Unfortunately, just before you take your first step on the righteous journey to pursue your dreams, people around you, even the ones who deeply care for you, will give you awful advice. It’s not because they have evil intentions. It’s because they don’t understand the big picture—what your dreams, passions, and life goals mean to you. They don’t understand that, to you, the reward is worth the risk.

不幸的是，有些时候正当你要迈出你追逐梦想的第一步的时候，你身边的人，甚至是一位十分在乎你的人也许会给你一些糟糕的意见。其实不是因为他们对你有恶意，是因为他们不了解你的宏图——你的梦想，激情，人生目标对你来说的意义。他们不了解，对你来说，最好的奖励就是值得冒险的经历。

So they try to protect you by shielding you from the possibility of failure, which, in effect, also shields you from the possibility of making your dreams a reality.

所以他们试图想要保护你而减少你失败的可能性，实际上，他们也在减少你使梦想成真的可能性。

As our friend Steve Jobs says:
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice, heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

就像我们的朋友Steve Jobs（苹果公司CEO）说的：
你的时间是有限的，不要浪费在别人身上，不要被教条主义束缚，也就是不要活在别人的思想下，不要让别人的意见影响你自己内心的声音，心灵，和直觉。他们怎么可能知道你本身在想什么，除了自己以外，其他的一切都是次要的。

Here are ten ill-advised tips (lies) people will likely tell you when you decide to pursue your dreams and the reasons why they are dreadfully mistaken:

这里有十条没脑筋的建议（谎话）和他们被误解的原因，这些都是当你决定要追逐你梦想的时候，人们最可能告诉你的。

1. You can follow your dreams someday, but right now you need to buckle down and be responsible.
你可以以后再去追逐你的梦想，但是现在你必须铆足劲并且负责任。

Someday? When is ”someday”? “Someday” is not a day at all. It’s a foggy generalization of a time that will likely never come. Today is the only day guaranteed to you. Today is the only day you can begin to make a difference in your life. And pursuing your dreams is what life is all about. So don’t be irresponsible. Don’t wait until “someday.” Make today the first day of the rest of your new life.

以后？以后是什么时候？“以后”根本就不是一天。它是一种笼统的时间概念，而且可能永远都不会出现。对你来说，今天才是你唯一需要保证的一天。今天是唯一一天能让你的生活开始不一样。并且追逐梦想就像你的生活一样，所以不要对你的生活不负责任。不要等“以后”的到来。让今天成为你以后新生活的第一天。

2. You’re totally screwed if it doesn’t work out.
如果你无法成功就会彻底失败。

Wrong! This is a giant, lame load of BS. You’re not even close to being screwed. In fact, the worst case scenario is that things don’t work out and you have to go back to doing exactly what you are doing right now.

错！大错特错！一点都不符合英国标准。你甚至都没有封闭自己使自己失败。实际上，最坏的情况不就是事情没有成功，而且你必须回到你现在正在做的事情上去。

3. It’s safer to stay at your day job.
保持你现在的工作更不冒险1

Sure, I suppose. But you know what’s even safer than that? Going home, locking yourself in your bedroom, and never, ever coming out. And just like that, you will have flushed your entire life and your dreams down the toilet. Remember, safer doesn’t always mean better.

我料想也对。但是你要知道，什么比保持现在的工作更不冒险？那就是回家，把自己反锁在房间里，然后永远不要出来。就像这样。你将会把你的整个人生和梦想冲进厕所里。记住，不冒险并不意味着更好。

4. That’s impossible!
那是不可能的！

It’s only impossible if you never do anything about it. The reason certain things seem impossible is simply because nobody has achieved them yet. But this doesn’t mean that with your help these things won’t become possible in the future. If you truly dedicate yourself to an end result, almost anything is possible. You just have to want it bad enough.

如果你从来不去做一件事，才会不可能成功。一件事情看上去不可能实际上只是因为没有人成功的做到过。但是这并不代表，未来在你的努力下，也无法成功。

5. Only a lucky few “make it.”
只有少数的幸运儿才能成功

That’s because those lucky few got off their rear ends and did something about it! They had the drive, determination, and willpower that you have right now. You can be one of them. It’s up to you, and only you.

