“You'll never succeed.”
你永遠不會成功了。
“You're not good enough.”
你不夠好。
“You might as well give up now.”
你最好現在放棄吧。
Chances are, you're hearing things like that every single day.
很可能的情況是,你會幾乎每天聽到這些話。
They don't come from your friend, or even your enemies.
這些話不是從你朋友口中說出,亦不是你的敵人。
They come from inside your own head.
它們來自你的大腦。
Perhaps you're working towards a big goal: like losing weight and getting fit, or starting up your own business. You might have big ambitions ...but you've also got to fight a battle against those internal voices.
也許你在朝著一個大目標努力,比如說減肥瘦身,或者創業。你也許有野心......不過你還需與自己內心的這些聲音戰斗。
You're not the only person who feels that way. We all have to struggle against self-doubt. And we can all overcome those negative, destructive thoughts that hold us back from reaching our goals.
你不是唯一一個有這種感覺的人。我們都會與自我懷疑斗爭。而且我們都能戰勝哪些消極的,有破壞性,會阻撓我們成功的想法。
1. Remember What You've Already Accomplished 回憶那些你已經做到的事情
You've managed to achieve lots of amazing things already. Perhaps you’ve made direct progress towards your goal: you've lost 10lbs, so you know you can go on and lose another 10.
你也許以及做到了一些了不起的事。也許你已經朝你的目標邁步,比如說你已經減掉了10磅,所以你能繼續減10磅。
Even if your goal is brand-new, you can draw on past accomplishments. Maybe you're overwhelmed by everything you need to learn in order to get your graduate degree...but you can remember how your hard work paid off when you were an undergraduate, or a high school student.
即使你的目標是全新不同的,你也可以引用過去的成就鼓勵自己。也許你正被研究生學歷弄得焦頭爛額……但你可以想想你在本科時的努力獲得過回報,或者在高中時期的事。
Do it: Write down three things that you've accomplished. It doesn't matter how big or small they are.
這樣做:寫下三件你完成過的事。這些事或大或小,但這并不重要。