是时候做出改变了：不要再做和开始去做的5件事

When you stop doing the wrong things and start doing the right things, almost anything you want and everything you need comes within reach.
当你不再做错事，而是开始做一些对的事情时，几乎一些你想要的和需要的都会变得触手可及啦。

Which means it’s time to…
所以是时候....

5 Things to Stop Doing
停止做的5件事

1. Stop stalling and being lazy.
停止拖延和懒惰。

You can’t build a good reputation or a successful way of life based on what you could do or might do someday. The quality of your life is in direct proportion to your commitment to get things done, regardless of your chosen path.
要有好的名声或是成功的生活，仅靠幻想那些你未来可以做到或可能会做的事情可远远不够哦。不管你选择哪条道路，生活的质量取决于你到底做了多少事情。

So don’t sit there and say, “Somebody should really do something about that someday.” Be that somebody, and make today the day.
所以别在那坐着然后说：“我有一天一定会成为大人物的。” 要成为大人物，现在就开始努力吧！

2. Stop neglecting your self-control.
别忽视自己的自制力。

Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, lazy, out of shape, uneducated, etc. These things happen when you lose your self-control.
没人想破坏自己的计划，变得又懒又没有教养。但如果你的自制力不够，这些情况的确会出现。

Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: “Perhaps I need someone else to help control me.” And if you’re lucky enough to have good friends and family, they might try. But the truth is no one is going to look out for you every second. No one is going to follow you around and say, “Don’t buy that, get off the couch, take a jog, go to the library, etc.”
自制力的缺乏，就表现为有这样希望给别人督促你的念头：“也许我需要别人来监督我。” 如果你足够幸运，有很好的朋友和家人，他们说不定真能帮上你。但实际上没有人会时时刻刻看着你。也没有人会无时无刻的在你身边，说：“别买那个，别再赖在沙发上啦，去慢跑，去图书馆吧，等等。”

You, and YOU ALONE, must make the choice between what is right and what is easy in your life.
你，也只能是你自己，必须要在正确和容易中中做出选择。

3. Stop looking outside yourself.
别再不断地寻找。

In life you have to CREATE your own love, define your own meaning, and harbor your own inspiration. This process starts on the inside, not somewhere else. Much of this can be accomplished simply by staying true to your values, pursuing your passions, learning more today than you knew yesterday, and helping others smile as you go.
生活里，你需要的是创造自己的爱情，定义自己的意义，保护自己的灵感。这样的过程是从内到外的，而不是在外面寻找的。只要忠于自己的价值观，追求自己的激情，每天学习更多点，以及尽你所能帮别人，你就可以做到这些。

4. Stop letting negative people drain you.
别让消极的人影响到你。

You might think being alone makes you lonely, but that’s not entirely true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest place in the world.
你也许觉得独处会孤单，这不完全正确。身边围着错误的人可是世界上最最孤单的事情了。

Before you diagnose yourself as an unhappy person, first be sure that you are not simply surrounded by negative people constantly trying to bring you down to their level.
判断自己是不是幸福之前，倒不如先看看周围有没有充斥着那些消极的人们，他们会渐渐影响到你哦。

5. Stop belittling your efforts and your progress.
别再轻视你的努力和进步。

Appreciate where you are now and keep fighting for where you want to be tomorrow. You are not a failure until you give up on yourself. Keep going!
欣赏现在的自己，为想成为的那个自己而奋斗吧。只要不放弃自己，你都不会是失败者，加油！

Hard times may hold you down for a while but they will not last forever, and when all is said and done, you will be able to stand even taller than those who didn’t earn it.
挫败期也许会让你消沉一段时间，但这只是暂时的。当一切都过去，你就会比那些没有经历过挫败的人站的更高。

Seriously, you may not be where you want to be yet, but look how far you’ve come. Be thankful that you’re not where you used to be. If you have no other testimony right now, you have this one: “I’m still here trying.”
也许你还没有做到自己想做的事情，但是看看你目前取得的进步吧，再感激一下你并没有在原地踏步。如果你现在没有什么别的誓言，就用这个吧：“我还在这努力着。”