一个人如何在生活中取得成功？
How does one succeed in life?
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网友：J.K.罗琳说，《哈利-波特》的想法是在一次四小时的火车延误中 "走进了她的脑海"。在那之后，她开始详细地梦见角色，并制定情节和其他东西。她在一家餐馆里从一张餐巾纸开始写下这一切。
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Shobhit Bakliwal
J.K. Rowling said the idea of Harry Potter just “strolled into her head” during a four-hour train delay. After that, she started dreaming about the characters in detail and made plots and what not. She started writing all this down starting from a napkin in a restaurant.
J.K.罗琳说，《哈利-波特》的想法是在一次四小时的火车延误中 "走进了她的脑海"。在那之后，她开始详细地梦见角色，并制定情节和其他东西。她在一家餐馆里从一张餐巾纸开始写下这一切。
She ultimately wrote seven versions of Harry Potter and is arguably the most successful author in recent times.
她最终创作了七个版本的《哈利·波特》，可以说是近年来最成功的作家。
她最终创作了七个版本的《哈利·波特》，可以说是近年来最成功的作家。
Richard Branson (accidentally) started Virgin Airlines because he wanted to reach Virgin Islands (where a pretty girl was waiting for him) but the plane had been cancelled. He chartered a private jet to take him there but he had no money to pay for it. So he brings up a chalkboard and writes "Virgin Airlines $29" and sold all tickets.
理查德-布兰森（意外地）创办了维珍航空，因为他想到达维珍群岛（那里有一个漂亮的女孩在等他），但飞机被取消了。他包了一架私人飞机带他去，但他没有钱支付。于是他提起一块黑板，写上 "维珍航空29美元"，并出售了所有的机票。
理查德-布兰森（意外地）创办了维珍航空，因为他想到达维珍群岛（那里有一个漂亮的女孩在等他），但飞机被取消了。他包了一架私人飞机带他去，但他没有钱支付。于是他提起一块黑板，写上 "维珍航空29美元"，并出售了所有的机票。
Virgin Airlines is one the biggest business he owns right now and is responsible for a huge amount of his wealth.
维珍航空是他目前拥有的最大的企业之一，并为他贡献了大量财富。
维珍航空是他目前拥有的最大的企业之一，并为他贡献了大量财富。
Nischal Shetty was having the problem of being spammed a lot on Twitter. He had followed a lot of people there and now was having problems that most of the tweets in his timeline were spam. He made a little tool called Crowdfire (Prviously JustUnfollow) which helped him weed out those spammers and just unfollow them.
尼沙尔·谢蒂（Nischal Shetty）遇到了在推特上被大量垃圾邮件的问题。他在那里关注了很多人，现在遇到了问题，他时间线上的大多数推文都是垃圾邮件。他制作了一个名为Crowdfire（Prvioly JustInfollow）的小工具，帮助他清除那些垃圾邮件发送者，并取消对他们的关注。
尼沙尔·谢蒂（Nischal Shetty）遇到了在推特上被大量垃圾邮件的问题。他在那里关注了很多人，现在遇到了问题，他时间线上的大多数推文都是垃圾邮件。他制作了一个名为Crowdfire（Prvioly JustInfollow）的小工具，帮助他清除那些垃圾邮件发送者，并取消对他们的关注。
He got covered on TechCrunch within minutes of launch and now Crowdfire is a company with more than 50 employees and 12 million users. All this led to him being featured in Forbes India 30 under 30.
他在发布后几分钟内就被TechCrunch报道，现在Crowdfire是一家拥有50多名员工和1200万用户的公司。这一切使他被列入《福布斯》印度30位30岁以下人士名单。
他在发布后几分钟内就被TechCrunch报道，现在Crowdfire是一家拥有50多名员工和1200万用户的公司。这一切使他被列入《福布斯》印度30位30岁以下人士名单。
See a pattern?Everyone runs into problems and ideas everyday. Some of us just ignore them, or pledge to work on them when we have more time, more money. Most of us will never do anything about them.But successful people take action. They wait for none. They get started before they are ready. Because they know that they will never be ready.So go out there and just do something. You never know where it'll lead you.Disclaimer: I used to work at Crowdfire. :)
看到规律了吗？每个人每天都会遇到问题和想法。我们中的一些人只是忽略它们，或者承诺在我们有更多时间、更多金钱时致力于它们。 我们大多数人永远不会对他们采取任何行动。但成功的人会采取行动。他们不等任何人。 他们在准备好之前就开始了。 因为他们知道他们永远不会准备好。所以走出去，做点什么。你永远不知道它会把你引向何方。声明：我曾在Crowdfire工作。）
看到规律了吗？每个人每天都会遇到问题和想法。我们中的一些人只是忽略它们，或者承诺在我们有更多时间、更多金钱时致力于它们。 我们大多数人永远不会对他们采取任何行动。但成功的人会采取行动。他们不等任何人。 他们在准备好之前就开始了。 因为他们知道他们永远不会准备好。所以走出去，做点什么。你永远不知道它会把你引向何方。声明：我曾在Crowdfire工作。）
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Every one of us might have asked this question to ourselves at some of time in our lives and after 7 years of research and 500 interviews with successful people, Richard St. John, come up with this 8 secrets of success.
