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感谢大家这几天跟我一起读。今天我们再读Leo Babauta的一篇关于Life Goals的文章。除了练习英文，我们也可以想想他提出的问题。他说的很简单，但多想想这方面的事情只有好处！ Have fun, John p.s. 今天的录音是在酒店大厅录的，会有一些噪音，但也很清楚。我想了一下，不一定非得每次都录的很“专业”，生活中毕竟也会有噪音嘛。:) —— 使用此练习材料的建议： 1）先听我读的文章 2）再听一遍，这次跟着我模仿 3）再朗读原文 4）记下你想学的单词（如果有的话） 你可以四个步骤都做，但最关键的是第一和第二。建议听和模仿的时候不要看原文，听不懂没关系，尽量模仿你听到的音。 如感兴趣的话，也可以把你的版本通过微信语音发给我。如果喜欢这种练习，也欢迎在朋友圈里晒。：） —— 链接：http:///think-about-your-life-goals/ Think about your life goalsBy Leo Babauta There’s never a good time to sit down and think about what you want to accomplish in life. We have busy lives, and even when we’re not busy, we might just feel more like vegging in front of the TV or checking our feeds than thinking about the rest of our lives. Do it today, if you haven’t yet. It could take as little as 10 or 20 minutes, and it could make all the difference in the world. And it’s not that hard. You probably already have a good idea of what you want to do, but you may not have it written down. Or maybe you’ve done this exercise before, but you haven’t updated your goals for awhile. Now’s the time to do it. 1. How to start? First, think about what you’d like people to say about you at your funeral. This comes from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — the habit called “Begin with the end in mind.” It’s also very effective. Imagine you are at the end of your life, looking back. What would you like to have accomplished? What kind of person would you like to have been? Now here’s the key: start living your life so that you will eventually get to that point. 2. Now that you’ve given that a little thought, jot down some ideas for life goals you’d like to achieve before you die. They can be in many areas, but here are a few to start with: professional, education, family, spiritual, travel, recreation, hobbies, community, charity. You can probably think of more, and you don’t need to have goals in all of these areas. Just some topics to get you started. 3. Refine your list, or expand it. After your initial brainstorm, you may want to trim it down. But you may also want to expand: sometimes it’s fun, and worthwhile, to dream big. 4. Now break it down. What should you accomplish in the next 10 years for each of these goals? How about 5 years? How about two years? One year? And this month? Once you’ve planned out each goal for 10-year, 5-year, 2-year, 1-year and 1-month periods, you’ve got yourself a pretty solid plan. 5. Take action! I like to take my monthly goals, and make a to-do list for this week. What can I do today to further my goals? And if I can get just one thing done, I’ve done a lot to make those dreams a reality! Take a step towards your dreams today by writing them down, and making a plan. |
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