成功是路標,召喚我邁步向前;以下是第一范文网小编整理的励志英语文章:我对成功的定义,欢迎大家阅读。
Haveyoueverthoughtwhythereareveryfewgreatpeople?Ithinkthereisprobablyonlyonegreatpersonoutof10,000atbest,andmostprobablymuchlessthanthat.Butwhy?Mostpeoplewanttobegreat,right?Whyarethereonlyveryfewofthem?Hereisthereason:
你有没有想过为什么成功的人那么少?我想,大概在一万个人里有一个人能获得成功就很好了。但是为什么会这样呢?我们大多数人都渴望成功,不是吗?那为什么成功的人还是屈指可数呢?原因如下:
Mostpeopledonotpaythepriceofgreatness.
大多数人没有为成功付出代价。
Ithinkthisoneisquiteobvious.Now,thenextquestionis:whynot?Iftherearesomanypeoplewhowanttobegreat,whyonlyveryfewofthemactuallypaytheprice?Theanswertothesequestionsexplainsthedifferencebetweenthealmost100%peoplewhowanttobegreatandthemuchlessthan0.01%whoactuallybeso.
这个答案显而易见。那么,就引出了下一个问题:为什么有那么多人想要成功,而只有很少数的人愿意为成功付出代价呢?这个问题的答案就能把0.01%真正获得成功的人和几乎是100%想要获得成功的人给区分开来。
Thereasonwhyveryfewpeopleactuallypaythepriceisthis:Theroadtogreatnessiscontinuouslypainfulforlongtime.
极少数人愿意为成功付出代价的真正原因在于:成功之路须要长期痛苦的坚持。
Greatnessrequiressacrificesandthereisnosacrificewithoutpain.Thekindofsacrificesrequiredforgreatnessistheonesthatmaketheprocesscontinuouslypainfulforlongtime.Ifyouwanttobegooditwillbepainfulonlyeverynowandthen,andmanypeoplecanstillhandleit.Butbeinggreatisatotallydifferentlevel.Thepainismuchdeeperanditiscontinuous.Veryfewpeoplecanendurethiskindofpainandthat’swhythereareveryfewgreatpeople.Mostpeoplenaturallychoosethingsthatbringpleasurestothem.It’sunnaturaltochoosepainoverpleasure,letalonedoingitcontinuouslyforlongtime.
成功须要牺牲,而所有的牺牲都伴随着痛苦。获得成功所需要的牺牲是长期的、痛苦的。如果你的目标是优秀,那可能只是“短痛”而已,很多人还是可以承受得住的。但是,想要成功,那么所需要承受得就是“长痛”了。大多数人会选择能给自己带来快乐的事物,这是自然的选择。很少有人会抛开快乐去选择痛苦,更不用说是长期的痛苦了。
Butthat’swhatIbelieveisthesecrettogreatness:Thesecrettogreatnessischoosingpainoverpleasurescontinuouslyforlongtime.
但是正是上述原因让我相信,成功的秘密就在于:选择痛苦而不是快乐,并能够长期坚持承受痛苦。