每个人在生命中的某个时刻都会问自己这个问题。经过七年的研究和500次成功人士的采访，理查德·圣约翰总结出了以下八个成功的秘诀：
Do it for love, not for money. As simple as that.
Because it doesn’t matter how much money you earn. You will always need more.
激情：
这样做是为了爱，而不是为了钱。就这么简单。
因为你赚多少钱并不重要。你永远需要更多。
大多数改变了我们生活方式的人，都是因为他们对自己所做的事情有热情。史蒂夫-沃兹设计了第一台苹果电脑；爱因斯坦改变了我们对空间和时间的看法，他之所以这样做是因为他们对自己所从事的工作充满了热爱。
金钱不是一个激励因素。金钱不会让我兴奋，也不会让我打得更好，因为富有是有好处的。我只是对我脚下的球感到高兴。我的动力来自于玩我喜欢的游戏。如果没有报酬让我成为一名职业足球运动员，我愿意无偿踢球——莱昂内尔·梅西
Nothing comes on their own, without any hardwork.
Elon Musk started learning programming before 10. He made his first game and sold it when he was 12. Bill Gates wrote it first BASIC program at the age of 13. They worked hard for years before becoming billionaires. They worked more even after becoming insanely rich. They started working hard from their early days to become a success over-night.
努力工作:
没有任何努力，任何事情都不会自行发生。
埃隆·马斯克10岁前开始学习编程。他在12岁时制作了他的第一个游戏并出售了它。比尔·盖茨在13岁时编写了第一个BASIC程序。在成为亿万富翁之前，他们努力工作了多年。即使在变得极其富有之后，他们也工作得更多。他们从早期就开始努力工作，在一夜之间获得了成功。
我讨厌训练的每一分钟，但我说，'不要放弃。现在受苦，在你的余生中以冠军的身份生活 -- 默罕默德-阿里
To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it.
Instead of doing thousand things at once and becoming Jack of all trades and good at none, better become a world-class expert in one or two, where no one can replace you.
变得擅长：
要想成功，就得把你的注意力放在某件事情上，并在这个问题上变得非常出色。
与其同时做上千件事，成为百事通而不精的人，不如在一两件事上成为世界级的专家，没有人可以取代你。
我不怕练过一万种腿法的人，只怕把一种腿法练一万遍的人。李小龙
It all has to do with focusing yourself to one thing.
Because you are only one. You have only one life and in this one life you have, you can’t be thousands people. Focus on one important thing.
专注：
这一切都与专注于一件事有关。因为你只有一个。你只有一个生命，在你的这一个生命中，你不可能成为成千上万的人。专注于一件重要的事情。
选择一个想法。让这一个想法成为你的生活--想到它，梦到它，靠这个想法生活。让大脑、肌肉、神经、你身体的每一个部分都充满这个想法，而把其他的想法都抛在一边。这就是成功的途径。
Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you are gotta push, push, push. Push shyness and self doubt. It's not always easy to push yourself, thats why they invented mothers.
努力奋斗：
你必须要推动自己，无论是身体上还是精神上，要不停地努力。要克服害羞和自我怀疑，这并不总是容易的事情，这也是为什么有母亲的存在。
- Michael Jordan
我的态度是，如果你把我推向你认为是弱点的东西，那么我就会把认为的弱点变成力量。- 迈克尔-乔丹
It's privilege to serve as a doctor. It’s privilege to serve as a soldier. It’s privilege parenting someone, to be a nice child. Serve others something of value.
为他人服务：
能当医生是我的荣幸。能当兵是我的荣幸。养育一个人，成为一个好孩子是一种特权。为他人提供有价值的东西。
帮助别人实现他们的梦想，你也会实现你的梦想。- 莱斯-布朗
Listen, observe, be curious, ask questions, solve problems, and make connections.
