第二步：精读重点段落

（Tips: 双击文中单词可以查释义并加入你的生词本哦）

[1] “Ugh! I can’t believe that I gained 30 pounds in one month! That is it. I am going to finally hit the gym this month and take care of myself. No more sitting around the house and eating junk food. No more making excuses and continuing bad habits!”

• hit the gym 去健身房
• sit around 无所事事

[5] Falling short of our own expectations is arguably one of the worst parts of being a human being. One week, we’re telling ourselves that we are going to make the type of money we deserve and meet our soulmate. The next, we’re working a job that we despise and swearing off love until we kick the bucket.

• fall short 不足，缺乏
• expectation 期盼，期望

[11] Goals are the least complicated part of this process. After all, a goal without a plan is just a wish! That being said, all you have to do to begin moving towards your ideal life is to figure out what you want.

• that being said 正如所说的那样

[15] Imagine that, one day, you woke up without any time, monetary, or distance restrictions. Where are you going? Who are you seeing? What are you doing? More importantly, does every action in your vision feel absolutely exhilarating?

• monetary 货币的；财政的
• exhilarating 令人喜欢的；爽快的

[23] Motivation is the first thing you need to identify in your goals. If you know that you are going to give up on your goals a couple of months in, scrap your goal now. It is a waste of time to work towards something you are not going to complete.

• motivation 动力
• scrap 取消; 放弃

[32] There are plenty of variables that you need to look into if you plan on making this happen. For example, what is the monthly amount that you are currently earning with your t-shirt business?

• look into 调查
• plan on 打算

[43] Once you’ve reached that success using this method, you will never go back to your old habits. After all, losing that extra 30 pounds or hustling for that extra $10,000 will make you feel as though you’ve transcended your previous self, why would you want to return to the way that you were feeling before? Exactly. Success and accomplishment are the two biggest motivators that will drive you into this new stage of your life.

• transcend 超越，胜过
• previous 以前的，早先的

（Tips: 双击文中单词可以查释义并加入你的生词本哦）

How to Free Yourself from Unfinished Goals in 2018

[1] “Ugh! I can’t believe that I gained 30 pounds in one month! That is it. I am going to finally hit the gym this month and take care of myself. No more sitting around the house and eating junk food. No more making excuses and continuing bad habits!”

• hit the gym 去健身房
• sit around 无所事事

[2] Purchases $100 worth of new gym clothes, a fancy gym membership, then proceeds to never use either

[3] Then 2 weeks later…

[4] “HOW THE HECK DID I MANAGE TO EAT TWO SLEEVES OF OREOS IN 5 MINUTES?!”

• Oreo 奥利奥饼干；(奉行白人社会准则的)“白心”黑人，讨好白人的黑人

[5] Falling short of our own expectations is arguably one of the worst parts of being a human being. One week, we’re telling ourselves that we are going to make the type of money we deserve and meet our soulmate. The next, we’re working a job that we despise and swearing off love until we kick the bucket.

• fall short  不足，缺乏
• expectation 期盼，期望

[6] It seems to you like that’s the natural cycle of life. That’s perfect, if you enjoy missing out on the type of life that you could be living. But if you want to get out of this cycle, I will let you in on a little secret. You don’t have to engage in this type of self-sabotage at all.

• miss out 错失
• sabotage 蓄意破坏，阻挠

[7] Will it be difficult? Yes.

[8] Will you wake up some days, wishing that you had absolutely no expectations for yourself? Definitely.

[9] Will it be worth it? Hell yes!

[10] Meeting your own goals is as simple as 1, 2, 3.

Step 1: What Do You Want?

[11] Goals are the least complicated part of this process. After all, a goal without a plan is just a wish! That being said, all you have to do to begin moving towards your ideal life is to figure out what you want.

• that being said 正如所说的那样

[12] Are you not getting paid enough at work? Do you spend more time talking to the walls than you do your friends? Is there anything that you wish you could be doing in the world?

[13] Great! Look at these issues and find a solution for them. Whatever it is that you feel you need to do to improve your life, write it down. In fact, let’s tackle it together right now. Grab a piece of paper and a writing utensil.

• solution 解决方法
• writing utensil 文具

[14] Do you have them? Perfect! Put a fun name at the top of the paper such as “Reaching my dreams” and add a couple of bullet points below the title. Now, I want you to clear your mind.

