Seri: 365 Days with self - Discipline

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Day 14: On Long-Term Focus

 In order to succeed, you must have a long-term focus. Most of the challenges in our lives come from a short-term focus.

 —Tony Robbins 13

 I spent several long years starting one business after another, deluding myself that it was possible to build a six-figure business in a few months. Each time I failed to reach this goal, I closed one business and started working on another. Sometimes I worked on two or three ideas at the same time, thinking that one of them would surely succeed.

 I would have saved myself a lot of time if I had realized that I had a short-term focus and this attitude had been the very reason why I couldn’t accomplish my goals. The moment I switched my mindset to that of being in it for the long haul, things started falling into place.

 When I look back at my other goals, I struggled in a similar way due to the same reason.

 In fitness, I wanted to build a well-defined physique as quickly as possible. I frequently reduced my daily caloric intake to levels that were impossible to maintain over the long term. In the end, I would have accomplished my goals more quickly by taking a more sustainable approach that would take me a year or two to reach my goal than fooling myself I could reach it in two or three months.

 In learning languages, I wanted to learn new words as quickly as possible and soon found myself discouraged from looking at even one more word. I wanted to learn a few dozen words a day, but in the end I would have accomplished more with a routine of learning just 5-10 words a day but maintained and used over years, not just weeks or months.

 Analyze your goals and how you approach them. Replace short-term-oriented behaviors with those that show that you’re in it for the long haul. Self-discipline isn’t limited to rejecting a cake or sticking to an exercise habit; you also need self-discipline to maintain a long-term focus in all of your endeavors.

Vocabualory

delude /dɪˈluːd/

to make somebody believe something that is not true

SYNONYM deceive

 delude somebody You poor deluded creature.

 delude yourself He's deluding himself if he thinks it's going to be easy.

 delude somebody/yourself into doing something Don't be deluded into thinking that we are out of danger yet.

 delude yourself that… She had been deluding herself that he loved her.

haul /hɔːl/
to pull something/somebody with a lot of effort
 haul something/somebody The wagons were hauled by horses.
 haul something/somebody + adv./prep. He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall.
The car was hauled out of the river.
fishermen hauling in their nets
physique /fɪˈziːk/
the size and shape of a person’s body
SYNONYM build
He has the physique of a rugby player.
a powerful physique
She doesn’t have the physique to be a dancer.
endeavor /ɪnˈdevə(r)/
an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult
There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour.
 endeavour to do something Please make every endeavour to arrive on time.
The manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist's career.
 in an endeavour to do something The public bombarded the company with complaints in an endeavour to have the price increases revoked.
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I spent several long years starting one business after another, đánh lừ /lừa dối/dɪˈluːd/myself that it was possible to build a six-figure business in a few months. Each time I failed to reach this goal, I closed one business and started working on another. Sometimes I worked on two or three ideas at the same time, thinking that one of them would surely succeed.

 I would have saved myself a lot of time if I had realized that I had a short-term focus and this attitude had been the very reason why I couldn’t accomplish my goals. The moment I switched my mindset to that of being in it for the long kéo/hɔːl/, things started falling into place.

 When I look back at my other goals, I struggled in a similar way due to the same reason.

 In fitness, I wanted to build a well-defined vóc dáng/fɪˈziːk/ as quickly as possible. I frequently reduced my daily caloric intake to levels that were impossible to maintain over the long term. In the end, I would have accomplished my goals more quickly by taking a more sustainable approach that would take me a year or two to reach my goal than fooling myself I could reach it in two or three months.

 In learning languages, I wanted to learn new words as quickly as possible and soon found myself discouraged from looking at even one more word. I wanted to learn a few dozen words a day, but in the end I would have accomplished more with a routine of learning just 5-10 words a day but maintained and used over years, not just weeks or months.

 Analyze your goals and how you approach them. Replace short-term-oriented behaviors with those that show that you’re in it for the long haul. Self-discipline isn’t limited to rejecting a cake or sticking to an exercise habit; you also need self-discipline to maintain a long-term focus in all of your endeavors.

