Day 220: On a Lack of Vision

第220天： 关于缺乏远见

A lot of times when people come to us and they say, “Hey, I really struggle with self-discipline in this area or that area,” what we almost always find is it’s not that they struggle as much from a lack of discipline as they do from a lack of vision. The amount of our endurance is directly proportionate to the clarity of our vision.

很多时候，当有人找到我，说："嘿，我在这方面或某方面的自律性真的很差时。"

我总是发现，他们并不是因为缺乏自律性而挣扎，而是因为缺乏远见。

人们耐心的程度与他们愿景的清晰度成正比。

—Rory Vaden

When you’re staring at this delicious piece of cake, you might start wondering why you’re taking such great pains to avoid it. Unless you have a clear, specific vision that acts as a mental picture reminding you why, it’s easy to say “to hell with it!” After all, you aren’t really sure why you’re depriving yourself of such a pleasure, so why continue to do it?

当你盯着一块美味的蛋糕时，你可能会开始想，为什么要费尽心思去避开它。

除非你有一个清晰、具体的愿景，在脑海中提醒你为什么，否则你很容易就会说 "让它见鬼去吧！"。

毕竟，你并不真正清楚为什么要剥夺自己的这种乐趣，那为什么还要继续避开它呢？

I strongly suggest starting each day with a quick mental reminder of your goals. Imagine what you want to accomplish, how it will make you feel, and why it’s so important that you want to reach it.

我强烈建议每天一开始就在脑海中快速过一下自己的目标。

想象一下自己想要实现的目标，它将给你带来怎样的感受，以及为什么它如此重要，让你想要去实现它。

On my journey toward building a successful business, I regularly read a document that described (in detail) the future in which my goals are accomplished. It not only made it easier for me to stay productive and keep going despite hardships, but also made the prospect of achieving my goal more vivid and boosted my confidence that I would eventually reach it.

在我成功创业的过程中，我经常阅读一份文件，上面（详细）描述了我想要实现目标的未来场景。

这不仅让我更容易保持工作效率，克服重重困难继续前进，还让实现目标的前景更加生动，最终增强了我要实现目标的信心。

Write a few paragraphs that describe your own goals or create a vivid mental image and frequently review it to boost your resolve and enable you to stay away from temptations.

写下几段文字描述自己的目标，或者在脑海中创造一个生动的画面，并经常回顾它，以增强你的决心，让你远离诱惑。