英语故事-如何做你一直想要做的事 (2)

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如何做你一直想要做的事

【英文原文】

I'm willing to bet that there's something you've always wanted to do.

It could be that you've always wanted to write a novel. Maybe you want

to visit Africa or want to see the Northern Lights. Perhaps you'd love

to open a little

coffee shop

or

brasserie in

your neighbourhood or

maybe

you've

had

brainwave

for

a

neat

little

product

that

just

might

change

the

world.

You're not alone. We all have things we dream about and things we'd love

to do, and it's rare that these things ever see the light of day.

Fear steps in

–

sometimes in the guise of practicality and sometimes

wearing the hat of playing it safe

–

and provides all kinds of reasons

why you can't have what you want.

So you persuade yourself that it's a pipe dream and that it could never

actually

happen

because

you

wouldn't

know

where

to

start,

couldn't

afford

it and it probably wouldn't work anyway. You lose faith in your ability

to make your dream reality, and lose a little faith in yourself in the

process.

The tragedy is that the more you apply a filter to what you wish for and

train yourself to think small, the less confident you become in your

ability to do anything that matters very much. Worse than that, you set

yourself tiny dreams that aren't hard to reach, and you reach them.

But

hang

on

a

second.

What

if

those

big

things

were

possible?

What

if

you

really could make some or all of it happen? What if it turned out that

you

did

have

what

it

takes

to

see

something

special

come

to

life?

Wouldn't

that be something you'd leap at?

Here are my 3 steps to doing what you've always wanted to do.

1. Open it up

First

of

all

you

need

to

do

some

leg

work.

Investigate

what

might

be

needed

to

get

going,

look

for

resources

that

can

inform

and

help,

seek

out

other

people

who

might

have

done

something

similar

and

talk

to

those

who've

been

there, done that.

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There's no risk here

–

it's simply learning about what's involved,

picking

up

the

key

strategies

that

have

been

used

successfully

before

and

gathering

together

the

ideas

and

resources

that

you

believe

will

help

you

to get things moving.

Write down all the questions you have about what you want to do and then

go answer them. It's possible that as you open things up you find that

the reality isn't what you expected and that it isn't really your thing

after

all.

That's

fine

–

now

you

know.

But

the

opportunity

to

answer

the

questions you have and

fill in those

blanks is invaluable,

and you might

just find yourself getting pretty darn excited about what you're

discovering.

2. Make your choice

You've opened it up and answered a heap of questions you had

–

now you

need to make your choice. There are 2 ways to help with this decision

making.

Look at what really

matters to

you,

not what doesn't matter. If engaging

with

this

project

is

something

that

really

resonates

with

you

then

listen

to that. If you'll grow and get enjoyment out of doing this, no matter

how

it

turns

out,

then

listen

to

that.

Don't

let

any

fears

you

have

squash

and stamp on what matters.

Consider

where

your

priorities

are

and

what

might

need

to

change.

You

have

other things going on (your family, finances, career, hobbies,

relationship, etc) and you need to be clear about what's at the top of

your

list.

You

need

to

figure

out

what

compromises

you're

willing

to

make

in

terms

of

the

time

and

energy

you

have

available,

and

you

need

to

figure

out the boundaries and deal breakers of your priorities. You might find

that your priorities are such that now isn't the right time to get going

with

this,

but

that

doesn't

have

to

be

the

end

of

it.

Just

figure

out

what

criteria needs to be satisfied for you to start.

Once you've figured those 2 things out, make your choice and commit to

it. That commitment is

what will carry

you through, and

it's an attitude

and a way of behaving that shapes your experience and behaviour as you

go forwards.

3. Do one thing

When

you've

made

your

choice

to

start,

do

one

thing

today.

Just

one

thing.

Then do one more thing tomorrow.

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