BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD. THAT IS THE FIRST AGREEMENT.
第一约:让言语无可挑剔。
Stop gossiping, complaining, and criticizing. Your word is one of the most powerful tools you have.
不要八卦、抱怨,也不要批判。你的话语是你最有力的工具之一。
When was the last time you used it to bring someone up instead of gossip?
上次你用它而不是流言谈论别人是什么时候?
When was the last time you used it to put value out into the world
上次你用话语把价值带给世界,
instead of complaining and criticizing the person who didn’t?
而不是用它去抱怨批判没有这样做的人,是什么时候?
Practice being impeccable with your word.
通过练习让你的语言没有瑕疵。
THE SECOND AGREEMENT IS: DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY.
第二约:不要主观看待任何事情。
Imagine a person who hates books watches one of my videos.
假如一个讨厌读书的人看了我的视频。
What’s his comment going to look like? Now imagine that same person in two years;
他的评论会是怎样的呢?现在设想一下同一个人两年后,
this time he’s gone through a major life transformation and loves reading books.
这段时间他经历了重要的人生转变,并且喜爱读书了。
What’s his comment going to look like now?
那他现在的评论会是怎样的呢?
But, notice how my video is the same in both cases.
但请注意我的视频在这两种情况下是一样的。
How people treat you is a projection of who they are.
人们对待你的方式其实是他们自身喜好的投射。
That is why it doesn’t make sense to ever take anything personally.
这就是主观评判事物不合理的原因。
THE THIRD AGREEMENT IS: DON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.
第三约:不作假设。
If you’re in a leadership position, you will lose all respect when something doesn’t get done the way it’s supposed to,
如果你处在领导位置,当某些事没有按照既定规划实施的时候,
and instead of having the courage and skill to communicate,
你如果不鼓起勇气去沟通,
you just assume things and start treating people like trash.
只是自己猜测,并开始对员工没好脸色。那你就会失去所有威望。
If you had asked, who knows, you might have actually found out that the person is going through a divorce
如果你问一下,可能会发现那个员工正在离婚,
and your little task isn’t really his number one priority right now.
你的小任务不是他现在的首要任务。
Build up the skill and the courage to communicate,
培养沟通的技巧和勇气,
and you will easily turn hatred towards you into loyalty and respect.
你会很容易把别人对自己的敌意转化成忠实和尊重。
THE FINAL AGREEMENT IS: ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST.
第四约:始终做到最好。
Your best is going to change from moment to moment but under any circumstance, simply do your best.
你的最佳状态是时刻变化着的,但在任何情况下,只需要做到最好。
Nobody abuses us more than we abuse ourselves, but if we simply do our best,
没有人比我们自己更会自我虐待,但如果我们做到最好,
we can avoid all the unnecessary self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
就可以避免所有不必要的自我评判,自责和后悔。
These are the four agreements that I constantly break,
以上就是我经常破坏的四条约定,
but when I do, I just say, “Okay, I broke the agreement of being impeccable with my word.
但当我破坏的时候,我会说,“好的,我违背了第一条约定,
I will start all over again. Today I will be impeccable with my word,
我要重新开始。现在我要让自己的语言无可挑剔,
I will not take anything personally, I will not make assumptions, and I will do my best.”
不去主观判断任何事情,不去猜测,只会做到最好。”