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When I first got into lifting weights, I couldn't stay motivated at all.
我第一次练习举重的时候，根本保持不了积极性。
I made sure my lifting routine and nutrition were pretty much perfect,
我敢肯定的是我的举重课程和营养搭配都无可挑剔，
but I couldn't understand why I wasn't progressing.
但我不明白为什么没有进步。
I would lift my personal record one week, then perfectly stick to my routine and nutrition,
我每周都会提高个人记录，然后严格坚持我的训练日程和营养，
and I would come back one or two weeks later and guess what, lift the same weight or even less.
一两周后，猜怎么着，我还是能举同样的重量，甚至更轻。
This literally discouraged me to a point, where often I would completely disregard the gym for a few weeks
这让我很沮丧，我觉得应该暂停几周训练，
because I felt like I needed to change everything about my diet and routine.
因为我感觉需要改变一下关于饮食和课程的一切。
And then I read Mastery by George Leonard,
然后我读了乔治·伦纳德的《如何把事情做到最好》。
one of my biggest role models and a person who knew a thing or two about Mastery.
他是我最重要的榜样之一，对如何做到最好也通晓一二。
And he said, "Look, the reason you feel that way is because of what you've been taught."
他说，“瞧，你会有那种感觉是因为你所接受的教育。”
My mommy told me, "Hey, just work hard, you'll get better and better every day."
我妈妈告诉我，“嘿，只要努力工作，你每天会变得越来越好。”
And I bought into that so the mastery curve in my head looked like this…
我接受了那种思想，所以精通优势曲线在我脑海里是这样的…
I thought over time, I would see constant progress.
我觉得总有一天，我会看到持续的进步。
And Leonard said, "That's the stupidest, most unrealistic thing you could expect on your path."
伦纳德说，“那是你行进道路中最愚蠢，最不现实的期望。”
Your path is actually going to look something like this.
你的路线看上去应该是这样的。
And here you have the most important idea of a "plateau."
这里你要明白一个最重要的概念“稳定阶段。”
Most of your journey on your path to mastery is spent on that plateau.
通往精通的大部分旅途都是在稳定阶段度过的。
And it is after dedicated time on this plateau that you see progress and possibly even slight regress afterwards,
在稳定阶段过些时间之后才会看到进步，也有可能是轻微的下降。
but the big idea is that the new plateau is higher than your previous one.
但重点是新的稳定阶段肯定高于你之前的稳定阶段。
And that is how real growth happens.
那才是真正增长的发生过程。
So I've literally used this idea with everything ever since I first read Leonard.
所以自从第一次读到伦纳德的观点我在任何事情上都会沿用这个观点。
Do you think I look at how my channel is doing today compared to yesterday or a week ago?
你认为我要看一下这个频道今天和昨天或一周前比较的情况吗？
Why, why would I do that? I look at…
为什么，我为什么要那么做？我要看的是…
Is my routine and nutrition optimized or in this case,
我的计划和营养是最优吗，或者在这个案例中，
am I offering as much value as I possibly can and am I constantly trying to improve my content for my viewers?
我尽可能提供更多价值了吗，我尽力为观看者持续的改进内容了吗？
And the answer is "yes."
答案是“是的。”
So there is no reason for me to lose motivation when my channel isn't doing better than it was,
所以当我的频道不如，
I don't know, yesterday or a week ago,
我不清楚，不如昨天或不如一周之前好的时候，我没有理由失去动力，
because I know that in six months my channel will be kicking ass compared to today.
因为我知道六个月后和今天相比我的频道会很了不起。
And I will be on yet another plateau, diligently putting in the work to get to the next one.
然后我会进入另一个稳定阶段，勤奋地投入到工作中以进入下一阶段。
