成功是留給準備好的人英文

「機會是留給準備好的人」，是嗎？

常常聽到人說「機會是留給準備好的人」，意思大概是說：「只有準備好的人，才可以抓住機會」。

真的是這樣嗎？

機會來了，但還沒準備好，該怎麼辦？等待下一次機會？還是勇敢地去抓住它？花了一輩子準備，抱怨沒有機會。是真的沒有機會？還是害怕失敗，裝作沒看到？

我覺得「機會不是留給準備好的人」，「機會是靠自己用心去觀察、勇敢去嘗試」。

「機會是留給準備好的人」

這句名言的出處是來自法國的微生物學家「路易·巴斯德」(Louis Pasteur)。

英文是： “Chance favors the prepared mind.”

乍看之下，機會之神眷顧著有準備好的心智，不就是機會留給準備好的人嗎？

如果你看完整句子的話，就會發現他想說的其實不是這樣。

“In the fields of observation, chance favours only the prepared mind.”

在「觀測領域」中，「機率」眷顧著準備好的心智。

當你用心去觀察的時候，自然會發現更多機會。機會不是靠上天的施捨，機會是要靠自己用心去觀察！

至於準備不準備，卻又是另外一回事了。

你會先準備好要當富翁，才去買彩券嗎？

你會先學習當父母，再來生育子女嗎？

我不是說完全不用準備，基本的準備是必要的。但追求完美的準備，卻只是逃避的藉口。

在許多情形下，抓住機會之後再來準備都還來得及。

即使失敗了，也是為下一次的機會做好準備！

机会是留给有准备的人的英文表达为Opportunities are for those who are prepared/Opportunity comes to those who are prepared/Opportunity favors the prepared。

20 Ways to be Prepared for Opportunity

1. Mind your money manners, but know when to take risks. When you have control of your finances, you can take risks knowing that you have the savings or income to weather the storm should your risk fail.

2. For your health’s sake, eat well. An added benefit is that you’ll look great too. Who knows when the opportunities will be ready for you to find them. It could be when you’re twenty or it could be when you’re nearing middle age and beyond. Remain healthy so that no matter when it arrives, you can enjoy it to the fullest.

3. Make the right type of mistakes – made while being courageous and ambitious, rather than defensive, lazy or ignorant. Mistakes will happen to us all, but make them while striving forward toward something new or challenging, rather than sitting around doing nothing afraid of everything.

4. Look for opportunities, seek them out. Open your eyes. Say yes. Do something new. Ask why. Never stop learning.

5. Be kind and helpful. Helping others out when you can simply because you can and not to gain anything in return creates an environment of support and positive rapport. By creating an environment that is welcoming and uplifting, more of that energy is created. Pay forward what you wish to see more of, even if you don’t see a lot of it at the present moment.

6. Strengthen your self-discipline muscle. Stop spending frivolously. Put down that second helping. Stop engaging with people who are not good for you or your self-esteem.

7. Pay yourself first.  Start saving for retirement and a rainy day today. Create a monthly EFT and forget about it.

8. Wake up early. Don’t waste a minute. The early bird really does get the worm.

9. Continually strive for excellence, not perfection. Never stop learning about the world you live in. Continually try to better understand yourself, your emotions, your job, your passions, your strengths, etc. The answers will come if you keep searching.

10. Simplify and focus. You can’t do everything, but you what you choose to focus on can be done well if you let go of those things that aren’t at the top of your priority list.

11. Keep a clean home. Limit your stress, free your mind, create room for opportunities to be found.

12. Master your mind. Freedom lies in choosing your thoughts and not being a slave to anything that crosses your mind’s path.

13. Meditate.  A simple practice that builds mind control, lowers stress and builds appreciation.

14. Create specific goals. If you don’t know where you’re going or what you want, your life will never change and you’ll never know what to look for regarding opportunities.

15. Be authentic. Do not apologize for being yourself. Ignore the laughter, walk away and walk toward those and a world that is appreciative of the gifts you have to offer.

16. Be productive, create something of value. No matter what you choose to do with your day, so long as it is in alignment with your goals, being productive will inch you one step closer to the opportunities you seek.

17. Stop blaming or complaining.  Energy and time and most importantly the ability to see the opportunity is tossed aside immediately when we blame others or complain about something we don’t like or understand.

18. Stop being a follower. There’s already enough sheep in this world. Become conscious of which direction you are going and why. What type of life are you trying to lead? Are your actions and decisions today in line with the life you just described?

19. Choose to initiate rather than react. By choosing to initiate, you are taking the reins and directing life. You may not know how today’s particular scene will play out, but at least you are choosing to lead rather than to follow or be a spectator.

20. Make your own rules. If the rules aren’t working for you and the opportunities are not revealing themselves, do something different. And keep your eyes open.