Tere are ten ill-advised tips (lies) people will likely tell you when you decide to pursue your dreams and the reasons why they are dreadfully mistaken:

在你追求夢想的道路上，總有一些身邊關心你的人給你些欠考慮的小意見（其實就是謊言），他們其實都錯得離譜！

1.You can follow your dreams someday, but right now you need to buckle down and be responsible.

總有一天你可以追逐自己的夢想，不過現在你需要認真對待生活負起責任來。

Someday? When is “someday”? “Someday” is not a day at all. Today is the only day guaranteed to you. Today is the only day you can begin to make a difference in your life. Don’t wait until “someday.” Make today the first day of the rest of your new life.

總有一天？總有一天是什么時候？它根本不算一天。今天才是你唯一能保證的，你只有今天，從今天開始為你的生活做出些改變，別等到“總有一天”，讓今天成為你下半輩子新生活的第一天。

2.You’re totally screwed if it doesn’t work out.

要是夢想實現不了，你可就完蛋了。

Wrong! This is a giant, lame load of BS. You’re not even close to being screwed. In fact, the worst case scenario is that things don’t work out and you have to go back to doing exactly what you are doing right now.

錯！這句話完全是拖后腿的洗腦，你才不會完蛋呢！事實上，最壞的結果也只是你沒有實現夢想，然后只能回來接著做你現在正在做的事，如此而已。

3.It’s safer to stay at your day job.

還是繼續日常工作吧，這樣比較安全。

Sure, I suppose. But you know what’s even safer than that? Going home, locking yourself in your bedroom, and never, ever coming out. And just like that, you will have flushed your entire life and your dreams down the toilet. Remember, safer doesn’t always mean better.

當然，我也這么想，不過你知道還有什么是更安全的么？回家去，把自己鎖進臥室，再也別出來。就這樣，把自己的整個人生和夢想一起從馬桶沖走吧。要記住，更安全并不代表更好。

4.That’s impossible!

不可能會實現！

It’s only impossible if you never do anything about it. The reason certain things seem impossible is simply because nobody has achieved them yet. If you truly dedicate yourself to an end result, almost anything is possible. You just have to want it bad enough.

你什么都不做才真的不可能。有些事情看起來不可能，只是因為還沒人成功過而已。要是你真的努力投入想要個最終結果，那一切皆有可能，只要你真的非常想要。

5.Only a lucky few “make it.”

只有少數夠幸運的家伙才能“做到”。

That’s because those lucky few got off their rear ends and did something about it! They had the drive, determination, and willpower that you have right now. You can be one of them. It’s up to you, and only you.

那是因為這些幸運兒真的行動了為了實現夢想做了些事情！他們有動力，有決心，有毅力，這些你現在都有。你也可以成為被幸運女神眷顧的一員，一切都由你決定，只有靠自己。

6.You might fail. And failing is bad.

你可能會失敗，失敗很慘呀。

Failures are simply stepping stones to success. No matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something: win–win. The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because you’re too scared to make a mistake. If you can’t handle failure, then you can’t handle success either.

失敗只是成功的墊腳石，不管過程如何，結果就是這樣：要么你成功了，要么你從失敗中吸取了教訓，永遠是雙贏的結局。你能犯的最大錯誤，就是因為太害怕犯錯而什么都不做。如果你無法應對失敗，那你同樣也無法應對成功。

7.You don’t have access to the right resources.

你沒法獲得正確的資源啊。

It’s not about having the right resources; it’s aboutexploiting the resources you do have access to.

追求夢想不是擁有最好的資源，而是開發你所能利用的資源。

8.You need more money saved before you can take the first step.

在你走出第一步前你得攢多點錢。

You don’t need more money. You need a plan. You need a budget. Eliminate ALL thenonessential costs in your life. If pursuing your dream requires you to leave your day job, figure out the absolute minimum amount of income that you realistically require to live. Take baby steps and ask yourself, “What actions can I take right now with the money and resources I have right now that will bring me closer to desired goal?”

錢已經夠了，你需要的是計劃，是預算。消滅生活中所有不重要的開支。如果追求夢想需要你放棄現在的工作，那就算算你實際維持生活需要的絕對最小值收入。一小步一小步的慢慢來，問問你自己：“就我手頭的錢和資源我能做些什么，才能讓我向終極目標邁進一些呢？”

9. You don’t need any help. It’s smarter to go after it alone.

你不需要任何幫助，獨自追求夢想才更明智。

You are the sum of the people you spend the most time with. If you hang with the wrong people, they will negatively affect you. But if you hang with the right people, you will be far more capable and powerful than you ever could have been alone. Find your tribe and work together to make a difference in all of your lives.

你和什么樣的人待的時間最久，你也會變成這樣的人。和錯的人混在一起，他們會消極地影響你；和對的人常相處，會讓你遠比一個人單兵作戰的時候更有能力更強大。找到你的部落，一起努力，改變所有人的生活。

10. That sounds like a lot of hard work.

聽起來好像會很辛苦耶。

You’re darn right it does! But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth it. As long as you remain true to yourself and follow your own interests, values, and dreams, you can find success through passion. if you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it, don’t stop. You’re onto something big. Because hard work ain’t hard when you concentrate on your passions and dreams.

沒錯，你算是說對了！會辛苦，但不代表不值得。只要你堅持真我，跟隨自己的興趣、價值觀和夢想，你會透過熱情找到成功的法寶。要是你發現自己工作辛苦卻很享受，那千萬別停下來。你馬上要做成一件大事，因為當你全神貫注在熱情和夢想上，那些辛苦就根本算不了什么了。