现实乐观主义与非现实乐观主义对成功的影响

Pessimists think about how they could have succeeded if they had done things differently. Optimists , on the other hand, tend to think about how they could have screwed things up
even more.
悲观主义者考虑问题认为他们如果不那么做可能会更成功。乐观主义者，刚好相反，他们认为自己如果不是那么做的话结果可能会更糟。

Not only do we all think that we are above average in our abilities, but we also think
good fortune will smile on us more than it will smile on everyone.
不仅认为恶魔的能力要高于平均水平，而且认为幸运女神也更加青睐我们。

The difference between unrealistic optimism, which is usually unproductive and sometimes dangerous, and realistic optimism, which is critical for achieving many of our goals, lies in why you are optimistic.
现实乐观主义和非现实乐观主义的区别在于为何而乐观，非现实乐观主义往往不努力而且有时非常危险，而现实乐观主义常常积极准备为了目标的实现。

Visualization can be very helpful, if you imagine the steps you will take in order to succeed rather than the success itself.
形象化对实现目标很有帮助，而且你想象实现目标的过程要比想象实现目标本身要好。

When you study achievement, one of the first things you learn is that innate ability has surprisingly little to do with success. Persistence, on the other hand, has a lot to do with it.
当你学习达成目标是，首先你要学习的一件事情就是天生的能力与成功没有一点关系。相对而言，坚持才是成功的关键。

Just as it can be difficult to hang in there, it can also be very, very difficult to know when to quit.
就像很难坚持一样，要知道何时需要放弃也是很难的。