It happens to all of us at some stage - you want to achieve change in your life, but just cannot motivate yourself to do it. You really want to reach success, lose weight, or eat differently, but just do not have the push or willingness to take action. Every time you think about getting started on your desire to change, something more important comes up, like washing the dog or running your mom's errands. 我們每個(gè)人在某個(gè)階段都會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己想改變生活，但是卻找不到動(dòng)力。你很希望成功、希望減肥、或改變飲食，可就是沒有采取行動(dòng)的動(dòng)力或積極性。 每次當(dāng)想要改變時(shí)，就會(huì)有更重要的事情出現(xiàn)，比如給狗洗澡或給母親跑腿。

    The good news is that every person, including you, has the amazing potential to turn his or her desires into reality. You can achieve your dreams! However, to do so, you have to know how. It is easy to reach a high level of motivation once you know the few important areas to focus on. To increase your motivation, follow the simple steps outlined below: 好消息是包括你在內(nèi)的每個(gè)人都有將愿望實(shí)現(xiàn)的驚人潛力。你是能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的！不過(guò)，你必須知道如何來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)。 一旦你知道了幾個(gè)需要關(guān)注的方面，那么獲得動(dòng)力就是很容易的事情。要提高動(dòng)力，可以按以下方法來(lái)做：

    1. Motivation and Goal Setting

    動(dòng)力和目標(biāo)設(shè)定

    When it comes to living a healthy and confident life, real goal achievement involves much more than good intentions. For example, it is not enough to know you want to eat differently or that you want to lose weight. Motivation can be defined as an impulse to channel energy and action toward a specific goal. This means, 1） you have to know what you want and be passionate about it, and, 2） you have to know how to set a goal. Goal setting is a powerful skill to learn because you give yourself a specific direction and you give your energy a precise focus.

    要過(guò)上健康自信的生活，僅有好的意愿是不行的。例如，光知道你想改變飲食或減肥是不夠的。所謂動(dòng)力就是引導(dǎo)你為一個(gè)目標(biāo)投入精力和行動(dòng)的沖動(dòng)。這就是說(shuō)，1）你得知道自己想要什么，并對(duì)此有激情；2）你得知道如何設(shè)定目標(biāo)。設(shè)定目標(biāo)是一種需要學(xué)習(xí)的重要技巧，因?yàn)槟愕媒o自己一個(gè)明確的方向，為你的精力找一個(gè)精確的焦點(diǎn)。

    設(shè)定了目標(biāo)，卻總是管不住自己、行動(dòng)不了？其實(shí)關(guān)鍵不是管住自己，而是要兌現(xiàn)自己和目標(biāo)之間的承諾。

    2. Manage Agreements

    管理"協(xié)定"

    In business management circles, there is a saying that you cannot manage people you can only manage agreements. Indeed, great leaders are compassionate and attempt to understand the feelings of their employees, but they do not try to manage other people's emotions and personalities. Instead, great leaders get great results from their people by managing agreements. This is also true for self-motivation. Learn to make adult, respectful decisions about the direction you are moving toward. Make specific agreements about your responsibility and commitment to precise actions. Then ask yourself, "Can I count on myself to follow through with this commitment, with 100-percent compliance? Can I count on myself for that?" If the answer is "Yes" then you have an agreement. Now, as you move forward and encounter inner resistance or emotional obstacles, you can manage your agreements without becoming trapped in sticky emotions. Agreements maintain motivation and action.

    企業(yè)管理界中有一個(gè)說(shuō)法：你管不了人，只能管理協(xié)定。的確，偉大的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)有親和力，想要了解員工的感受，可是他們不會(huì)去管理人們的情緒和個(gè)性。相反，他們通過(guò)管理協(xié)定來(lái)從手下那里獲得極好的結(jié)果。對(duì)于自我激勵(lì)來(lái)說(shuō)也是一樣。學(xué)會(huì)就你前進(jìn)的方向做出成熟的、尊重自己的決定。對(duì)每一個(gè)行為都制定出責(zé)任和投入上的明確約定。然后問(wèn)自己："我能指望自己對(duì)這個(gè)承諾有始有終，100%的遵守嗎？我能做到嗎？"如果答案是肯定的，那么你就制定了一個(gè)協(xié)定。之后，當(dāng)你前進(jìn)的時(shí)候遇到內(nèi)部阻力或情緒障礙，你就能管理這些協(xié)定而不會(huì)困在情緒當(dāng)中。協(xié)定能維護(hù)動(dòng)力和行為。