Truth hurts, but someone has to say it. Your life is what you make of it and the only person who can help you is yourself. If you're ready to take personal responsibility and improve your life, I invite you to apply these seven harsh truths today.
　　
　　事实是残酷的，但人们必须揭露。命运掌握在自己手里，而且唯一能帮助你的只有自己。若你已做好准备去肩负个人责任，提升个人生活，我今天就告诉你怎么运用这6个残酷的现实。

　　
　　No One Is Going to Fix You
　　
　　没有人可以治愈你的伤痛
　　
　　If you are waiting for a knight in shining armor to gallop into your life and heal your broken heart, you will be waiting forever. The only person who can help you is yourself. Be happy for the other people in your life, but do not become dependent on them for happiness unlike you like to be on a never-ending emotional roller coaster that is far beyond the realm of your control. Are you alone? No, far from it. But no one is going to fix you, so it is in your best interest to take personal responsibility for your own life. When you do that, you'll discover you are more powerful than you ever thought possible.
　　
　　如果你在等待一个身穿银色盔甲的骑士拯救你的人生，为你流血的心灵疗伤，那么你永远也等不到他。唯一能够帮助你的就是你自己。生命中出现的人你可以与之同乐，但不要指望他们给你带来快乐，除非你想跌入一个没完没了又无法掌控的情感漩涡里。你会孤独？不，远远不会。但这并不表示有人可以解救你，所以最为周到的方式还是自己去承担生命中的责任。一旦你付出行动，你就会发现自己比想象中的还要优秀。
　　

　　Life Will Never Be Perfect
　　
　　人生从来不会完美
　　
　　If you are waiting for the “right” time to do something — pursue self-employment, begin a fitness plan, dive into the dating pool, or move to a new town — you're going to be waiting forever. There is no such thing as a “right” time to do anything. This reaction is based on your fear-of-change, plain and simple. If you keep waiting for that mysterious “perfect time to act” （please tell me, when have you ever experienced such a thing?）， this means you will never actually have to take action and confront your fear. Do the scary thing. You will be so glad you did.
　　
　　如果你在等待一个正确的时机去做某事--自主创业，计划健身，享受约会，或者搬家乔迁--那你只会等一辈子。做任何事情都没有所谓的契机。等待只是害怕改变的一种表现，它既平乏又简单。如果你坚持等那个神秘的“完美行动时刻”出现的话（请告诉我，你何时经历了这种时刻？），等待意味着你将永远不会采取行动，不会面对恐惧。冒点险。你将越挫越勇。

　　
　　You Might Fail （a Lot）
　　
　　你可能会失败（很多次）
　　
　　If you attempt to achieve an ambitious new goal, then it is possible that you will fall on your face while pursuing said goal. Welcome to reality. It's time to change your thinking about failure. It is not a big, bad thing that you should be frightened of. Failure is a learning opportunity and nothing more. If successful people quit pursuing their goal after failing the first time they tried something new, then there would be approximately zero successful people ever. There is no such thing as a “hole-in-one” in life. Do you want to know how many times I've failed? Over a hundred. The only reason I've managed to accomplish anything is because I am a firm believer in continuous improvement. If you fail in something, distance from the event for a day or two, because agonizing over the problem will not make it go away （and will make it a lot worse）。 Read a good book, catch up with some friends you haven't seen in a long time, or go on a nature hike. You will be able to look at the issue with a fresh perspective. After you have done that, ask yourself: “Why didn't this work out and how can I do better next time?”
　　
　　如果你有一个野心勃勃的新计划，那在实施的过程中你可能会跌个四脚朝天。这就是现实，你也是时候重新看待失败了。失败不是什么让人恐惧的大事。它仅仅是一次学习的机会。如果成功人士在尝试新事物初次失败后便放弃，那世上也就不会有成功的人。人生中没有“一杆进洞”的好事。你想知道我曾失败了多少次吗？上百次！而唯一能让我坚持下去的原因是我坚定地相信要持续改进。如果你在离成功仅有一步之遥时失败，苦恼解决不了问题（也许会让情况更糟）。你可以读一本好书，拜访几个多日不见的老友，或去大自然中徒步。这样一来，看待问题的眼光也会有所改变。一旦你做了这些改变，就问自己：“为什么没有成功，下次怎么才能做得更好？”