I know exactly how it feels to have these big goals and dreams, but have no clue how to actually reach them.

我很清楚有了這些遠大目標和夢想，卻不知道如何才能真正實現它們的感受。

It seems like years keep passing and I make very little progress.

似乎一年又一年過去了，我的進步卻微乎其微。

Trust me when I tell you, I'm not here to waste your time.

相信我，我不是來浪費你的時間的。

I've seen a lot of similar videos to this one.

我看過很多類似的視頻。

They got me inspired for maybe a day.

它們給了我一天的靈感。

And then that motivation went away again, so is there actually a solution to all this or are you always going to feel overwhelmed by your goals and your dreams?

那麼，究竟有沒有解決這一切的辦法，或者說，你是否總是會被自己的目標和夢想壓得喘不過氣來？

The video you're watching right now almost didn't get recorded at all.

您現在觀看的視頻幾乎根本沒有錄製。

I thought, this idea has already been made, no need for me to waste my time and trying to make my own version.

我想，這個想法已經有了，我沒必要再浪費時間，試圖做出自己的版本。

But then I thought, no, this is something I really want to say.

但我轉念一想，不，這才是我真正想說的話。

This message has actually had an impact on my life, so why would I not say this if I truly believed it could help someone or even change their life?

這條資訊確實對我的生活產生了影響，如果我真的相信它能幫助別人，甚至改變他們的生活，我為什麼不說出來呢？

So I've been trying really hard to figure out what it is exactly that prevents me from making progress on something, especially my goals and dreams.

是以，我一直很努力地想弄明白，到底是什麼阻礙了我在某些事情上取得進展，尤其是我的目標和夢想。

And I think I figured it out.

我想我明白了。

Lack of motivation always seems to be the thing that prevents me from moving forward, and that lack of motivation usually comes from not feeling motivated.

缺乏動力似乎總是阻礙我前進的原因，而缺乏動力通常來自於沒有動力的感覺。

I think that's the major flaw, I was letting my feelings dictate what I was able to accomplish instead of actually taking action.

我想這就是我的主要缺點，我讓自己的感覺決定了我能完成什麼，而不是真正採取行動。

If I take action on a creative idea, my feelings will normally follow.

如果我對一個創意想法採取行動，我的感覺通常會隨之而來。

But if I wait to feel inspired to take action, I usually don't act at all.

但是，如果我等到感覺受到鼓舞才採取行動，我通常根本不會採取行動。

You can't control when you're going to feel inspired, but you can control when you're going to actually start doing something and take action.

你無法控制自己什麼時候會有靈感，但你可以控制自己什麼時候會真正開始做事，採取行動。

When it comes to my goals, if I zoom out too far and think about the big picture too much, I don't accomplish anything at all.

說到我的目標，如果我放大得太遠，想得太多，就會一事無成。

But when I focus on one thing and accomplish one small thing, I'm able to be productive.

但是，當我專注於一件事，完成一件小事時，我就能有所收穫。

That's the key, taking action first, not waiting for the perfect moment, not waiting for motivation to magically show up, just starting.

這就是關鍵所在，先採取行動，不等待完美的時機，不等待動力神奇地出現，而是直接開始。

Because momentum doesn't come from waiting, it comes from doing.

因為動力不是等出來的，而是做出來的。

Think about it, how many times have you sat around waiting to feel inspired only to waste hours scrolling and procrastinating or convincing yourself that now just isn't the right time?

想想看，你有多少次坐在那裡等待靈感的到來，卻浪費了幾個小時的時間滾動和拖延，或者說服自己現在還不是時候？

That's the cycle that keeps you stuck.

這就是讓你無法自拔的循環。

But the moment you begin, even when you don't feel like it, something shifts, your brain kicks into gear and your energy always seems to follow.

但是，當你開始的那一刻，即使你並不喜歡這樣做，有些東西就會發生變化，你的大腦就會啟動，你的能量似乎也會隨之而來。

One small step leads to another, so instead of overthinking, instead of waiting to feel ready, just take one small step.

一小步會帶來另一小步，所以不要想太多，不要等著感覺自己準備好了，只需邁出一小步。

The thing is, I can't tell you exactly what that step is for you, but I think if you thought about it, you could figure out one small thing to do today that would move you in a positive direction.

問題是，我無法告訴你這一步對你來說到底是什麼，但我認為，如果你仔細想想，你就能想出今天要做的一件小事，讓你朝著積極的方向前進。

It could even change your life.

它甚至可以改變你的生活。

Because here's the truth, it doesn't have to be perfectly planned out and strategic.

因為事實是，這並不一定要有完美的計劃和戰略。

It just has to begin, and once you do, the inspiration will come, the energy will follow, it always does.

只要開始了，靈感就會到來，能量也會隨之而來，總是這樣。

So what is the one thing that's separating you from you and the life you know you want to live?

那麼，是什麼東西將你與自己和你想要的生活隔開了呢？

It's taking action.

這就是行動。

The difference between those who actually create and make things versus those who only dream about creating is taking action.

那些真正能創造和製造東西的人與那些只能夢想創造的人之間的區別在於行動。

It's taking that first step, the sad truth is, most of you watching this right now may not even take that first step.

這就是邁出第一步，可悲的是，現在正在收看節目的大多數人可能連第一步都邁不出去。

If there's one thing that I can encourage you with as someone who doesn't know you, will probably never know you, but who wants the best for you is this, today, take one small step in actually doing something and not just dreaming about it.

如果說我作為一個不瞭解你，可能永遠也不會了解你，但卻希望你過得最好的人，可以鼓勵你的一件事是：今天，邁出一小步，真正去做一件事，而不僅僅是夢想。