Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. We’ve all heard about the power of our attitude, and that it’s our attitude that determines how much we succeed in life.
我們對生活的態度決定了生活對我們的態度。我們都聽說過我們的態度所產生的力量，我們的態度決定了我們的人生有多成功。
If you look around you, you will see that people with a positive attitude enjoy life more and are generally happier and more successful than those who walk around grumpy and pessimistic. Our attitude is the driving force in our lives—it can either push you to do great things or pull you down to your demise.
如果你看看你的周圍，你會發現持積極態度的人更享受生活，大體上比那些脾氣暴躁又悲觀的人也更幸福更成功。我們的態度是我們生活的驅動力，我們的態度可以推動我們去做偉大的事情抑或讓自己碌碌無為沉寂一生。
All the things that you have been through, all the people you have met and interacted with can have an impact on your attitude. If you think that all these factors have molded you into a person with a poor attitude towards life, there is no need to worry as there is always an opportunity for change. Let me share with you how I did it.
你經歷過的所有事情、見過和交流過的所有人都會影響你的態度。如果你認為所有這些因素造就你的生活態度不好，無需擔心，總會有改變生活態度的機會。讓我和你分享一下我是如何做到的。
1. Identify and understand what you want to change
確定并了解你自己想改變什么
The first step towards change is clearly understanding what needs to be changed. Setting clear goals is the key to success in any endeavor. When it comes to changing your attitude, you need to do an honest and in-depth self-evaluation so you could point out exactly which of your traits need to be improved or totally changed.
改變的第一步是清楚了解自己所需改變之處。設定明確目標是努力成功的關鍵。改變你的態度，需要你做一個誠實而又深入的自我評價，你能指出具體哪些特質需要做出改進或需要做出徹底改變。
2. Look for a role model
給自己找個榜樣
We all need to know that what we’re trying to accomplish can in fact be achieved; that we can be more optimistic, more social or more patient. Find someone who has the kind of attitude that you want to have, and let his or her life give you inspiration and encouragement to move beyond your temporary failures in your journey towards becoming a better person.
我們都需要知道：我們試著去完成的事情真的可以實現，我們會變得更樂觀，更會交際或更耐心。找個擁有你想要的生活態度的模范，讓他或她的生活給你靈感并鼓勵超越你的暫時失敗之旅而變成一個更優秀的人。
3. Think about how your attitude change will affect your life
想想態度的改變會如何影響你的生活
To be able to hurtle through all the difficulties that lie ahead of you in your journey towards self betterment, you need to figure out exactly what this supposed change could bring to your life. Will changing your attitude mean a happier family or social life? Will a change in your attitude mean a more successful career or business? Fix your mind on the things that would come as a result of your attitude change and you will have a greater chance of reaching your goal.
能夠很快克服自我改善之旅擺在眼前的一切困難，你需要弄清楚到底會給你的生活帶來什么樣的變化。改變你的態度會代表你過著一種比較幸福的家庭生活或社會生活嗎？改變你的態度就代表你的職業或你的生意比較成功嗎？對于讓自己態度發生轉變這一結果要做到心中有數，你就會有更大的機會達到你的目標。
4. Choose the right company
選擇正確的小伙伴
As they say, “Bad company corrupts good character.” You don’t expect yourself to be able to change if you go on surrounding yourself with people who possess all the negative traits that you want to change. Consider befriending new people, especially those who are optimistic and have a healthy attitude towards life. You will see that your effort to change will be easier with these kinds of people as friends.
正如他們所說，“壞伙伴腐敗掉好性格。“ 如果你的周圍還是圍繞著一些消極的朋友，他們身上的缺點正是你想改變的，那你就別指望自己能夠做出改變，考慮結交新朋友，特別是那些樂觀又對生活有健康態度的人。與這類人交朋友你會發現你更容易努力做出改變。
5. Believe that you are able to change
相信你能做出改變
Often, the greatest obstacle between us and our goals is ourselves or our inability to trust in what we are able to do. If you don’t believe in yourself or believe that you or your life can change, it just won’t happen—you will either never start, or give up quickly so you won’t have even given yourself the opportunity to succeed.
通常情況下，我們和我們的目標之間最大的障礙關鍵在于我們自己，或者我們無法信任我們自己能夠做什么。如果你不相信自己，或者不相信你的生活會改變，那就不會發生——你要么沒打算開始，或者很快放棄，這樣的話，你甚至都沒有給自己成功的機會。
It cannot be denied that a positive attitude is very important for living a successful and satisfying life, so it is only right to strive to have a positive attitude. I have struggled with reforming my negative attitude as well, but over the years, through persistence and self evaluation, I have managed to change for the better. You can too!
不可否認，積極的態度對于成功而又令人滿意的生活是非常重要的，所以只有持積極努力的態度才對。我也在改變我的消極態度，但這些年來，通過不斷堅持和自我評價的方式，我已在想方設法讓自己變得更好。你也可以！
