11. Stop being idle.

　　不要闲着。

　　Don't think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can't make it to second base with your foot on first.

　　别想太多，不然你会制造出很多不必要的麻烦。评估一下情况然后就做决定。你无法改变你不能面对的事。前进总是意味着承担风险。不迈出第一步，你就无法走出第二步，生活就是这样的。

　　12. Stop thinking you're not ready.

　　不要总是想自己还未做好准备。

　　Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.

　　当机会来了，没有人会觉的自己做好了100%的准备。因为生活中的重大机会总是会迫使我们走出自己的舒适区，这就意味着刚开始的时候我们肯定会感觉不舒服。

　　13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons.

　　不要因为某个错误的原因开始一段感情。

　　Relationships must be chosen wisely. It's better to be alone than to be in bad company. There's no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you're lonely.

　　必须要明智的选择感情。有个错误的伴侣还不如单身呢。没有必要着急。如果缘分到了，一切都会到来的——在合适的时间跟合适的人。投入一段爱情是因为时机到了而不是感到孤单。

　　14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work.

　　不要因为之前恋情的失败而拒绝新的感情。

　　In life you'll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.

　　在生命的长河中你会慢慢意识到，遇到所有的人都是命中注定的。有人会考验你，有人会利用你，有人引导你。但是最重要的是，这些会引领你找到真爱。

　　15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else.

　　不要总是和别人竞争。

　　Don't worry about what others are doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between You and Yourself only.

　　不要担心其他人做的比你好。每天要专心于超越自己，成功只是一场自己跟自己的战役。

　　16. Stop being jealous of others.

　　不要嫉妒他人。

　　Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: “What's something I have that everyone wants?”

　　嫉妒其实就是在细数别人的幸福却忽视了自己的幸福。要常问问自己：“我拥有哪些别人羡慕不已的东西呢?”

　　17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself.

　　停止抱怨和内疚。

　　Life's curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past. You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.

　　生命中的挫折都是有其存在的意义，它让你重新步入人生的正轨。或许你还无法理解这些事情发生的原因，或许它们对你来说是痛苦难熬的。但是，当你回头审视这些挫折时，你会发现它们最后会让你变得更出色。所以，你要笑着面对人生中的困境。你要让别人都看到今天的你要比昨天的你更强，而且明天的你会变得更强。

　　18.Stop holding grudges.

　　放开心中的恨。

　　Don't live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.” Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself! And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.

　　如果人心中有恨，最终给自己带来的伤害要远远多出别人所带给自己的伤害。原谅不是说“我不介意你曾经伤害过我”，而是要说，“我不会让你的所作所为毁掉我今后的幸福生活。”宽恕是问题的答案——放手过去、找到内心的平静、最后解放自己!而且，你要记住宽恕并不只是对别人，同时也是对你自己的。如有必要，宽恕自己，然后继续人生的脚步并在下一回做得更好。

　　19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level.

　　不要让别人拉低了自己的水准。

　　Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.

　　不要为了迎合那些不愿激励别人的人而降低自己对目标的期望。

　　20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others.

　　不要浪费时间一再地向别人解释自己。

　　Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway. Just do what you know in your heart is right.

　　你的朋友不需要你作任何解释也能理解你，而你的敌人永远都不会相信你说的话。所有，你的内心告诉你什么事是正确的，那就去做吧。