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14 câu nói hay cho năm 2014
03 Jan, 2014
1. "Only a genius can do things his own way. You? You're no genius."
'Chỉ có thiên tài mới được làm theo cách của mình. Còn anh? Anh chẳng tài cán gì đâu.'
Tôi làm cho một hãng xây dựng và luôn hỏi vặn lại khi bị sếp yêu cầu làm việc gì đó. Cuối cùng, một cách thẳng thắn, sếp đã chỉnh từ đầu tới cuối. Sáng tạo lại bánh xe (reinvent the wheel) cũng ok, nhưng chỉ sau khi đã hiểu rõ công việc hiện tại như nào.
-> Đừng bao giờ tự cho mình thông tỏ hơn người khác khi bạn thật sự chẳng biết gì.
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2. "If you want to know how much you'll be missed when you are gone, put your finger in a bucket of water and then remove it. The hole that's left will be how much you are missed."
'Nếu bạn muốn biết sẽ được nhớ tới như nào khi rời khỏi nơi đây (công ty, thế giới này...), thử ấn ngón tay trỏ vào xô nước rồi rút ra. Dấu ấn còn lại trong xô là những gì bạn được nhớ tới'
-> Không ai là không thể thay thế.
3. "We all have limits. Almost no one reaches theirs. You definitely haven't."
'Ai cũng có khả năng giới hạn, nhưng hầu như chưa ai đạt tới mức đó đâu. Bạn hẳn càng chưa.'
Bạn có thể bơi rất nhanh, nhưng sẽ nhanh hơn nữa rất nhiều nếu bị cá mập đuổi. Bạn có thể chạy nhanh hơn khi con bạn gặp nguy hiểm.
-> Những gì chúng ta nghĩ có thể làm luôn luôn ít hơn những gì chúng ta thật sự có thể làm nếu chúng ta cố gắng.
4. "Unless you're the lead dog in the sled, the view never changes."
Following the crowd means living the same life as the crowd. You don't want that.
'Trừ khi bạn là con chó dẫn đầu trong xe tuyết, còn không thì viễn cảnh chẳng bao giờ thay đổi.' Theo sau đám đông đồng nghĩa với việc sống hệt như đám đông. Bạn hẳn không muốn như vậy.
5. "There are two types of pain you will go through in life: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regret weights tons." (Original to Jim Rohn.)
Hai nỗi khổ: kỉ luật và hối hận, kỉ luật thì nhẹ hơn nhiều. Những lời tồi tệ nhất bạn có thể nói là: 'Ước gì tôi đã...' Hãy, một cách kỉ luật, tự thôi thúc mình làm những gì mình hi vọng... để không bao giờ phải hối hận là chưa thử làm điều đó.
6. "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." (Gotta love Dean Wormer.)
'Béo phì, say khướt và xuẩn ngốc không phải cách đi qua cuộc đời này đâu, con trai của ta'
7. "The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one." (Original to Ernest Hemingway.)
Think about easing into a cold ocean; every inch is excruciating. Dive in and it sucks big time, but then it's over. It's even worse to turn away from what scares you because when you do, deep inside, a little piece of you withers and dies. Dive in. It's never as cold, or as bad, as you think.
8. "Today's pain is tomorrow's power. The more you suffer today, the stronger you are tomorrow."
Self-pity is self-defeating. Tomorrow's success is based on today's discomfort. Plus willpower is like a muscle: the more you exercise it, the stronger your will gets. And the easier it is to call on when dedication and persistence make all the difference.
'Hi sinh hôm nay, mạnh mẽ hơn ngày mai'
9. "Bravery means finding something more important than fear."
Courage without meaning is just recklessness. Brave people aren't fearless; they've simply found something that matters more to them than the fear they're facing. Say you're scared to start a business. Find a reason that has greater meaning than the fear: Your family's future, your desire to make a difference, or your dream of a more fulfilling life.
When you find a greater meaning you find the courage to overcome your fear.
10. "Do it or not. There is no try." (Original Yoda, philosopher and avant-garde sentence constructor.) A boss once gave me what I thought was an impossible task. I said, "Okay... I'll try." He explained that I would finish as long as I didn't quit. Trying didn't enter into it. Persistence was all that mattered.
Often we say, "I'll try..." because it gives us an out. Once we say, "I will," our perspective changes. What previously seemed insurmountable is no longer a matter of luck or chance but of time and effort and persistence. When what you want to do really matters, never say, "I'll try." Say, "I will," and keep that promise to yourself.
11. "Stop waiting for the 'right time.' Success is a numbers game: the number of times you take a shot." You'll never create the perfect business plan, never find the perfect partners, the perfect market, the perfect location, but you can find the perfect time to start.
That time is now.
Talent, experience, and connections are important, but put your all into enough new things and some will work. Take enough shots and over time you'll grow more skilled, more experienced, and more connected. And that will mean a greater percentage of your efforts will succeed. Take enough shots, learn from what didn't work, and in time you'll have all the skills, experience, and connections you need.
Ultimately success is all about taking your shot, over and over again. Sometimes you may win, sometimes you will definitely lose, but the more things you try the more chances you have of succeeding. Put the power of numbers on your side. Take as many shots as you can. There's no guarantee of success, but when you don't take a shot, there's a definite guarantee of failure.
12. "Resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other guy to die." The same holds for bitterness. And jealousy. And dislike. Let it go. If you don't, the only loser is you.
13. "The extra mile is a vast, unpopulated wasteland." (Me.) Everyone says they go the extra mile, but almost no one actually does. Most people think, "Wait... no one else is here... why am I doing this?"
That's why the extra mile is such a lonely place. That's also why the extra mile is a place filled with opportunities. Be early. Stay late. Make the extra phone call. Send the extra email. Do the extra research. Help a customer unload or unpack a shipment. Don't wait to be asked; offer. Every time you do something, think of one extra thing you can do--especially if other people aren't doing that one thing. Sure, it's hard.
But that's what will make you different--and over time will make you incredibly successful.
14. "It's just a flesh wound." The Black Knight never gives up.
Neither should we.
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7 câu còn lại sao không dịch sang tiếng Việt tác giả ơi.
Cuộc sống giống như một cuốn sách. Một vài chương khá buồn, một số chương hạnh phúc và một số chương rất thú vị. Nhưng nếu bạn chưa bao giờ lật thử một trang bạn sẽ không bao giờ biết được những gì ở chương tiếp theo.