Everyone deals with discouragement at some point in their life. It’s part of what makes the human experience rich—the highs and the lows. If we didn’t experience the lows, then we wouldn’t appreciate the highs.
每个人都有灰心丧气的时候。正是这段时光充实了我们的人生经历-高潮低谷。如果我们不经历低谷又怎么能达到人生高潮呢。
Discouragement, disappointment, failure, and setbacks—these are all things that can help us if we maintain an empowering mindset. The key to life is to learn from these experiences, and minimize the amount of time that we allow ourselves to stay discouraged. So the next time you start to feel discouragement, here is what you should do:
灰心，失望，失败和挫折-都是能帮助我们保持坚强心态的东西。生命的秘诀在于从这些经历中学习，减少我们持续萎靡灰心丧气的时间。所以下次觉得低落的时候，试着干干这些：
1. Take the long view
从长远的角度看
The reality is that most things that are worthwhile take a lot of effort and time to come to fruition. So be patient!
事实是最值得我们付出努力和时间最重要的事情就是等着好结果。所以耐心点吧！
2. Remember, there is no such thing as failure. There is only education
记住！没有真正的失败，只是成长教育而已。
We can choose, instead of thinking of failure as bad, to think of failure as education, and therefore good. When we view it this way we realize that failure isn’t something that is bad, or something to be avoided.
我们可以选择把失败看成是一种沉成长教育，一件好事。如果这样看待问题，我们就会知道失败并不是什么坏事或者需要尽力避免的事情。
3. Stay true to our vision. See it again in our mind
不抛弃理想，再做一次白日梦吧
If we are feeling discouraged, think about our vision. once we see it, and feel it, we will also feel empowered and our discouragement will dissipate.
感到沮丧的时候，想想自己的理想。一旦我们去幻想，去感受，就会感到充满了力量，沮丧也就烟消云散了。
4. Don’t let our ego get in the way of our development
不要让自负阻碍了自我的发展
Our ego is often the primary cause of our feelings of disappointment and discouragement. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can control our ego. When we do this, we are on the path of development. When we are internally strong enough to handle constructive criticism, and feedback, we receive the rewards of growth. Growth leads to happiness.
自负往往是造成失落感和沮丧的最主要缘由。其实并不一定要这样，我们可以控制自己。一旦控制了，我们就已经迈向了进步的阶梯。一旦我们真正有能力去面对处理那些批判、挫折，我们就会得到成长的礼物。成长的尽头是幸福。
5. Stop comparing ourself to others. We’re on a unique path
不要和别人比较，我们都是独一无二的
We see what they have and what we don’t. We see why they are better than us. When we do this we get discouraged and we feel sorry for ourselves. We don’t as easily see their struggles, their fears, their setbacks, and their failures.
我们看到的是他们有我们却没有的部分，我们看到的是为什么他们比我们优秀。一旦这样，我们就很容易感到失望为自己感到难受。同时，我们很少去关注他们的挣扎、害怕，挫折和失败。
6. Detach from rewards, focus on our actions and giving our best work
忘掉所谓的奖赏，专注于行动，付出最大的努力
When we don’t need someone else’s praise for doing something, when we don’t need a “carrot” for performing our work, then we are truly free to just focus on our work and make it great. When we create great work we are happy.
如果在做一件事时不需要别人的褒奖，也不需要对工作肯定的奖励，那么我们就真的能够专注于工作做到最好。一旦取得进步会非常开心。
7. Change our “rules” for being happy
改变自己的“规定”获得幸福
We have to create rules that serve us. We have to live by rules that are within our control. Here are some of my rules: I am successful when I grow and improve. I am successful when I give my very best.
我们需要为自己制造规定，我们需要遵循这些可以由自己掌控的规则。比如我的规则是：只要我成长进步就是成功，只要我付出努力就是成功。
8. Consider who we are spending time with
想想我们该花时间和谁在一起
Simply expand our social network. Join a peer group that is positive. Start to surround ourselves with positive people as a balance. Over time we will start to take on their mindset and this will help with any feelings of discouragement we may have.
扩大自己的社交圈。加入积极的同龄人小组。让周围充满了正能量的人作为平衡。不知不觉我们就会吸取这些正能量，也能帮助我们减少沮丧感。
9. Get outside, move and breathe
出去活动一下，呼吸新鲜空气
Fresh air and sunshine can have an amazing effect on our feelings. Sometimes when we are feeling down, all that we need to do is simply to go outside and breathe. Movement and exercise is also a fantastic way to feel better. Positive emotions can be generated by motion.
新鲜空气和阳光真的能给我们带来不一样的感受。当我们觉得沮丧时，只需要简单的走出去呼吸新鲜空气。运动锻炼能让心情变好，好的心情能带来更多积极的情绪。
10. Talk to our mentor
和导师对话
Our mentor can be a great source of wisdom when we are feeling down. So when discouragement rears its ugly head, go have a coffee with our mentor.
在沮丧时，导师是我们最大的智慧之源。所以当失落感悄然到来，跟导师一起喝杯咖啡吧。
11. Go find someone who we can help
去找那些需要我们帮助的人
This is a great way to alleviate discouragement. Go find someone who needs help, and then help them. It is really that simple. When we serve others, when we go out of our way to help other people in need, we feel better. It is impossible to be discouraged when we are giving all our efforts on behalf of another. Discouragement is a really a self-driven symptom. We are focusing on ourselves. That is why we feel bad. However, when we stop thinking about ourselves, and when we direct our attention to another, we feel better.
这是减少沮丧最好的方式。找那些需要帮助的人，然后帮助他们吧。这真的非常简单。在服务别人的时候，在帮助那些需要帮助的人时，我们也会开心。当全身心的帮助他人，从他人角度想问题时，沮丧也就不复存在了。沮丧是一个内化的情感，当我们只关注自己时才会有如此糟糕的感觉。然而当我们停止考虑自己，开始转向帮助别人的时候，一切都好起来了。
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