Sean Kernan
One of the hardest things I’ve had to accept isn’t that some of my friends are doing nothing with their life, it’s that they are having to live with that decision.
They're much smarter and more talented than I’ve ever been — yet they are still stuck in cycles of low paychecks, bad jobs, and a circus of a personal life—with no goal of fixing things.
One of my wake-up calls came about 15 years ago. I was partying and getting drunk all the time and selling myself short.
One day, with deep frustration, my mother told me over the phone, "Some day you are going to wake up and be 40 and wonder what you have to show for it." That line haunted me for months until I finally started turning things around.
I suspect most people have had hurdles they've had to get through. It's all about building momentum towards the goal.

我感到难以接受的事情之一,不是我的一些朋友在生活中无所事事,而是他们不得不接受这个现状。
他们比我更聪明,更有天赋 —— 然而,他们仍被困在低收入、糟糕的工作和个人生活的一团糟中,也没有解决问题的目标。
我的觉醒时刻是在大约15年前。那时候我一直在聚会,喝醉,掏空自己。
有一天,我母亲非常沮丧地在电话里告诉我,“总有一天你会醒来,可能是40岁,并知道你面对生活有多少底牌。”这句话困扰了我几个月,直到我终于开始扭转颓局。
我认为大多数人都有他们必须克服的障碍。这一切都是为了拥有朝着目标前进的动力。

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