那是因为那些少数的幸运儿背着你们做了许多努力。他们有他们的方向，目的和决心，就想你现在有的一样。你也可以成为他们之中的一员，完全取决于你，而且只有你。

6. You might fail. And failing is bad.
你有可能会输，并且会输的很惨。

Failures are simply stepping stones to success. No matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something: win–win. The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because you’re too scared to make a mistake. If you can’t handle failure, then you can’t handle success either.

失败是成功之母。不管结果怎么样，事情只是会以它自己的本身的趋势结束。不管你是成功或者你能从中学到一些东西：双赢。你会犯的最大的错误就是你害怕失败还什么都不去做。如果你不能驾驭失败，那你也无法驾驭成功。

7. You don’t have access to the right resources.
你没有通往成功的捷径

It’s not about having the right resources; it’s about exploiting the resources you do have access to. Stevie Wonder couldn’t see, so he exploited his sense of hearing into a passion for music, and he now has twenty-five Grammy Awards to prove it. Get it?

这不是关于如何找到正确的方向，而且关于怎么去探索你要的方向。Steve Wonder是个盲人，所以他找到了他对音乐的热情，而且他现在有25个格莱米大奖来证明这个，懂了么？

8. You need more money saved before you can take the first step.
在你踏出第一步钱你需要节省

You don’t need more money. You need a plan. You need a budget. Eliminate ALL the nonessential costs in your life. If pursuing your dream requires you to leave your day job, figure out the absolute minimum amount of income that you realistically require to live. Studying those who have succeeded with similar ventures also helps. But above all, take baby steps. Don’t be foolish and assume that you must have a certain amount of money saved right now, or that you must quit your day job today in order to pursue your dreams. Instead, ask yourself, “What actions can I take right now with the money and resources I have right now that will bring me closer to desired goal?”

你需要的不是更多的前，而是一个计划，你需要一个预算。减除你生活中一切不必要的开支。如果你追逐你的梦想要求你离开现在的工作的话，算出你实际生活需要的收入最小值。学习那些和你有同样经历的成功人士也许会有帮助。但是以上的这些都需要你踏出第一步，现在不要愚蠢的猜测你必须节省出一个确定数目的金额，或者你必须放弃你现在的工作去追逐你的梦想。或者你可以问你自己，“我现在用这些钱能做什么而且我现在所拥有怎样让我更加接近我心中的目标”

9. You don’t need any help. It’s smarter to go after it alone.
你不需要任何帮助，独自追逐梦想更明智。

You are the sum of the people you spend the most time with. If you hang with the wrong people, they will negatively affect you. But if you hang with the right people, you will be far more capable and powerful than you ever could have been alone. Find your tribe and work together to make a difference in all of your lives.

你和你自己待在一起的时候最多。近朱者赤，近墨者黑。找到自己的同类，并且和他们一起努力，让自己的生活开始有个新的开始。

10. That sounds like a lot of hard work.
这听起来好像有很多困难1

You’re darn right it does! But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth it. I think success in life hinges on one key point: finding hard work you love doing. As long as you remain true to yourself and follow your own interests, values, and dreams, you can find success through passion. Perhaps most importantly, you won’t wake up a few years from now working in a career field you despise, wondering, How the heck am I going to do this for the next thirty years? So if you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it, don’t stop. You’re onto something big. Because hard work ain’t hard when you concentrate on your passions and dreams.

你做的就是对的。但是这并不代表不值得，我认为成功取决于一个关键：找到你喜欢做的，只要你对自己保持真心，并且跟从你自己的兴趣，价值观和梦想，你可以通过你自己的热情找到成功之路。可能最重要的是，你不要再未来的某一天醒悟过来你现在做的事情是你自己都会嗤之以鼻的。我怎么会在以后的30年都做这件事呢？如果你发现你自己开始做你自己喜欢的事情，并且享受其中的每一分钟，那就不要停。你在玩成一件大事。如果你专心在自己的热情和梦想，艰苦的工作也就不苦了。

Disregard these misguided bits of nonsense and you’ll be well on your way to fulfilling your dreams. Now get out there and make a splash!

忽视这些愚蠢的行径和话语，你会在你追逐梦想的道路上做的很好。那现在就逃离去大作一番。