Somedaysyouwakeupandrightwhenyouaregoingtobeginyourworkyoufeelapresencewithinyouthatstopsyoufromdoingso.Youdon’twanttoworktodayandyoudon’tfeelmotivatedtodoanythingbutjustescape.Withoutthismot

　　Somedaysyouwakeupandrightwhenyouaregoingtobeginyourworkyoufeelapresencewithinyouthatstopsyoufromdoingso.Youdon’twanttoworktodayandyoudon’tfeelmotivatedtodoanythingbutjustescape.Withoutthismotivationyoufeelalittlehopelesslostandstuck.Butsometimesevenifthereisnomotivationyoucanstillfeelinspired.

　　ConnecttheDots

　　SteveJobshasneverfinishedcollege.Afterstudyingincollegefor6monthshecouldn’tseethevalueinitanddroppedout.Notknowingwheretogoinlifehedecidedtotakeaclassincalligraphy(书法).Tenyearslaterhedesignedsomethingthathasaffectedthedifferenttypesoftypography(排版)thatweusetoday.Ifhehadn’tdroppedoutincollegehewouldneverhavetakenthatcalligraphyclassandpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypography.

　　Sometimeswhenyou’retryingtoreachagoalit’simpossibletoconnectthedotswhereyoucurrentlyare.Somehowyoujusthavetotrustyourselfandhavefaiththatyouwillreachyourdreamsdespitenothavingtheslightestclueorperfectlylaid-outroadtowhereyouaregoing.Nobodycanconnectthedotslookingforward;youonlycanconnectthemwhenyou’relookingbackwards.Youhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinthefuture;youhavetotrustinsomethingwhetherit’sdestiny(天数，命运)ornotbuttrustingyourselfisthefirststeptowardsfeelinginspiredandhavingthemotivationtomoveforward.

　　PerfectYourEnvironment

　　Lookaroundyourroomrightnoworyourworkspace.Doesitinspireyou?Doesitgiveyoumotivation?Isitnoisyorquiet?Sometimesthehardestthingwedotoourselvesistrytoforceourselvestoworkinanareathatissubconsciouslytellingus“Ican’tworkhere.”

　　Andwhenyouareconstantlytryingtodisciplineyourselfyouwillfeelworseandbelessproductive.Insteadtrytobuildyouridealworkplaceandidealtime.Perhapsaddapieceofartworkoraquoteofyourfavoritepersonnearbyyouonthewall.Maybeaddabeautifulplantinthecornertogiveyouinspiration.Ifyoufeelmoreenergyandenthusiasmduringthenightscheduleyourdaytoworkatmidnightifyoucan.Ifyoucanrealizethepowerofhavingaproductiveenvironmentyouwillnaturallyfeelinspiredandmotivatedtogetworkdone.

　　Don’tWorkSoHar