不可避免的賜予你挑戰(zhàn)。無(wú)論挑戰(zhàn)多少，都要昂起頭朝前走。這是唯一確保道路一直朝著夢(mèng)想前進(jìn)的唯一方法。即使這些挑戰(zhàn)不會(huì)減少，但會(huì)越來(lái)越容易應(yīng)對(duì)，因?yàn)槟阋恢痹诔砷L(zhǎng)，越來(lái)越強(qiáng)大，越來(lái)越包容。

4. Patience
耐心

In the sweetest little voice Winnie-the-Pooh once said, “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” This is the power of patience.
維尼熊曾憨憨的說(shuō)過(guò)：“河流知道，不用急，我們總有一天會(huì)到達(dá)?！边@就是耐心的力量。

Patience is not sitting still. Rather, it’s mastering your time by applying the right principles in the right way to attain a long-term desired result. It’s moving forward steadily for as long as it takes to get where you want to go. Enduring the time between your departure and arrival requires a great deal of will. But no matter how tedious these moments of waiting are, you have to get used to the feeling, knowing that what you’re working toward is coming your way, even though it’s not with you at the moment.
耐心不是讓你坐著不動(dòng)。而是需要把握時(shí)間，在正確的地方使用正確的方法來(lái)達(dá)到最終的長(zhǎng)期目的。你會(huì)一步一步的前進(jìn)直到達(dá)到想去的地方。在出發(fā)和到達(dá)之間的等待需要的是你強(qiáng)大的意志力。無(wú)論等待的時(shí)間多么無(wú)聊，你都要去適應(yīng)，知道你正朝著自己的目標(biāo)前進(jìn)著，只是時(shí)機(jī)還沒(méi)到而已。

Ultimately the two hardest tests on the road to personal growth are the patience to wait for what you want and the courage not to be disappointed when it doesn’t arrive as soon as you had expected. Patience can be bitter, but the seeds you plant now will bear sweet fruit. These fruits are worth waiting for. There’s no advantage to hurrying through life and never tasting their sweetness.
人生道路上最難的兩個(gè)考驗(yàn)，莫過(guò)于那份等待自己想要的東西的耐心，以及期盼沒(méi)有到來(lái)時(shí)不畏懼失望的勇氣。耐心也許很苦澀，但你種下的總有一天會(huì)結(jié)成甜果實(shí)，這些果實(shí)值得你去等待。人生如果太過(guò)匆忙，反而會(huì)讓你品嘗不到其中的甜味。

5. Self-reliance
自我獨(dú)立

Self-reliance is the most important of all life skills, because without it you can’t practice any other life skill consistently. It’s honestly a virtue that brings all the rest together.
這是人生技能中最重要的一項(xiàng)，沒(méi)有它，你就無(wú)法施展其他的技能。不錯(cuò)，這是一項(xiàng)能把其他幾項(xiàng)整合在一起的技能。

Quite simply, self-reliance is the unswerving willingness to take responsibility for your life from this moment forward, regardless of who had a hand in making it the way it is now. It’s taking control of your life, finding your true self by thinking for yourself, and making a firm choice to live your way. It’s being the hero of your life, not the victim.
簡(jiǎn)單的說(shuō)，自我獨(dú)立就是愿意無(wú)論任何時(shí)候都為自己人生負(fù)責(zé)，不管此時(shí)的道路由誰(shuí)掌控著。自我獨(dú)立能控制你的生活，發(fā)現(xiàn)真實(shí)的自己，并做出堅(jiān)定的選擇。你要成為自己人生的英雄，而不是生活的受害者。

Life constantly invites you to be who you are capable of being. Choosing to be self-reliant is accepting life’s invitation.
人生時(shí)不時(shí)就會(huì)邀請(qǐng)你成為你能成為的那種人。獨(dú)立起來(lái)，接受人生的邀請(qǐng)吧。

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