想到做到 What You See Is What You Get
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You've heard the expression, "What you see is what you get." My grandfather used to say, "If you looked at a tree long enough, it will move." We see what we want to see. Psychologists tell us that nothing controls our lives more than our self-image. We live like the person we see in the mirror. We are what we think we are. If you don't think you'll be successful, you won't. You can't be it if you can't see it. Your life is limited to your vision. If you want to change your life, you must change your vision of your life.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous in 1976 when he met with a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger, "Now that you've retired from bodybuilding, what do you plan to do next?" Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and confidently, "I'm going to be the #1 movie star in Hollywood." The reporter was shocked and amused at Schwarzenegger's plan. At that time, it was very hard to imagine how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a professional actor and who spoke poor English with an strong Austrian accent, could ever hope to be Hollywood's #1 movie star!
So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenneger said, "I'll do it the same way I became the #1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do was to create a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true." Sounds almost childishly simple, doesn't it? But it worked! Schwarzenegger did become the #1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood! Remember:"If you can see it, you can be it."
A successful businessman I know wears a shirt with these words on it:"Don't just pursue your dreams. Chase'em down and tackle'em!" You only get one life to live, so why not live the best life possible? So you can be fully satisfied at what you see and get. Just think a minute!
“你得到的，就是你想到的”，這種說法你一定聽過。我爺爺常說：“如果你長時間盯著一棵大樹，它看起來就會移動了。”我們看到的，都是自己想看的東西。心理學家說，沒有什麽比自我意象更能控製我們的生活。我們就像鏡子中看見的這個人那樣生活，我們自認為怎樣，實際上就會怎樣。如果你覺得自己不會成功，那這將會成為事實；如果你想不到，那你也將做不到。你的意象限製了你的人生。如果你想改變人生，就必須改變自己的意象。
1976年，阿諾·施瓦辛格在接受記者采訪時還隻是小有名氣，記者問他：“現在，您退出了健美行業，計劃下一步做什麽呢？”他鎮定自若地說：“我要成為好萊塢頭號影星。”那位記者震驚之餘，感到非常可笑——在那個時候，這樣一位肌肉發達、地方口音濃重又非專業演員的健美運動員，有望成為一流影星嗎？這令人無法想象！
於是，這個記者又問他打算怎樣實現夢想，施瓦辛格答道：“同樣地，我會按照自己的理想，先創造一個意象，然後，我會假設自己已經成為了那個人，開始像理想中的那個人一樣去生活。”聽起來很幼稚，不是嗎？但他做到了，施瓦辛格真的成了好萊塢身價最高的影星！記住：“如果你能想到，就能做到。”
我的一個朋友是一位成功的商人，他穿著一件印有這些話的T恤：“不要隻追逐你的夢想！抓住它！征服它！”生命隻有一次，那麽，為什麽不盡可能地精彩綻放呢？那樣你就會為自己看到的和得到的感到心滿意足。想想吧！
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
—Ibsen
如果你懷疑自己，那麽你的立足點確實不穩固了。
——易卜生
expression[iks?pre??n]n.表達；表示；表情；措辭
He always shows a doleful expression.
他總是露出憂鬱的表情。
accent[??ks?nt]n.重音；口音
He flattered himself that he spoke French with a perfect accent.
他自以為他說法語的腔調很完美。
childish[?t?aildi?]adj.孩子氣的；幼稚的
It seems childish to an extreme think!
這是幼稚的、偏激的想法！
pursue[p??sju:]v.追捕；追求；繼續從事
We pursue personal mission and the voice from bottom of heart forever.
我們永遠去追尋個人的使命和心底的聲音。
如果你想改變人生，就必須改變自己的意象。
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如果你能想到，就能做到。
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生命隻有一次，那麽，為什麽不盡可能地精彩綻放呢？
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So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenneger said, "I'll do it the same way I became the #1 bodybuilder in the world...."
come true：實現；變成現實；成真
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What I do was to create a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true.
as if：好像；似乎
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