• bullet point 重点；要点；项目符号

[15] Imagine that, one day, you woke up without any time, monetary, or distance restrictions. Where are you going? Who are you seeing? What are you doing? More importantly, does every action in your vision feel absolutely exhilarating?

• monetary 货币的；财政的
• exhilarating 令人喜欢的；爽快的

[16] Come back to reality and think over everything that you just envisioned. What did you see? For example, my ideal day would consist of wandering every street throughout the world, spending my time with my loved ones, and performing in front of millions of people.

• envision 想像，设想

[17] What can I add to my bullet list that may reflect my vision? Here is a short example:

[18] · I want to be able to travel throughout the world with ease.

• with ease 熟练地；不费力地

[19] · I want to become a musician.

[20] · I want to spend more time with the people who are important to me.

[21] Of course, your own goals don’t have to be as extravagant as the ones listed above. It could be as simple as raising your annual salary from $30,000 to $40,000. Whatever goal you have, just make sure that it aligns with your desires. This is vital to the goal-setting and planning process.

• extravagant 过分的 (行为)；不切实际的

Step 2: Analyze!

[22] It’s great that you want to start making $40,000 a year. However, there is a big difference between dreaming about a $10,000 increase and actually working for it.

[23] Motivation is the first thing you need to identify in your goals. If you know that you are going to give up on your goals a couple of months in, scrap your goal now. It is a waste of time to work towards something you are not going to complete.

• motivation 动力
• scrap 取消; 放弃

[24] The second thing that you need to make sure your goal has is specificity. How are you going to manifest that extra $10,000?

[25] You’ve heard of SMART goals right? Specific, measureable, attainable, realistic and timebound.

• specific 确切的
• timebound 有时限的

[26] · Is there anything that you could do around your place of employment to get a pay raise?

[27] · Do you have a side hustle that might be lucrative if you put more time and effort in?

• lucrative 获利丰厚的

[28] · How much will you have to earn per month to reach this goal?

[29] It certainly seems like a lot of questions at first but you will thank yourself later. A good example of a specific goal related to the above might be, I want to earn an extra $10,000 this year by making $834/month through my t-shirt business. It’s specific, it’s actionable, and it is hopefully something that you are truly motivated to accomplish.

Step 3: Map It Out

[30] In order to reach your goals, you have to have a plan.  But you don’t need to have it all figured out straight away. Let’s continue with the goal that I wrote in the previous section.

• figure out 想出，弄明白
• straight away 立即

[31] You want to make an extra $10,000 by earning $834 each month through your t-shirt business. This is a start but this is definitely not a plan.

[32] There are plenty of variables that you need to look into if you plan on making this happen. For example, what is the monthly amount that you are currently earning with your t-shirt business?

• look into 调查
• plan on 打算

[35] · How can you increase that amount?

[36] · How many t-shirts do you need to sell per month in order to reach $834?

[37] · How can you better market your business so that you are successful in selling that amount of t-shirts each month?

[38] Let’s imagine that you are selling t-shirts for $20 each. Let’s also imagine that you are currently making around $60 each month with your business.

[39] To reach your goal, you will have to sell around 39 shirts each month in addition to the three shirts that you are currently selling.

• in addition to 除…以外

[40] To sell that many shirts, you can start selling to people around your workplace, in your community, and start a Facebook Ads campaign to target your exact audience.

[41] This may not apply to you specifically but you can see how well you need to develop your plan in order to reach your goals.

• in order to 为了，以便

[42] Evaluate each step that needs to be taken, figure out what you have at your disposal to make it happen, and figure out what it is that you need in order to be successful.

[43] Once you’ve reached that success using this method, you will never go back to your old habits. After all, losing that extra 30 pounds or hustling for that extra $10,000 will make you feel as though you’ve transcended your previous self, why would you want to return to the way that you were feeling before? Exactly. Success and accomplishment are the two biggest motivators that will drive you into this new stage of your life.

• transcend 超越，胜过
• previous 以前的，早先的

[44] The most important part of this process, however, is to remember that everything is negotiable.

• negotiable 可协商的

[45] Goals are as ever-changing as we humans are. If you change your mind on what it is that you truly want, go back to the first step and work your way through them again.

[46] In fact, this is highly recommended. The worst thing that you could possibly do to yourself is follow through on a goal that no longer speaks to you. It’ll put you farther away from your life path and create more work to do in the future.