父亲分享的30堂人生智慧课（上）

My father is one of the wisest men I know. Over the past year he has been dispensing bits of wisdom to friends, business partners and family members via his Facebook wall and private Twitter stream. I’d share some of his advice with you today.
我的父亲是我认识的最有智慧的人之一。在过去的一年里，他通过Facebook留言板和个人推特向朋友、商业伙伴和家人传播点滴智慧。我想要与你们分享一些他的建议。

1. You can’t make choices for other people. Don’t let other people make choices for you.
你不能为他人做选择。也不要让他人为你做选择。

2. There are an unlimited number of ‘Dr. No’ folks that you will encounter in this life. If you have a personal inspiration, idea or goal, don’t let a ‘Dr. No’ deter you! Trust your gut, do the planning and then DO IT!
你会在一生中遇到无数个对你说“不”的家伙。如果你有个人的灵感、想法或目标，不要让那个说“不”的家伙打消你的念头！相信你的胆量，做好计划然后放手去做！

3. Opportunities are often disguised as work, so most people don’t recognize them.
机遇常常伪装成工作，所以大多数人都认不出它们。

4. The Chinese character for the word ‘crisis’ literally means ‘danger and opportunity.’
汉语中，“危机”的字面意思是“危险和机遇”。

5. Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small pieces. -Henry Ford - Same concept configured as a question: How do you eat an elephant? Answer: One bite at a time.
如果你把事情分成很多小份，那么没有什么事情是特别困难的——亨利．福特。有一个问题也表达了同样的观念：你怎么吃掉一只大象？答案：一次咬一口。

6. Learn from the past, but don’t dwell in the past. In other words, don’t abuse the precious ‘now’ by not being in it.
从过去中学习，但是不要停留在过去。换言之，不要沉溺于过去而毁掉珍贵的“当下”。

7. Worry is a misuse of the imagination.
烦恼是在糟蹋你的想象力。