經典文章:爲什麼你的目標都那麼遙遠
摘錄：從現在開始就制定好一年的目標就好比去預測某些時段的天氣。那是不可能做到的。生活繼續，環境改變。你必須適應，也必須一路上調整你的目標。制定些短期目標，讓目標變得容易做到。當然，每天都要堅持。
經典文章:爲什麼你的目標都那麼遙遠?
Your goals are too long.
Not too big, but too long.
If you are setting deadlines a year away, that’s not achievable.
你的目標都那麼遙遠。
不是太大，而是太遠。
要是你設定完成目標的期限是一年，那是不會成功的。
It’s too far away to be real, and too far for you to act on it.
因爲太遙遠而變得不真實，遙遠到沒法去實施。
Maybe it’s time to set shorter goals.
也許，是該設立些短期的目標。
When Is a Goal Too Long?
什麼叫時間太長?
You are going to write that book this year. Just like you said you were going to do last year.
今年你打算出本書。就像你說你去年就有此計劃了一樣。
Or you say you are going to lose 20 pounds by the holidays. Yet, you haven’t been to the gym in months.
One of the main issues with year-long goals is that they are too far away.
或者你說這個假期你打算減掉20磅。最後是幾個月你都沒有去過體育場。完成期限爲一年的主要問題——長遠的目標就是太遙遠了。
Too far away to see. Too far to be real. And too far for you to have urgency to act on them today.
太遠了都沒法看清。太遙遠以至於都覺得不真實。太遙遠了，以至於你每天都沒有去做的緊迫感。
“Stop saying that this will be your year. Instead, make it your month. Or even your week.” (Tweet this Quote)
In short, your goal increments are too big.
“不要再說，今年會做完的。反之，規定在這個月做完，在這周內做完。”
總之，你的目標增額太大了。
Make Your Goals Even Shorter
給自己制定些短期目標。
A year away is simply too long to act on.
一年的期限就是時間太長而沒法去完成。
A month is better. Or even a week.
一個月的期限就挺好，或者一週內做完也不錯。
Of course, the progression is to make your goals even shorter.
當然，做事有連續性會讓你實現目標的時間縮短。
Get it down to today.
從今天開始幹。
“What will you do today to move yourself towards your goals?”
Do the same tomorrow and each day after that.
“爲了朝着目標邁進，今天你會做些什麼呢?”
That is how big goals are done. On a day-to-day basis.
不管目標多大，都是要那麼做的。一天一天，
Bit by bit. Step by step. It doesn’t sound grand and it isn’t.
一點一點，一步一步，目標就不再宏偉。
Even the biggest of goals must be done in many small increments.
每天增加一點，即使是再宏偉的目標也會有被實現的一天。
Goals Too Far to See
目標太遠就看不清了。
Trying to make personal goals a year from now is like trying to predict the weather at that time. It’s not going to happen.
從現在開始就制定好一年的目標就好比去預測某些時段的天氣。那是不可能做到的。
Life happens. Circumstances change. And you must adapt and adjust your goals along the way.
生活繼續，環境改變。你必須適應，也必須一路上調整你的目標。
Make your goals short. Make them achievable. And of course, make them happen today.
制定些短期目標，讓目標變得容易做到。當然，每天都要堅持。
