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These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.
這些人士獲得成功，是因為他們懂得：你不能讓失敗來限制你——而必須讓失敗來教導你。你必須讓失敗向你展示下次如何以不同的方式去做這件事情。所以，如果你遇到麻煩，那并不意味著你就是麻煩的制造者，而意味著你需要更加努力去把它做對。如果你有一門課分數低，那并不表示你笨，而只表示你需要花更多的時間學習。
No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.
沒有一個人天生擅長各種事情。你通過勤奮而變得擅長各種事情。第一次從事新的體育項目時，你不可能是一位主力隊員。第一次唱一首歌時，你不可能唱準每一個音。你必須練習。同樣的道理適用于你的學業。你可能要把一道數學題做幾次才能做對。你可能要把一些材料閱讀幾遍才能理解。在交出一篇優秀作文之前，你肯定需要打幾遍草稿。
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust -- a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor—and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
不要害怕提問。不要在需要幫助時害怕請求別人幫助。我天天那樣做。請求幫助不是軟弱的表現，它是力量的標志，因為它表明你有勇氣承認自己對某些事情不懂，這樣做回使你學到新的東西。因此，請確定一位你信任成年人——父母、祖父母或老師、教練或輔導員——請他們幫助你遵循既定計劃實現你的目標。