创意。
倾听、观察、好奇、提出问题、解决问题、建立联系。
伟人谈论思想;一般人谈论事件;庸人谈论他人。-埃莉诺·罗斯福
- Robin Williams
无论人们告诉你什么，言语和想法都可以改变世界。-罗宾·威廉姆斯
Persistence is the number one reason for our success. You got to persist through failure, persist through CRAP Criticism.Rejection.Assholes.Pressure.
坚持不懈，不要放弃：
坚持是我们成功的头等大事。你必须坚持不懈地面对失败，坚持不懈地面对批评、拒绝、混蛋和压力。
这并不是说我有多聪明，只是我在问题上停留的时间更长。- 阿尔伯特-爱因斯坦
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如果你不会飞，那就跑，如果你不会跑，那就走，如果你不能走，那就爬，但无论你做什么，你都必须继续前进马丁·路德·金。
Find something you are PASSIONATE about.
Have your FOCUS on it completely
简而言之：
找到你感兴趣的东西。
把注意力完全放在它上
PUSH yourself. Push the boundaries.
Become damn GOOD at it.
Come up with IDEAS on how you can make use of the skills you have.
If it can SERVE others too, you can easily make a livelihood out of it and in-turn help you keep yourself doing what you love.
You might fail, but have faith in yourself and PERSIST till you gave everything you can.Thanks for reading my answer
Murali Krishna
努力工作。
鞭策自己。突破界限。
变得非常擅长。
就如何利用你所掌握的技能提出一些想法。
如果它也能为他人服务，你就可以很容易地从中谋生，反过来帮助你继续做你喜欢的事情。
你可能会失败，但要对自己和毅力有信心，直到你付出你所能。谢谢你阅读我的答案
Living a life of purpose.
Sounds abstract though, doesn’t it?
Sounds like a grand plan. Something that we hear other people talking about, other people doing something about, other people being good at.
And that’s what makes it so abstract.
It doesn’t need to be.
过一种有目的的生活。虽然听起来很抽象，不是吗？听起来像一个宏伟的计划。我们听到其他人谈论的东西，其他人在做的事情，其他人擅长的事情。而这正是使它如此抽象的原因。它不需要是这样的。
There are many shortcuts for achieving success. They will depend on what age you are, what you are currently doing in your life, your mindset (either can-do or cannot-do), the many requirements needed to get good in your education or your career.
你所需要知道的是到达那里的捷径。实现成功的捷径有很多。它们将取决于你是什么年龄，你目前在生活中做什么，你的心态（要么能做，要么不能做），在你的教育或事业中取得好成绩所需的许多要求。
It’s this: Help yourself by helping others.
In his book Tools of Titans, Tim Ferriss writes about an excellent idea he calls the canvas strategy, which is a detailed descxtion of what helping others can entail.
但有一条捷径你可以使用，无论你处于哪种情况。这就是：通过帮助别人来帮助自己。蒂姆·费里斯在他的《泰坦的工具》一书中写到了一个很好的想法，他称之为画布策略，这是对帮助他人的详细描述。
He compares a focused approach to life to an artist’s canvas on which he or she paints.
He says: He who clears the path controls its direction, like canvas shapes the painting.
So the initial goal is to clear the path.
Which, in turn, means helping others.
And that, in the long run, means helping ourselves.
为什么它被称为画布策略？他把专注的生活方式比作艺术家的画布，他或她在上面作画。他说：开辟道路的人控制着道路的方向，就像画布塑造了画作。因此，最初的目标是清除道路。这反过来意味着帮助他人。而且，从长远来看，这意味着帮助我们自己。
Here are 7 specific strategies to get started.
你如何通过帮助别人来帮助自己？这里有7个具体的策略可以开始。
Instead of thinking how to do things only to make you look good, don’t think of yourself as so important. Being humble goes a long way. Look around you and observe the show-offs, the big talkers, the ego-driven conversations (“I did this.. and then I bought this.. and then I traveled here… and there…”). There’s a reason most people don’t like their company and don’t befriend these types of people. It’s because they’re only focused on themselves any nobody else. Talking to them isn’t really being in a conversation; it’s listening to someone drone on and on, without understanding the context and purpose of communication. In other words, they’re missing the point. If you just understand this, you’re at an advantage.
