Begin with the End in Mind
I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose is to “teach,” but he wants to make a lot of money first.
I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose.
I then asked him which job best supports his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supports his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach.
He continued on to say, but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life. I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money.
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I cautioned him to think this process through carefully because things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!
思而后行
我问弟弟他的人生目标是什么,他说目标就是“教书”,但想先挣些钱。
我告诉他要忘记金钱,要专注于自己的目标理想。
我又问他哪个工作对他的目标“教学”最有帮助,他说是第一份,因为他只需一周工作40个小时,这样的话就会有闲余时间来教书。
他接着说,“如果我选择第二份工作,我可以努力挣很多钱,然后提早退休,用剩余的时间教书。听他这样说,我提醒他要专注与自己的理想而不是钱。
我告诫他须谨慎考虑,因为很多事不是错误的结束,而是一开始就是错误的。
You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well
It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything.
I recommended to my brother that he dedicate his time to achieving his life’s purpose, and I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supports that decision.
一人难驭两马
既要有成功的教学事业,又需在保险行业中一周工作70-80个小时,这会是很难实现的;没有人可以同时驾驭好两匹马,就如人们所说,你可以做任何事情但无法完成一切事情。
我提议他用时间去实现生命中的目标。选择对其有益的工作,从现在就开始。