When living out our daily lives, we're often bombarded with too many choices from different things around us, telling us what's good for us and how we can improve ourselves. It soon becomes apparent that the amount of choices we're offered from our society can be too overwhelming, which causes us to stop dead in our tracks. This becomes detrimental to our overall growth as individuals since the key to growing and becoming a better person is through clarity and knowing what you want.
各种各样的选择充斥着我们的日常生活，它们牵制着我们，告诉我们怎样提高自我。但很快，社会加之给我们的大量选择就崩盘了，我们也随之消糜在摸索的道路上。那些选择也就成了我们成长的累赘，而向前进步，超越自我的真正关键在于头脑清晰地知道自己所需所求。
This is a problem I've personally had to face on a number of occasions, and didn't know what to do with my life for a long time. It was at this point that I knew something had to change and that in order to develop focus, I would have to change course and find another alternative to doing things, since my current lifestyle wasn't giving me what I wanted.
我曾多次遇到这样的问题，也不知所措了好长时间。直到我意识到了要做出强硬的改变才能进步，同时为了有的放矢，我必须另寻他路，找出有效的方法，毕竟当时的窘况只能容我奋力一搏。
Why too much choice is never ideal
选择过多非理想之态
We're often told that having more would lead to happiness when in actual fact, the opposite occurs. Having too much choice inevitably causes us to lose value in the very thing we're seeking since there is an abundance of it already, and it becomes something to take for granted, knowing that it will always be there.
时常都会有人说拥有越多就越快乐，事实上却恰恰相反。保留过多的选择在不经意间就会削减我们所追求的事物的价值，其原因在于见多不惜，知道随时都可以做出选择，久而久之这些选择于我们来说就会变得理所应当。
The key to avoiding this would be to eliminate everything that's currently distracting you and to develop a clear mind, which will help you make better decisions as you move forward.
解决的关键方法就是排除任何目前干扰你的事物，理清思绪，这样你就可在前进之时做出明智的决定。

Get rid of distractions
排除干扰
Looking back, the times in which I was the most confused and frustrated was when I had an abundance of choice, which caused me to settle and not look for improvements or a higher purpose. Life and routine suddenly became a distraction and I found myself going through the motions on a daily basis, rather than stopping and reviewing my current circumstances.
时光倒转，当我在最困顿沮丧的时候，我身边会出现一大堆选择。它们让我安于现状，不思进取。那时的人生路线突然模糊了，我看见自己在乏味地绕圈子，却不知道止步来审视现状。
I knew that I had to somehow remove these distractions and to start discovering more challenges so I could begin pushing myself.
后来我明白唯有排除干扰，着手探索更多的挑战才是解决之道，于是乎我开始督促自己。

What's distracting you in your life?
你的人生被何事干扰？
Are they things you're comfortable with?
你对干扰无动于衷吗？
What can you do right now that will make you feel uncomfortable?
怎样才能使你对干扰感到不安？
Write a list of everything that's currently bothering you.
一一写下所有正在干扰你的事物。
The goal of this exercise is to discover what needs to improve in your life and to develop the habit of creating higher goals for yourself. If there's no movement or progress in your life, then it becomes obvious that this needs to change.
这样做的目的在于帮你发现提升生活的需求以及养成追求更高目标的习惯。如果你的人生毫无进步，那它确实是需要改变了。

Create goals and milestones
设定目标和里程碑
After you gain clarity about your current issues, it's now imperative to write milestones for yourself that will help you push past your current threshold. Having a higher purpose is what will drive us to better ourselves and to not settle as explained earlier.
一旦你理清了目前的思绪，就赶紧建造你的里程碑，这将助你超越自己的极限。高远的目标能够驱使我们改善自身，而非像前面所说的安于现状。
Look to consistently create larger goals for yourself as it will help guide you in the direction you've always wanted.
要不断为自己设定远大目标，因为它能如你所愿地指引你前进。

Appreciate what you currently have
感恩现状
People often lose sight of the things around them and that causes them to turn in on themselves from time to time. It's human nature to overlook the things we currently have and to feel dissatisfied of it due to having obtained it. It therefore becomes imperative to remind ourselves that what we currently have is a blessing, and to write about that daily.
人们通常对所拥有的视而不见，以致时常焦灼不堪。忽略当下，有恃无恐，是人之常态。但我们更应提醒自己目前所拥有的一切都是恩赐，并要记入日常。
Attempting to grow without initially appreciating what we have will often always lead to dissatisfaction in the future due to lack of focus. Find appreciation in the things you have and in the life you currently lead. This will make it easier to grow, and will change the focus on growing to improve for the sake of improving and not just to obtain more and better things.
不怀着最初的感恩之心就企图有所进步，最终只会对未来失望透顶。我们应当感激当下拥有的万事万物。如此，才能更易迈步前进。并且，我们也会为了提升自我而提升，而非单一地去获得更好的物质生活。

Be willing to fail
欣然接受失败
It is often said that if you've never failed, you've never lived, and this is something i definitely agree with. Looking back at my past, everything I've become has all resulted in failing numerous times until I developed competence at what I did in order to move forward.
常言道：失败过的人生，才是真正的人生。我也举双手赞同。回首过往，我曾屡战屡败，直到有天我彻底地领悟出了前进的秘诀。
Don't let fear stop you: use it as a learning tool to show you what you need to do in order to succeed. Learn to challenge yourself and step outside of your comfort zone. If something scares you, use it as a signal from your body to take action. It is an opportunity to grow and to become the person you've always wanted to be.
恐惧无法阻挡你：它是展示你所需的魔镜，有助你成功的力量。我们要试着挑战自己，不要沉溺于安乐窝里。一旦害怕了，就把那感受当成信号灯来督促你即刻采取行动。抓住成长的机会，勇敢去做想成为的那个人吧。