Inthegameoflifeifitoftenseemslikeyou'reonthelosingendofthingsyou'renotalone.36Whenyoufeellikeyou'reexperiencingmoredownsthanupssometimesithelpstogetalittletoughloveonceinawhile.Herearesome

　　Inthegameoflifeifitoftenseemslikeyou'reonthelosingendofthingsyou'renotalone. 36 Whenyoufeellikeyou'reexperiencingmoredownsthanupssometimesithelpstogetalittletoughloveonceinawhile.Hereare

　　sometruthsthatwillhelpyougrow.

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　　Let'sfaceit:changingbadhabitsistough.Researchprovesit.ChinesephilosopherLaoTzuoncesaid“Thejourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”Soifyouwanttochangesomethingstartwithbabysteps.Takeasmallaction–anyaction–andgrowfromthere.

　　Goodthingsusuallydon'tcomequickly.

　　38Andifyouthinkaboutitwouldyouhaveitanyotherway?There'sabasicpsychologicalprinciplecalledinstantgratificationwhichmeansthatweexpecttogetrewardsinstantly.Butsometimesyouneedtofighttheimpulses（冲动）yourbrainthrowsatyouandtrustthatthejourneyyou’reonistherightone.

　　Youcan’taccomplishgreatthingswithouttakinggreatrisks。

　　Here’sanotherunpleasant truthmanypeoplehavetroublegrasping:ifyoudon’ttakerisksyouwillhavealothardertimeaccomplishingwhatyouwantinlife.Peoplewhotrulychangetheworldarethebiggestrisktakers.They’retheoneswhoarewillingtoputeverythingonthelineandfailforsomethingtheybelievein. 39

　　Youareholdingyourselfbackfromgreatness。

　　Oftenwegetsocaughtuphopingforthenextgreatthingthatwedon’trealizewhat’sunfoldingrightinfrontofourfaces. 40 Insteadfocusonthepositivethingsyouhavegoinginyourlife.Choosetobehappyrightnow。

　　A.Lifeisfullofrisks.

　　B.Pushyourselfforwardpositively.

　　C.Thefirststepisalwaysthehardest.

　　D.Lifecanbefilledwithupsanddowns.

　　E.Don'tholdyourselfbackwithnegativethoughts.

　　F.Greatthingsinourlivesnormallydon'tcomeeasy.

　　G.Andtheytreateachfailureasanopportunitytogrowandgetbetter.