羅伯特·斯圖伯格/Robert Stuberg
The world is changing rapidly and most people are very anxious about it. In fact, I think it might even be stronger and more accurate to say that most people are downright fearful of what they see going on around them.
Technological change and innovation are completely altering many aspects of our lives and it doesn't stop there. Economic changes, social changes, scientific changes, political changes... the list is endless. However, the big question we all face is how are we going to respond to these changes?
While the specific answers about what to do take time and thought to uncover, the best way to approach the future and all of the changes it will bring can be summed up in one word: Confidence.
Personal confidence is one of the greatest assets we all possess. Certainly some people seem to have much more of it than others, but I believe that confidence is a skill that we can all develop. In some ways, it is undoubtedly the most important skill we can develop.
With confidence, all things are within the realm of possibility. Without confidence, even the smallest challenges seem insurmountable.
What I find fascinating is that people with confidence always seem to end up on top. They seem to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way. It's as if problems and challenges run from the person who has confidence.
I think what's so difficult for most people is the belief that confidence has to be based on having a specific solution at hand but that's just not true. What we all respect and admire is the person who can stand up against overwhelming difficulties and persevere without an answer.
Here's the secret that most people never get. Life's challenges are no match for the person with unstoppable confidence. While the problems or challenges might seem too big to be overcome, the person with confidence always finds a way to win regardless of the circumstances.
Ultimately, life's challenges run and hide from the person that maintains confidence.
This is a hard lesson to learn. The problems of life seem so big and scary and we often think of ourselves as so small and fragile. But that's not the way it is. That's the illusion that most people buy into, but it's not the truth.
The truth is that we are bigger than anything that can ever happen to us in life. We have the power and ability to overcome any obstacle in our path. And the most important tool we possess is personal confidence, believing in our ability to overcome the current challenge just like we have done so many times in the past.
Whatever challenge is currently in your life, know that it's there to help you grow and expand. Use the problems you encounter to help you build your personal confidence. Remember, you wouldn't have the problem if you didn't have the power to overcome it. Expanding your personal confidence will allow you to take on whatever you need to in order to fulfill your personal mission.
世界在快速地變化，許多人為此頗為擔心。其實，更有力、更確切地說，我想可能是大部分人對自己周圍發生的一切感到恐懼。
科技進步和創新完全改變了我們生活的各個方麵，並且這種變化不會停止。這種變化同時也涉及經濟、社會、科技、政治等各個方麵。可是，我們所有人都麵臨的一個重大問題就是：我們將怎樣應對這些變化？
盡管得出具體的答案需要花費時間和心思，可是通向未來的最佳途徑及其將會帶來的所有變化可以歸納為兩個字：信心。
我們所擁有的最寶貴的資本之一便是自信。的確，有些人好像比別人更為自信，然而，我認為自信是一種人人都可以學習的技巧。毫無疑問，在某些方麵，自信是我們可以學到的最重要的技巧。
擁有信心，所有的事情才有可能成功。缺乏信心，即便是最微小的挑戰，都會顯得無法逾越，難以克服。
我發現讓人著迷的是，自信的人似乎總能取得成功。他們好像可以清除所有的障礙。問題和挑戰好像遠遠地躲避著自信的人。
我認為大部分人最大的困難在於，他們認為信心一定要建立在手頭已經擁有具體解決方案的基礎之上，但事實並非如此。我們都敬佩和仰慕這樣的人，他們能夠勇敢地挑戰各種各樣巨大的困難，能夠不求結果地堅持不懈。
這就是大多數人沒有信心的秘密所在。生活中的各種挑戰在那些信心十足的人麵前不值一提，無法與之抗衡。盡管這些問題或挑戰看起來似乎大得難以解決，然而不管環境怎樣，充滿自信的人都一定會找到獲勝的途徑。
最終，生活的各種挑戰和難題會從一直擁有自信的人身邊落荒而逃。
這是一門深奧的課程。生活的難題看起來似乎艱巨而且令人恐懼，而我們常常自認為渺小又脆弱，可是事情並非如此。那隻不過是許多人被這種假象所蒙蔽，而事實並不是這樣。
事實上，我們比生活中一切可能會發生在我們身上的事情更強大。我們有力量、有能力去掃除路途上所有的障礙。而我們最重要的工具便是自信心——相信我們可以戰勝眼前的難題，正如我們過去無數次經曆的一樣。
不管你現在生活中所麵臨的難題是什麽，都要明白自信正幫助你成長和發展。通過遇到的問題幫助自己建立自信心。謹記，假如你缺乏解決問題的能力，你是不會遇到難題的。增強自信心將會使你運用所有的本領去完成個人使命。
Cease to struggle and you cease to live.
—Thomas Carlyle
生命不止，奮鬥不息。
——卡萊爾
accurate[??kjurit]adj.準確的；精確的
We need to give an accurate estimation.
我們需要事先作出準確的估計。
innovation[?in?u?vei??n]n.創新；革新
A surge of innovation in techniques is on the horizon.
技術改進的浪潮即將出現。
insurmountable[?ins??maunt?bl]adj.不能克服的；難以對付的
The problems are not insurmountable.
問題不是無法解決的。
mission[?mi??n]n.任務；代表團；使命
We have a mission to you.
我們終於有任務給你了。
擁有信心，所有的事情才有可能成功。缺乏信心，即便是最微小的挑戰，都會顯得無法逾越，難以克服。
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我們有力量、有能力去掃除路途上所有的障礙。
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不管你現在生活中所麵臨的難題是什麽，都要明白自信正幫助你成長和發展。
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I think what's so difficult for most people is the belief that confidence has to be based on having a specific solution at hand but that's just not true.
at hand：在手邊；即將發生；在考慮中
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Expanding your personal confidence will allow you to take on whatever you need to in order to fulfill your personal mission.
take on：承擔；接受；開始做
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