策略1。把你的自我放在一边。
不要想着怎么做才会让自己看起来很好，而是不要把自己想得那么重要。谦虚的态度会有很大的帮助。看看你周围，观察那些炫耀的人，那些大嘴巴，那些自我驱动的谈话（"我做了这个......然后我买了这个......然后我去了这里......还有那里......"）。大多数人不喜欢他们的公司，不与这些类型的人交朋友是有原因的。这是因为他们只关注自己，不关注其他人。与他们交谈并不是真正的对话；而是听别人滔滔不绝，不了解沟通的背景和目的。换句话说，他们错过了重点。如果你能理解这一点，你就有优势了。
Again, instead of talking and describing and giving empty promises of how things will be great once you finish them, keep those thoughts to yourself. There’s incredible power in being silent and commanding presence. And there’s even more power in getting things done, without much noise. You can focus better, conserve your energy, and finish work sooner when you’re not talking and doing things at the same time. That type of multitasking doesn’t amount to much. Remember: it’s really true—actions speak louder than words. They mean much more, not just in this moment right now, but they have lasting power and make a positive difference over time.
策略2：少说多做。
同样，与其说是在谈论和描述，并给出空洞的承诺，说一旦你完成了事情就会变得很好，不如把这些想法留给自己。沉默和命令式的存在有不可思议的力量。而且，在没有太多噪音的情况下，完成事情的力量甚至更大。当你不同时说话和做事时，你可以更好地集中注意力，保存你的能量，并更快地完成工作。这种类型的多任务处理并没有什么意义。记住：这真的是事实--行动比语言更有说服力。它们意味着更多，不仅仅是在现在这个时刻，而且它们具有持久的力量，并随着时间的推移产生积极的影响。
It’s not always all about getting kudos for your efforts. It’s good to keep a low profile and help out when you can so that others can benefit. Think of skills you possess and what you are good at. Do you consider yourself knowledgeable or even a subject matter expert? Maybe you can offer some advice online to someone who’s struggling to learn something that’s difficult for them. Is there an organization in your community that is focused on helping those less fortunate than yourself? You can volunteer and help prepare meals for people who are hungry, or you can put together medicine or food supplies to ship out to countries that need them. There are many, many opportunities to add value to others; all you have to do is start looking for them and asking a simple question: How can I help?
策略3. 匿名地做事，不求有功。
这并不总是关于为你的努力获得嘉奖。保持低调，并在你能做到的时候提供帮助，使他人受益，这是好事。想一想你拥有的技能和你擅长的事情。你是否认为自己知识渊博，甚至是一个主题专家？也许你可以在网上为那些正在努力学习一些对他们来说很困难的东西的人提供一些建议。你的社区是否有一个专注于帮助比你更不幸的人的组织？你可以做志愿者，帮助为饥饿的人准备饭菜，或者你可以把药品或食物用品放在一起，运往需要的国家。有很多很多机会可以为他人增加价值；你所要做的就是开始寻找它们，并问一个简单的问题。我可以如何帮助？
Your brain is a powerful tool that you can use to help others solve problems in unique ways they haven’t thought of before. It can be coming up with solutions to help projects along, then sharing that list with your boss. Chances are they didn’t think of the problem in the way that is unique to your point of view. Or it might be brainstorming an outline of a lesson plan that you can talk through with your friend, schoolmate, or partner who is having a hard time staying on top of their schedule and responsibilities. When you do, you are helping them come up with a better strategy to improve their education or career.
策略4。想出主意，并把它们交给别人。
你的大脑是一个强大的工具，你可以利用它来帮助别人以独特的方式解决他们之前没有想到的问题。这可以是想出帮助项目进行的解决方案，然后与你的老板分享这个清单。他们有可能没有以你的观点所特有的方式来思考这个问题。或者，它可能是集思广益，制定一个课程计划的大纲，你可以与你的朋友、同学或合作伙伴一起讨论，因为他们很难在时间和责任上保持一致。当你这样做时，你就是在帮助他们想出一个更好的策略来改善他们的教育或事业。
This strategy is powerful because you have the ability to make connections and create social networks that can be beneficial to many more people. When you connect like-minded individuals, you create a powerful energy field. It’s wonderful to start a new friendship and open the door to conversations that are constructive and can produce new ideas. You can do this online on a forum such as Quora, or a site such as lixedIn, or just invite a couple of people to a coffeeshop and make an informal introduction. Remember, it’s your unique idea of putting people together that can change their lives as well and improve them in many ways!
