One of the greatest freedoms is simply not caring what everyone else thinks of you. Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and what you want to be. The best thing you can do is follow your heart. Take risks. Don’t just accept the safe and easy choices because you’re afraid of what others will think, or afraid of what might happen. If you do, nothing will ever happen. Don’t let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big. They aren’t.
人生最大的自由之一就是：不再在乎別人對你的評價。有時，你需要步出熙熙攘攘的人群，呼吸一番新鮮空氣，并提醒自己：我是誰?我想成為什么樣的人?最美妙的事情就是聽從自己內心的呼喚，勇于挑戰。不要再因擔心別人的看法或者畏懼未知的事情，而被動接受安樂窩里的選擇。只要你去做，一切都會安好!不要讓那無關緊要的瑣事，羈絆自己的思路，誤以為自己的夢想太過虛幻—不是那么回事。
Starting today, stop waiting for approval. Here’s why:
從今天開始，別再等待別人的認可。這里告訴你為什么!
1.You only get one life to pursue the dreams that make you come alive. – It is better to be failing (and learning) at doing something you love, rather than succeeding at doing something you hate. So take chances on behalf of what you believe in. Fail until you succeed. Make sacrifices and step out beyond the safety of your comfort zone over and over again. Face your fears with courage and passion. Keep your word and hold true to your vision until it comes to life.
人生在世，你只有這一次生命可以追逐自己的夢想。去做自己喜歡的事情，即使失敗，也勝于在自己討厭的事情上取得成功。所以請把握機會，追逐自己心的夢想，屢敗屢戰，直到成功。勇于犧牲，勇于走出舒適的避風港，一次次搏擊人生。滿載勇氣和激情，直視你的恐懼。堅守自己的夢想，并努力把它付諸現實。
2.Someone else’s approval is just another opinion. – Never let someone’s opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are, or who you aspire to be, because someone else has a problem with it. Love who you are inside and out, and keep pushing forward. No one else has the power to make you feel small unless you give them that power. You are the only one who can create your dreams and happiness.
別人的認可只是別人的觀點。不要讓別人的想法決定你的人生。永遠不要忘記自己是誰，不要放棄自己的夢想，因為沒有人比你更清楚這些。呵護自己的內心的選擇，風雨無阻的前行。不經你的允許，沒有人可以輕視你。你是自己夢想和幸福的唯一主宰。
3.The only opinion of you that really matters is your own. – In life, the thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on the desire to be perfect in the eyes of others, and beginning the journey of becoming your true self. So let your love flow freely. Because what you love determines your dreams, your dreams determine your actions, and your actions determine your destiny.
唯一值得在乎的是你自己的想法。實際生活中，放棄別人眼中完美的自己，開始起航真正的自我，是一件相當艱難的事情，但也很是意義非凡的抉擇。所以，讓自己的愛好自由飛翔。因為，愛好決定夢想，夢想決定行動，行動最終將決定你的命運。
4.Some people will never give you their approval anyway. – Do not let the negative opinions of others destroy your inner peace. There are two kinds of people – those who are a drain on your energy and creative force, and those who give you energy and support your creativity, even with the simplest gesture, like a smile. Avoid the first kind. Be happy. Be who you want to be. If others don’t like it, let them be. Happiness is a choice – your choice. Life isn’t about pleasing everyone.
有些人永遠不會認可你。不要讓別人否認的目光擾亂你內心的平靜。這世上有兩種人：一種人會消耗你的能量和創造力;另一種人會給你能量，支持你的創造，或者只是一個簡單的微笑。拒絕第一種人。讓自己快樂起來，去做自己想做的人。有人不喜歡，由他去吧。快樂是一種選擇—你的選擇!活著不是為了取悅他人。
5.Everyone’s journey and perspective on life is totally different. – Who you are is what makes you extraordinary. Do not change your unique foundation for anyone. What lies ahead will always be a bit of a mystery. Do not be afraid to explore, learn and grow. Why some things happen will never be certain. Take it in stride and move forward. When life pushes you over, stand up and push back even harder. Where there is a fork in the road and choices to make, make the one your future self will thank you for.
每個人生命的旅程和前途是完全迥異的。讓你與眾不同的一點就是：你是誰。不要為了任何人輕易改變自己的本質。未來永遠是一個謎，不要害怕探索，求知，不要害怕成長。該來的總會來，只管邁開大步，勇敢前行。假如生活欺騙了你，站起來，要越挫越勇。當你面臨需要抉擇的岔路口時，做出讓自己不會后悔的選擇。
6.Firsthand experience is often necessary for personal growth. – Some life lessons can only be understood by going through them on your own. Doing so allows you to form your own conclusions based on firsthand experience, rather than someone else’s subjective opinion. This experience gives you the ability to think more logically and take educated steps in a positive direction.
親身體驗通常是成長所必須的。關于生活的經驗只有通過你自己的實踐之后，才能轉化成你的智慧。所以，要去嘗試并積累經驗，而不是依賴別人的意見。這種親身的體驗，可以讓你更加理智的思考，然后朝著正確的方向，更加成熟穩重的前進。
7.Your intuition requires no approval. – When it comes to exercising your inner genius, you must try what you want to try, go where you want to go, and follow your own intuition. Don’t accept false choices. Don’t let others put a cage around your ideas. If it feels right, take a chance. Because you never know how absolutely perfect it could turn out to be. As Steve Jobs once said, “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice, heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
你的直覺無需認可。當現實需要考驗你內心的智慧時，一定要去嘗試自己想要嘗試的東西，去自己想去的地方，相信自己的直覺。不要接受錯誤的建議，不要讓別人困擾你的想法。如果自我感覺良好，就去做吧，否則你永遠也不會知道結局會有多么完美。喬布斯就講過：“不要讓別人的議論淹沒你內心的聲音，你的想法，和你的直覺。因為它們已經知道你的夢想，別的一切都是次要的。”
8.Life is too short to wait any longer. – If you knew for certain you had a terminal illness – if you had a very limited time left to live – you wouldn’t waste a minute of it. Well wake up! You do have a terminal illness; it’s called ‘life.’ In the grand scheme of things, you don’t have much time left – no one does. So look around at this gift you’ve been given, as its miracles unfold before your eyes. And choose to be happy, without approval – or you will never be at all.
生命短暫，經不起等待。假如你很確定自己得了不治之癥，假如你已經感覺時間緊迫，那你真的沒有時間可以浪費了!清醒吧，你確實有不治之癥它叫“人生”!面對這樣一個緊迫的現實，你沒有時間可以等待—無人例外!環顧四周，看看人生的奇跡曾帶給你怎樣的禮物。選擇快樂，別再等待別人的認可—-否則你永遠沒有機會快樂!
And I will leave you with a quote to think about: “As long as you are worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you truly own yourself.”
最后給大家留一句名人名言：“一旦你為別人的看法所左右時，你已淪為別人的奴隸。只有當你不再等待別人的認可時，你才能真正主宰自己的命運。”