I spent several long years starting one business after another, deluding/dɪˈluːd/myself that it was possible to build a six-figure business in a few months. Tôi đã dành vài năm dài để bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh này đến công việc kinh doanh khác,tự đánhlừa chính mình rằng có thể xây dựng một doanh nghiệp sáu con số trong vài tháng. Each time I failed to reach this goal, I closed one business and started working on another. Mỗi lần tôi không đạt được mục tiêu này, tôi đã đóng cửa một doanh nghiệp và bắt đầu làm việc khác. Sometimes I worked on two or three ideas at the same time, thinking that one of them would surely succeed. Đôi khi tôi thực hiện hai hoặc ba ý tưởng cùng một lúc, nghĩ rằng một trong số chúng chắc chắn sẽ thành công.

 I would have saved myself a lot of time if I had realized that I had a short-term focus and this attitude had been the very reason why I couldn’t accomplish my goals. Tôi sẽ tiết kiệm được rất nhiều thời gian cho bản thân nếu tôi nhận ra rằng tôi có sự tập trung ngắn hạn và thái độ này là lý do chính khiến tôi không thể hoàn thành mục tiêu của mình. The moment I switched my mindset to that of being in it for the long haul, things started falling into place. Khoảnh khắc tôi chuyển đổi tư duy của mình sang suy nghĩ của mình trong một chặng đường dài, mọi thứ bắt đầu đi vào đúng vị trí.

 When I look back at my other goals, I struggled in a similar way due to the same reason. Khi tôi nhìn lại các mục tiêu khác của mình, tôi đã đấu tranh theo cách tương tự vì lý do tương tự.

 In fitness, I wanted to build a well-defined physique as quickly as possible.Về thể hình, tôi muốn xây dựng một vóc dáng cân đối càng nhanh càng tốt. I frequently reduced my daily caloric intake to levels that were impossible to maintain over the long term.Tôi thường xuyên giảm lượng calo hàng ngày của mình xuống mức không thể duy trì trong thời gian dài. In the end, I would have accomplished my goals more quickly by taking a more sustainable approach that would take me a year or two to reach my goal than fooling myself I could reach it in two or three months. Cuối cùng, tôi sẽ hoàn thành mục tiêu của mình nhanh hơn bằng cách thực hiện một cách tiếp cận bền vững hơn mà tôi sẽ mất một hoặc hai năm để đạt được mục tiêu hơn là tự đánh lừa bản thân rằng tôi có thể đạt được nó trong hai hoặc ba tháng.

 In learning languages, I wanted to learn new words as quickly as possible and soon found myself discouraged from looking at even one more word.Trong việc học ngôn ngữ, tôi muốn học từ mới càng nhanh càng tốt và nhanh chóng nhận ra mình chán nản khi nhìn thêm một từ nữa. I wanted to learn a few dozen words a day, but in the end I would have accomplished more with a routine of learning just 5-10 words a day but maintained and used over years, not just weeks or months. Tôi muốn học vài chục từ mỗi ngày, nhưng cuối cùng tôi sẽ đạt được nhiều thành tích hơn với thói quen chỉ học 5-10 từ mỗi ngày nhưng được duy trì và sử dụng trong nhiều năm chứ không chỉ vài tuần hay vài tháng.

 Analyze your goals and how you approach them.Phân tích mục tiêu của bạn và cách bạn tiếp cận chúng. Replace short-term-oriented behaviors with those that show that you’re in it for the long haul.Thay thế những hành vi có định hướng ngắn hạn bằng những hành vi thể hiện rằng bạn đang ở trong đó lâu dài. Self-discipline isn’t limited to rejecting a cake or sticking to an exercise habit; you also need self-discipline to maintain a long-term focus in all of your endeavors. Kỷ luật bản thân không chỉ giới hạn ở việc từ chối một chiếc bánh hoặc gắn bó với thói quen tập thể dục; bạn cũng cần tự kỷ luật để duy trì sự tập trung lâu dài trong tất cả các nỗ lực của mình.



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