策略5：寻找那些具有原创性思维、创造性思维和解决问题的人，然后把他们介绍给对方。
这个策略很强大，因为你有能力建立联系，创造社会网络，让更多人受益。当你把志同道合的人联系起来时，你就创造了一个强大的能量场。开始一段新的友谊，并打开对话的大门，这些对话是建设性的，可以产生新的想法，这是非常美妙的。你可以在Quora等论坛或lixedIn等网站上这样做，或者只是邀请几个人去咖啡馆，做个非正式的介绍。记住，是你独特的想法把人们放在一起，也可以改变他们的生活，在许多方面改善他们的生活
It doesn’t even have to mean it’s a terrible or really hard job or task. Usually avoiding work stems from one of two reasons: people don’t have the time or else they don’t know how to do something. Here’s where you can add value. If it’s something your co-workers are avoiding because it’s time-consuming (creating a project roadmap, organizing folders and documents, creating a resource to address trouble-shooting common issues), you can step in and offer a new solution when you’re in between projects. And if someone you know is struggling to understand a topic that you know a lot about, you can coach them through it and explain it in a way that’s easier to understand than just reading a textbook or getting lost in endless Google searches.
策略6。找到别人不愿意做的事情，然后去做。
这甚至不一定意味着它是一个可怕或非常困难的工作或任务。通常情况下，逃避工作源于两个原因之一：人们没有时间，或者他们不知道如何做某事。这里是你可以增加价值的地方。如果是你的同事因为耗费时间而回避的事情（创建项目路线图，组织文件夹和文件，创建一个资源来解决常见问题的故障排除），你可以在项目间隙时介入并提供一个新的解决方案。而且，如果你认识的人正在努力理解一个你很了解的主题，你可以指导他们完成它，并以一种比仅仅阅读教科书或在无休止的谷歌搜索中迷失方向更容易理解的方式解释它。
There’s so much time that is wasted by sorting through disorganized notes, projects, emails, and online folders where everyone keeps records of what they’re doing. Sometimes there’s work that’s already been done, but because nobody can find it, everyone at the office has to work on projects from scratch. You can do a little detective work and look for items that are hidden, named incorrectly, or aren’t tagged with the proper keywords, then reorganize materials in a way that’s logical and easy to find. It’s a skill that you may already have, or one that you can develop further, that is unique and will make a tremendous difference in working efficiently, quickly, and in a more productive way.
战略7。找出差距、效率低下和资源浪费，然后加以解决，找到更有成效的解决方案。
整理杂乱无章的笔记、项目、电子邮件和在线文件夹会浪费很多时间，每个人都会在这些文件夹中记录自己在做什么。有时有些工作已经完成了，但因为没有人能找到，办公室里的每个人都必须从头开始做项目。你可以做一些侦探工作，寻找隐藏的、命名错误的或没有用正确关键字标记的物品，然后以合乎逻辑且易于找到的方式重新组织材料。这是一项你可能已经掌握的技能，或者你可以进一步发展的技能，它是独一无二的，将在高效、快速、更有成效的工作中产生巨大的影响。
A major key to succeeding in situations like these is a better understanding of reality. The vast majority of the career advice out there is completely wrong (as you can tell by the fact that the vast majority of people aren't particularly successful!) So here are a few facts you should keep in mind when planning your next move:
在这样的情况下取得成功的一个主要关键是更好地了解现实。绝大多数的职业建议都是完全错误的（从绝大多数人都不是特别成功的事实就可以看出！）。因此，在计划你的下一步行动时，你应该记住以下几个事实：
激情很大程度上取决于你在某件事上投入了多少时间。有这样一个神话，激情是与生俱来的，我们天生就有自己热爱的东西。这真的不是真的，科学压倒性地表明，你做的事情越多，你得到的越好，你就越享受它。好消息是，你不必担心“找到你的激情”或任何类似的废话，找到对你周围的人有价值的东西，做好它，然后重复。
热爱你的工作并获得成功的关键是发展稀有&有价值的技能。除了享受这个过程，使工作变得有趣的其他因素与你在工作中的自由度、你的成长速度以及你是否喜欢和你一起工作的人有关[0]。获得所有这些东西的方法仅仅是在你所做的事情上变得非常出色，而对于这一点...
不要把重点放在详细的职业计划上。这是一个糟糕的举动，因为它会让你失去可能对你有用的近期机会。如果事实证明作为一名程序员，你的技能可能非常有用，那么你应该朝着这个方向前进。但如果最好的机会是金融销售，你应该这样做。不要把重点放在20年甚至5年的计划上。。。相反，试着了解你周围公司/市场的需求，并培养满足他们的技能。适应能力是关键。