Choosing Words to Create Success

安妮特·科尔比/Annette Colby

你是否明白，有意识地选择恰当的词语可以提高自己取得成功的能力？这是真的！可以这么说，你拥有了动力，并且极富热情地想要改造自己的生活。你甚至已经将自己想好的目标写在了纸上。你已经想好了开始这个过程的前几步：改变饮食习惯，勤加锻炼。你饱含**，而且你很明确下一步要做什么。你已经选择了未来的目标，然而在尚未开始之前，你就在不经意间降低了你的成功率。你说道：“我试试吧！”

“我试试吧”是什么意思？这句话意味着你为自己留了退路。假如出现了障碍，你就有了一条让自己摆脱困境的退路。“试试”这个词语预示着失败，它缺少目的和信心。你在自己的心中种下了一粒怀疑的种子，这粒种子说：“好吧，我会试一试，但是我并不认为自己真的会成功。”

现在我们来看一看说“我要”的感觉是怎样的。比如说，“现在，我要为自己今天作了步行20分钟的决定而感到自豪。”假如感觉不对，那就意味着你选择的目标不是你的本意。回到最初，找到你准备采取的行动步骤，不管这个步骤在那一刻是多么无关紧要。你最好从小事做起，进而走向成功，而不是从你知道自己还没准备好的事情开始。睿智的老子曾经说道：“千里之行，始于足下。”要确定自己有能力来完成自己的第一步。

或许你已经修正了自己最初的出发点，再注意一下说“我现在要”的感觉是什么样的。这句话能够引导你，并说明你有力量和目的。这句话表明你确信自己所说的一切，而且你会找到实现它的方式。你已经对自己许诺，并为自己感到自豪。这句话的意思是，即使有障碍，你也能找到实现目标的方法。它意味着纵然困难突然出现，你也能找到坚持你的目标的方法。

一旦你找到可以实施的行动计划，千万不要说尝试着去做。尝试去做就是不做。相反，你要坚定地宣布：“现在我要做成这件事！”

让你的成功成为必然。

Did you know that you can increase your ability to be successful by consciously choosing the right words？ It's true！ Let's say you're motivated， excited even， to create change in your life. You've even gone so far as to put your well-formed goals down in writing. From there， you've determined your first steps to begin the process of changing your eating habits and exercising more. You've got enormous enthusiasm and know exactly what it is you're going to do. You choose your goal for tomorrow， and then inadvertently cripple your success before you even start. You say， "I'll try."

What does "I'll try" mean？ It means you've given yourself an out. Should some obstacle surface， you now have a built-in escape route that gets you off the hook. The word presupposes failure. It lacks intention and confidence. You are sowing doubt in your own mind. It says， "Alright， I'll give it a go， but I can't really see it working out."

Now observe what it feels like to say "I am". For example， "I am now committed to feeling good by honoring my decision to walk 20 minutes today." If it doesn't feel right， then you've selected a goal that is something other than your natural first step. Back up and find the action step you are ready to undertake. It doesn't matter how small and insignificant it may seem at the time. You're better off starting with something teeny-tiny and achieving success， than starting with something you already know you're not ready for. The wise Lao-Tzu once stated， "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Make sure you are able to complete your first step.

Perhaps having revised your initial starting point， again notice what it feels like to say， "I am now". This phrase directs you and says that you have power and intention. It says that you believe in what you are saying and you will find a way to make it happen. You've made a commitment to yourself that you've chosen to honor. It says that you will find a way to get it done even if things get in the way. It means that even if difficulties pop up， you'll find some way to stick to your intent.

Once you find a plan of action that seems doable， forget trying to do it. To try to do something is to not do it. Instead， declare whole-heartedly， "I am now achieving this！"

Make your success inevitable.