Know What You Want
 The fastest way to achieve success in any area of your life is to know what you want before you start. You might be thinking to yourself that what I am saying is perfectly obvious yet how many people actually know exactly what they want. I mean most people have a general idea of what they would like, but that is normally all they have, just a general idea. If you don’t know exactly what you want, how can you make a plan to get it? When you look at the lives of very successful people a pattern quickly emerges. Most successful people knew early in their lives exactly what it was that they wanted from life and immediately started moving in the direction of getting it. Just because you know what you want does not mean you will not make mistakes since making mistakes is just a part of achieving success. However, when you know what you want, you will quickly move past your mistakes and any failures along the journey since you are focused on the end result with conviction. Before I moved to Asia to live a few years ago I had been in Thailand on a number of occasions on holidays long before I moved here. During these Asian holidays I had such a wonderful time that I could not get out of my mind how much I would like to live in Asia, not necessarily forever but at least for an extended period of time. For a couple of years I simply dreamt about living in Asia but I wasn’t sure what I would do if I moved to Thailand, I worried I might not be able to get a decent job and subsequently I made no concrete plans to go ahead with my fantasy idea, since that was all it was, just a fantasy. Over time I cemented my desires to move to Asia when I made the decision that living in Thailand was exactly what I wanted to do and so I set a date to leave Australia and set in motion an entire series of events that all came to work out in my favor. Although I tied up all the loose ends in my life before I left Australia, I had no definite job lined up in Thailand for after I arrived but subconsciously I believed everything would turn out ok since I knew what I wanted and the rest is history. I said to myself before I left Australia that I would spend the first month in Thailand on holidays and then find a job after that. I remember taping a piece of paper to my refrigerator that read, I believe in miracles, and I would constantly see this sign every time I was in the kitchen. The miracle I believed would happen was to find a great job in Thailand and be happy. The end result was, I started working in a senior management position with a great salary package and free accommodation exactly one month to the day after I arrived in Thailand. It really was a miracle and I’m certain it all happened for me just like I envisioned it would because I knew what I wanted. During the course of my life I have seen similar miracles happen when I got clear about what I really wanted and things just fell into place nicely. Sure there might be a few rough patches along the way sometimes but hey, that’s life and these interruptions usually provide valuable lessons and strengthen our resolve to get what it is we really want. As soon as you know what you want you will surely figure out a way to get it since you will not take no for an answer. 中文译文： 最快的方式取得成功的任何地区 ， 你的生活是你想知道什么 ， 然后再开始。 You might be thinking to yourself that what I am saying is perfectly obvious yet how many people actually know exactly what they want. 您可能会考虑到自己 ， 我的意思是非常明显没有多少人真正知道他们想要什么。 I mean most people have a general idea of what they would like, but that is normally all they have, just a general idea. 我的意思是大多数人有一个总的想法是他们希望，但通常是所有这些，只是一个总的想法。 If you don't know exactly what you want, how can you make a plan to get it? 如果你不知道你想要什么，你怎么能做出一个计划 ， 怎么做呢？ When you look at the lives of very successful people a pattern quickly emerges. 当你看到生活的非常成功的人的格局迅速形成。 Most successful people knew early in their lives exactly what it was that they wanted from life and immediately started moving in the direction of getting it. 最成功的人早就知道他们的生活到底是什么 ， 他们希望从生活中 ， 并立即开始移动的方向得到它。 Just because you know what you want does not mean you will not make mistakes since making mistakes is just a part of achieving success. 因为你知道你想要的并不意味着你不会犯错误 ， 因为犯错只是部分取得成功。 However, when you know what you want, you will quickly move past your mistakes and any failures along the journey since you are focused on the end result with conviction. 然而，当你知道你想要什么，你会迅速过去的错误和任何失败沿线的旅程 ， 因为您的重点是最终结果的信念。 Before I moved to Asia to live a few years ago I had been in 在我搬到亚洲来住在几年前我一直在 Thailand 泰国 on a number of occasions on holidays long before I moved here. 曾多次在节假日之前很久我搬到了这里。 During these Asian holidays I had such a wonderful time that I could not get out of my mind how much I would like to live in Asia, not necessarily forever but at least for an extended period of time. 在这些亚洲假日我有这样一个美妙的时光 ， 我无法摆脱我的脑海我多么希望生活在亚洲，不一定永远但至少在一段较长的时间。 For a couple of years I simply dreamt about living in Asia but I wasn't sure what I would do if I moved to Thailand, I worried I might not be able to get a decent job and subsequently I made no concrete plans to go ahead with my fantasy idea, since that was all it was, just a fantasy. 几年我只是梦想生活在亚洲 ， 但我不知道我想如果我移动到泰国，我担心我可能也无法获得一份体面的工作 ， 后来我没有具体的计划如期我幻想的想法，因为这是所有与会者，只是一个幻想。 Over time I cemented my desires to move to Asia when I made the decision that living in 随着时间的推移 ， 我的愿望我硬质合金转移到亚洲的时候 ， 我的决定 ， 生活在 Thailand 泰国 was exactly what I wanted to do and so I set a date to leave 这正是我想做的事 ， 所以我设定一个时间离开 Australia 澳大利亚 and set in motion an entire series of events that all came to work out in my favor. 并启动了整个一系列的活动 ， 所有来的工作中我赞成。 Although I tied up all the loose ends in my life before I left 虽然我困绑所有欠缺在我的生命在我离开之前 Australia 澳大利亚 , I had no definite job lined up in ，我没有明确的工作排队中 Thailand 泰国 for after I arrived but subconsciously I believed everything would turn out ok since I knew what I wanted and the rest is history. 我到达后 ， 但下意识我相信一切都会变成确定 ， 因为我知道我希望和辉煌的历史。 I said to myself before I left 我对自己说在我离开之前 Australia 澳大利亚 that I would spend the first month in 我会花的第一个月 Thailand 泰国 on holidays and then find a job after that. 在节假日 ， 然后找到一份工作之后。 I remember taping a piece of paper to my refrigerator that read, I believe in miracles, and I would constantly see this sign every time I was in the kitchen. 我记得带一张纸对我的冰箱 ， 上面写着，我相信奇迹，我希望不断看到这种迹象每一次我是在厨房里。 The miracle I believed would happen was to find a great job in 我相信奇迹会发生的是找到了大量的工作在 Thailand 泰国 and be happy. 并很高兴。 The end result was, I started working in a senior management position with a great salary package and free accommodation exactly one month to the day after I arrived in 最终的结果是，我开始工作的高级管理人员的地位有很大的薪金包和免费住宿整整一个月后的第二天我到达 Thailand 泰国 . 。 It really was a miracle and I'm certain it all happened for me just like I envisioned it would because I knew what I wanted. 这的确是一个奇迹 ，我肯定这一切都发生对我来说只是我的设想 ， 将因为我知道我想要什么。 During the course of my life I have seen similar miracles happen when I got clear about what I really wanted and things just fell into place nicely. 过程中我的生活我见过类似的奇迹发生在我清楚我真的很想和事情落入地方很好。 Sure there might be a few rough patches along the way sometimes but hey, that's life and these interruptions usually provide valuable lessons and strengthen our resolve to get what it is we really want. 当然 ， 也许有一些粗糙补丁前进的道路上 ， 但有时嘿，这就是生活 ， 而这些干扰通常提供了宝贵的经验教训和加强我们的决心 ， 得到什么是我们真正想要。 As soon as you know what you want you will surely figure out a way to get it since you will not take no for an answer. 当你知道你想你一定会想出办法来获得 ， 因为你不会采取任何的答案。 |
