过有追求的生活：为目标奋斗前要回答的10个问题

You say you have goals. Can you show them to me? Are they written down with clear deadlines? Or are your goals vague. Things that you hope to do someday.
你说自己有目标。能把目标给我看看吗？有没有给目标设定明确的截止期限并写下来？你的目标模糊吗？你的目标是不是希望某天要做的事情？

Having goals is an important exercise in making progress in life. Goals drive you to greater heights than you thought possible. Some choose to live without goals and simply go where life takes them. However, if you want to make your own path you must define your goals.
设定目标是在生活中成长的一项重要练习。目标能让你达到比想象中更高的高度。有些人选择没有目标的生活，他们随遇而安。然而，如果你想走自己的路，你就必须定义自己的目标。

Here are 10 questions you must answer to clarify your own goals.
要想弄清自己的目标，必须先回答下面的10个问题。

1.Are They Written Down?
它们有没有写下来？

Writing your goals down is a magical act. It makes them real. It clarifies them, and helps bring definition and accountability to them.
把你的目标写下来是一种很神奇的行为。它能让目标成真。它能让目标更加清晰，并有助于明确目标的含义和相应的责任。

2.Are They Your goals?
它们是你的目标吗？

Before you pursue them, make sure that your goals are truly your own. Or are they goals that have been put upon you by expectations of your family, job, or society?
在你追寻它们之前，确保它们是你真正想要的目标。它们是你的家人所希望你能达到的目标吗？还是工作、社会导致你想达到的目标？

3.Do They Have a Deadline?
它们有最后期限吗？

Goals without deadlines are like a race without an end. You need a finish line to define your goal and when you will accomplish it by. (You can always adjust later… see #7.)
没有期限的目标就像没有终点的比赛。你需要一个终点来定义目标及实现目标的时间。（你以后还可以调整，详见7）

4.What is the Cost and Are you Willing to Pay It?
你需要付出什么？你想不想付出？

Every goal has a cost. Whether it is time, money, or sweat. Make sure you are willing to pay the price to achieve your goal.
每个目标都需要付出，无论是时间、金钱还是汗水。确保你愿意付出代价来实现目标。

5.What Help Will You Need to Accomplish Your Goals?
你需要什么帮你实现目标？

Truly great goals require us to go beyond ourselves. Every successful person learned from someone else. Plan in advance how you will get the assistance you need.
真正伟大的目标需要我们超越自我。每个成功的人士都会向他人学习。提前计划一下自己如何能得到所需的帮助。