Being authentic can be empowering. You will know that you are living a life with purpose, using your talents and skills productively, and doing it peacefully and harmoniously while contributing to the lives of those around you.
真誠的力量是很強大的。它會讓你知道你的生活是有目標的,你會用你的才能有所作為,并且對于你身邊的人也是有好處的。
To take full advantage of this movement towards authenticity, we must focus on growing and developing ourselves. We need to become the type of people who attract success into our lives—not people who try to fake our way to the top.
為了充分利用好這次關于真誠的運動,我們必須要集中精力提高自己。我們要讓成功慢慢來靠近自己——而不是為達高位不擇手段。
When it comes to building trust and connecting with others, nothing is more persuasive and powerful than just being real. I’m convinced that the people who work the hardest on growing themselves will be those who have the advantage in the years to come.
提及建立信任和與人交往,沒有什么比真誠更有說服力的了。我堅信那些最努力提高自身的人就是以后有優勢的人。
My Challenge
我的挑戰
I want to challenge you to put down your shield and start trying to connect on a deeper level with people. Show a genuine interest in people and the things that are important to them by listening and asking questions. Smile more, love more, encourage more, and show your appreciation to those who do things for you.
我想讓你對別人少一點戒備,開始與人進行更深入的交往。通過傾聽和提問,展示你對談話人及談話內容是真正感興趣的。多點笑容,多些愛心,多些鼓勵,贊賞那些為你做事的人。
I also want to encourage you to be true to yourself. Be happy with who you are—wrinkles and all. Feeling comfortable in one’s skin and being true to one’s self is one of the most beautiful traits one can possess.
我還想鼓勵你要對自己真誠。要為自己的點點滴滴高興。一個人擁有的最美特性之一就是對自己真誠。
Lastly, be happy with what you have. Stop trying “to keep up with the Joneses” or the people at the country club; start being happy with who you are and what you offer the world.
最后,知足常樂。不要再攀比,要開始為自己和自己為世界做過的事感到高興。
One of the most famous literary quotations speaks to authenticity:
莎士比亞在《哈姆雷特》中的一首最著名的贊頌真誠的詩:
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” William Shakespeare in Hamlet.
“對你自己忠實,并長久堅持,你就不會對別人虛情假意。”
People who are authentic connect faster, are more trusted, and build deeper relationships than those who are superficial.
真誠的人會比虛假的人更快贏得朋友,更可信,也有更牢固的關系。